Alaska earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 67 km S of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 67 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Tue, Sep 15, 2026, 12:17 PM AKDT (20:17 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 127 km S of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2026-09-15 20:17:15 UTC
Depth
11.2 km (7.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.250° N, 163.476° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
2.5ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Confirmed · ±0.128 · 8 stations
2.8ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterReviewed · ±0.1 · 22 stations

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 2.7 km horizontally, 7.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
213°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 since this one and 66 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.8100 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 17 days ago · 28 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 2.951 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 17 days ago · 54 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 2.799 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 17 days ago · 16 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 2.5106 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 17 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 2.494 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 15 days ago · 30 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 2.8144 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 15 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 2.596 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 15 days ago · 26 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 2.4100 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 15 days ago · 21 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 2.522 km WNW of False Pass, Alaska · 15 days ago · 109 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 2.646 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 15 days ago · 79 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 2.4107 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 15 days ago · 21 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 2.781 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 12 days ago · 59 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 2.6117 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 12 days ago · 19 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 2.461 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 12 days ago · 97 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 2.135 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 11 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 2.392 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 11 days ago · 78 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 2.271 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 10 days ago · 72 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 2.392 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 10 days ago · 39 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 2.4102 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 10 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 1.527 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 10 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  21. 3.8151 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 9 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  22. 2.760 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 9 days ago · 83 km deep · 51 km away
  23. 2.896 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 8 days ago · 34 km deep · 30 km away
  24. 2.659 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 7 days ago · 40 km deep · 93 km away
  25. 2.9101 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 7 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  26. 3.5123 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 7 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  27. 2.683 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 5 days ago · 24 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 3.060 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 5 days ago · 67 km deep · 58 km away
  29. 3.0112 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 4 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
  30. 1.827 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 4 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  31. 4.8127 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 38 hr ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away

Before

  1. 2.243 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 19 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 3.0150 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 20 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 2.164 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 20 days ago · 83 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.4104 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 20 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 2.4103 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 20 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 2.688 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 20 days ago · 35 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 2.4116 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 21 days ago · 21 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 2.076 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 21 days ago · 73 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 2.3117 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 21 days ago · 21 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 3.054 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 21 days ago · 63 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 2.5107 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 22 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 2.8106 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 22 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 4.589 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 22 days ago · 50 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 2.622 km SSW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 22 days ago · 80 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 2.9153 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 22 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 2.7115 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 23 days ago · 24 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 1.860 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 23 days ago · 75 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 2.250 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 24 days ago · 65 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 2.824 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 24 days ago · 115 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 2.591 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 25 days ago · 55 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000ty7a (also filed as aka2026sigfmj). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:16 AM UTC.