Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 36 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 36 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska on Thu, Feb 26, 2026, 2:34 AM AKST (11:34 UTC), 12 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 93 km S of King Cove, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-02-26 11:34:47 UTC
Depth
12.4 km (7.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.530° N, 163.531° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.4 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
209°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 90 in the 60 days after this one and 37 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.892 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 211 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 2.7102 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 211 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 2.698 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 211 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 2.589 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 211 days ago · 34 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.5111 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 208 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.7116 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 206 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 2.758 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 205 days ago · 76 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 2.5107 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 204 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 2.478 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 204 days ago · 89 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 2.4103 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 203 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 2.350 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 198 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 2.487 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 197 days ago · 80 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 2.6103 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 197 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 2.2102 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 196 days ago · 56 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 2.861 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 195 days ago · 100 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 2.478 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 194 days ago · 69 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 2.7103 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 194 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 2.475 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 193 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 1.747 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 193 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 2.7107 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 192 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 1.545 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 192 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  22. 2.588 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 192 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 2.1106 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 191 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  24. 2.8128 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 191 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  25. 2.3106 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 190 days ago · 20 km deep · 100 km away
  26. 3.793 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 190 days ago · 35 km deep · 56 km away
  27. 2.498 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 187 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  28. 2.996 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 186 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  29. 2.472 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 186 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  30. 2.3118 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 186 days ago · 30 km deep · 88 km away
  31. 2.3100 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 186 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  32. 2.237 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 185 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  33. 2.6107 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 184 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  34. 2.295 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 184 days ago · 22 km deep · 64 km away
  35. 2.4114 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 184 days ago · 23 km deep · 78 km away
  36. 3.788 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 183 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
  37. 2.4113 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 183 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  38. 3.0118 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 183 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  39. 2.2115 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 182 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  40. 1.921 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 182 days ago · 96 km deep · 94 km away
  41. 2.041 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 182 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  42. 2.3104 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 182 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  43. 2.4108 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 180 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  44. 2.666 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 180 days ago · 25 km deep · 99 km away
  45. 2.583 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 180 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
  46. 2.347 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 179 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  47. 1.748 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 178 days ago · 69 km deep · 69 km away
  48. 2.3132 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 178 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  49. 2.2123 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 178 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  50. 2.346 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 178 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  51. 2.889 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 177 days ago · 30 km deep · 52 km away
  52. 2.346 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 177 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  53. 2.360 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 176 days ago · 64 km deep · 33 km away
  54. 2.9115 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 174 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  55. 2.7112 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 173 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  56. 2.292 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 173 days ago · 68 km deep · 58 km away
  57. 3.475 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 173 days ago · 20 km deep · 49 km away
  58. 4.989 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 172 days ago · 27 km deep · 72 km away
  59. 2.598 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 172 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  60. 2.2104 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 172 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away

The first 60 of 90.

Before

  1. 2.545 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 216 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 2.351 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 219 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 2.4122 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 219 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 2.281 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 219 days ago · 78 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 2.499 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 220 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 2.394 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 220 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 2.257 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 221 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 2.588 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 221 days ago · 26 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 2.493 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 222 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.698 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 222 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 2.593 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 223 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 2.5101 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 224 days ago · 30 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 3.181 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 227 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 4.566 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 228 days ago · 80 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.6121 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 228 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 2.9128 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 230 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 3.2134 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 231 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 2.790 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 232 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 2.6112 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 232 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 2.6117 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 233 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event av93056044. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:27 PM UTC.