Alaska earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 96 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 96 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska on Fri, Sep 18, 2026, 1:16 AM AKDT (09:16 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 151 km S of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-09-18 09:16:23 UTC
Depth
26.1 km (16.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.006° N, 163.720° 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 7.4 km horizontally, 3.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
222°, 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: 8 since this one and 84 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.4100 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 10 days ago · 21 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 2.646 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 10 days ago · 79 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 2.4107 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 10 days ago · 21 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 2.392 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 10 days ago · 27 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.135 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 6 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.527 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 5 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 3.8151 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 5 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 3.5123 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away

Before

  1. 2.8144 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 11 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 2.494 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 11 days ago · 30 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 2.598 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 12 days ago · 30 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.5106 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 12 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 2.799 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 13 days ago · 16 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 2.958 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 13 days ago · 47 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 2.8100 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 13 days ago · 28 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 2.869 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 13 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 2.798 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 13 days ago · 34 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.243 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 15 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 3.0150 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 16 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 2.279 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 16 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 2.164 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 16 days ago · 83 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 2.4104 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 16 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 2.4103 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 16 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 2.688 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 16 days ago · 35 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 2.4116 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 16 days ago · 21 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 2.076 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 16 days ago · 73 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 2.3117 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 16 days ago · 21 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 3.054 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 17 days ago · 63 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026smyger. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 9:01 PM UTC.