Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 92 km SW of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 92 km SW of False Pass, Alaska on Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:08 AM AKDT (11:08 UTC), 78 km (48 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
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-09-22 11:08:04 UTC
Depth
77.8 km (48.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
54.169° N, 164.226° 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 22.8 km horizontally, 7.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
208°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 since this one and 83 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.3119 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 10 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 2.6105 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 10 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.271 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 10 days ago · 72 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 2.392 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 9 days ago · 39 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 1.527 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 9 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 2.795 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 8 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 3.8151 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 8 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 2.760 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 8 days ago · 83 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.6144 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 7 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.896 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 7 days ago · 34 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 3.5123 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 6 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 2.691 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 4 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 2.683 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 4 days ago · 24 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 3.0120 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3 days ago · 20 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 1.827 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 3 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 4.8127 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 17 hr ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away

Before

  1. 2.135 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 10 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 2.683 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 10 days ago · 27 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 2.695 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 10 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 3.365 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 10 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 2.461 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 11 days ago · 97 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 2.6117 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 11 days ago · 19 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 2.781 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 11 days ago · 59 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 2.195 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 13 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.392 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 13 days ago · 27 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 2.4107 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 14 days ago · 21 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 2.646 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 14 days ago · 79 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 2.522 km WNW of False Pass, Alaska · 14 days ago · 109 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 2.4100 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 14 days ago · 21 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 2.596 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 14 days ago · 26 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 2.494 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 14 days ago · 30 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 2.598 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 15 days ago · 30 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 2.5106 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 16 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 2.799 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 16 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 2.698 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 16 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 2.854 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 16 days ago · 53 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026sumbhp. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:20 AM UTC.