Alaska earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 150 km S of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 150 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Sun, Sep 13, 2026, 12:39 AM AKDT (08:39 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2026-09-13 08:39:19 UTC
Depth
9.8 km (6.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.509° N, 163.203° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 4.9 km horizontally, 4.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
221°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
41

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 since this one and 59 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.799 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 6 days ago · 16 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 2.5106 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 6 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 2.4104 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 10 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 2.4103 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 10 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 2.688 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 10 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 2.4116 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 10 days ago · 21 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 2.3117 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 10 days ago · 21 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 2.5106 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 11 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 2.9106 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 11 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 4.592 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 11 days ago · 43 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 2.8192 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 11 days ago · 30 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 2.6142 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 12 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.9153 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 12 days ago · 35 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 2.7115 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 12 days ago · 24 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 2.2110 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 13 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 2.5103 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 14 days ago · 32 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 2.8161 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 14 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 3.2228 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 14 days ago · 26 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 2.795 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 15 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 3.0103 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 16 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 2.6106 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 18 days ago · 19 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 2.7108 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 19 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026sdquns. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:54 AM UTC.