Alaska earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 106 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 106 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska on Wed, Sep 16, 2026, 7:16 AM AKDT (15:16 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-09-16 15:16:57 UTC
Depth
4.2 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.995° N, 164.133° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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How well it is located

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Location uncertainty
About 5.6 km horizontally, 2.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
216°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 since this one and 93 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.598 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 5 days ago · 30 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 2.799 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 6 days ago · 16 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 2.698 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 6 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 2.958 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 6 days ago · 47 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 2.033 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 7 days ago · 76 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 3.3116 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 8 days ago · 28 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 2.243 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 8 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 2.294 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 8 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 2.478 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 9 days ago · 30 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 3.0150 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 9 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.279 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 9 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 2.164 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 9 days ago · 83 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 2.4104 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 9 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 2.4103 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 9 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 2.688 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 9 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 2.4116 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 10 days ago · 21 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 2.076 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 10 days ago · 73 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 2.3117 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 10 days ago · 21 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 2.5106 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 11 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 2.9106 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 11 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 4.592 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 11 days ago · 43 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026sjsfrd. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:03 AM UTC.