M1.7 earthquake 39 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 39 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska on Sun, Apr 12, 2026, 7:15 PM AKDT (03:15 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 84 km S of King Cove, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-04-13 03:15:49 UTC
- Depth
- 10.7 km (6.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 54.517° N, 163.600° 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 1.7 km horizontally, 2.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.46
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 283°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 7
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 94 in the 60 days after this one and 64 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.396 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 169 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.3100 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 169 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.4125 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 167 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.3112 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 167 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.3120 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 167 days ago · 18 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.244 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 166 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.282 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 165 days ago · 37 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.5103 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 164 days ago · 29 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.113 km SSW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 163 days ago · 120 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.135 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 161 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.791 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 160 days ago · 76 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.327 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 159 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.542 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 157 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.243 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 157 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.038 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 157 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.835 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 157 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.138 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 157 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
- 3.042 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 154 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.135 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 154 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.553 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 154 days ago · 105 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.462 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 154 days ago · 76 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.489 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 154 days ago · 75 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.7108 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 153 days ago · 27 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.4128 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 152 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.9100 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 152 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.142 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 152 days ago · 70 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.541 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 151 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.935 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 151 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.336 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 151 days ago · 15 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.239 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 150 days ago · 14 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.4113 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 149 days ago · 24 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.5108 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 149 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.685 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 149 days ago · 41 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 2
- 2.775 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 149 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.982 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 148 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.654 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 148 days ago · 59 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.5120 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 148 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.596 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 148 days ago · 69 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.6120 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 147 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.7108 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 146 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.4108 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 146 days ago · 28 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.468 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 146 days ago · 28 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.2103 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 146 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.198 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 146 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.582 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 145 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.5125 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 145 days ago · 21 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.6114 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 145 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.372 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 144 days ago · 110 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.5107 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 144 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.425 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 144 days ago · 166 km deep · 40 km away
- 3.185 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 143 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.591 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 143 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.911 km W of Cold Bay, Alaska · 142 days ago · 118 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.499 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 142 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
- 3.264 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 142 days ago · 69 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.7117 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 141 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.9102 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 141 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.842 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 140 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.447 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 140 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.5103 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 139 days ago · 28 km deep · 64 km away
The first 60 of 94.
Before
- 3.793 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 170 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.596 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 170 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.194 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 170 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
- 5.193 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 170 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 6
- 2.017 km WNW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 171 days ago · 120 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.144 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 171 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.695 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 171 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.798 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 171 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.2105 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 171 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.939 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 171 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.9106 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 172 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.3109 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 172 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.2104 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 172 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.598 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 172 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.989 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 172 days ago · 27 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.475 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 173 days ago · 20 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.292 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 173 days ago · 68 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.7112 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 173 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.9115 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 174 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.360 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 175 days ago · 64 km deep · 35 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event av94144398. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:32 PM UTC.