Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 94 km S of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 94 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Thu, Sep 17, 2026, 4:36 PM AKDT (00:36 UTC), 30 km (18 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
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-09-18 00:36:08 UTC
Depth
29.7 km (18.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.012° N, 163.283° 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 8.9 km horizontally, 4.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
239°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 since this one and 66 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.8144 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 15 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 2.596 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 15 days ago · 26 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 2.4100 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 14 days ago · 21 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 2.646 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 14 days ago · 79 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 2.4107 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 14 days ago · 21 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 2.781 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 11 days ago · 59 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 2.6117 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 11 days ago · 19 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 2.135 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 10 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 2.392 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 10 days ago · 78 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 3.3119 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 10 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 2.271 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 10 days ago · 72 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 2.392 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 10 days ago · 39 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 2.4102 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 10 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 1.527 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 9 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 3.8151 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 9 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 2.760 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 9 days ago · 83 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 2.6144 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 8 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 2.896 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 8 days ago · 34 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 2.659 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 7 days ago · 40 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 3.5123 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 7 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
  21. 2.683 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 5 days ago · 24 km deep · 84 km away
  22. 3.060 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 4 days ago · 67 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 3.0112 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 4 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  24. 1.827 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 4 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  25. 4.8127 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 30 hr ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away

Before

  1. 2.5106 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 16 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 2.799 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 17 days ago · 16 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 2.951 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 17 days ago · 54 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 2.8100 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 17 days ago · 28 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 2.567 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 17 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 2.243 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 19 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 3.0150 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 20 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 2.4104 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 20 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 2.4103 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 20 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 2.688 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 20 days ago · 35 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 2.4116 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 20 days ago · 21 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 2.076 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 20 days ago · 73 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 2.3117 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 20 days ago · 21 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 3.054 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 21 days ago · 63 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 2.5107 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 22 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 2.8106 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 22 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 4.589 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 22 days ago · 50 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 2.6142 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 22 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 2.9153 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 22 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 2.7115 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 23 days ago · 24 km deep · 33 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026smgxdf. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:59 PM UTC.