Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 35 km S of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 35 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Tue, Apr 21, 2026, 8:18 PM AKDT (04:18 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 84 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
2026-04-22 04:18:51 UTC
Depth
11.9 km (7.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.538° N, 163.510° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.40
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
208°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
9

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 57 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.791 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 160 days ago · 76 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 2.327 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 159 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 2.542 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 157 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 2.243 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 157 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 2.038 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 157 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.835 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 157 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.138 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 157 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 3.042 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 154 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 2.135 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 154 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.553 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 154 days ago · 105 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 2.489 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 154 days ago · 75 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 2.7108 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 153 days ago · 27 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 2.4128 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 152 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 2.9100 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 152 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 2.142 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 152 days ago · 70 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 2.541 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 151 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 1.935 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 151 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 2.336 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 151 days ago · 15 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 2.239 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 150 days ago · 14 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 2.4113 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 149 days ago · 24 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 2.5108 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 149 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 4.685 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 149 days ago · 41 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 2
  23. 2.775 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 149 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  24. 2.982 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 148 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away
  25. 2.654 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 148 days ago · 59 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 2.596 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 148 days ago · 69 km deep · 76 km away
  27. 2.6120 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 147 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 2.7108 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 146 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  29. 2.4108 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 146 days ago · 28 km deep · 73 km away
  30. 2.468 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 146 days ago · 28 km deep · 51 km away
  31. 2.2103 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 146 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  32. 2.198 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 146 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  33. 2.582 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 145 days ago · 22 km deep · 100 km away
  34. 2.5125 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 145 days ago · 21 km deep · 94 km away
  35. 2.6114 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 145 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  36. 4.372 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 144 days ago · 110 km deep · 85 km away
  37. 2.425 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 144 days ago · 166 km deep · 40 km away
  38. 3.185 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 143 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  39. 2.591 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 143 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  40. 1.911 km W of Cold Bay, Alaska · 142 days ago · 118 km deep · 80 km away
  41. 2.499 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 142 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  42. 3.264 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 142 days ago · 69 km deep · 30 km away
  43. 2.7117 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 141 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  44. 2.9102 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 141 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  45. 2.842 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 140 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  46. 2.447 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 140 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  47. 2.5103 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 139 days ago · 28 km deep · 68 km away
  48. 2.177 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 139 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  49. 2.9118 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 139 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  50. 2.995 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 139 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  51. 2.993 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 139 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  52. 4.784 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 139 days ago · 48 km deep · 81 km away
  53. 3.578 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 139 days ago · 46 km deep · 74 km away
  54. 2.597 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 139 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  55. 3.472 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 136 days ago · 86 km deep · 82 km away
  56. 2.5101 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 134 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  57. 2.4101 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 133 days ago · 18 km deep · 67 km away
  58. 2.7105 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 129 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  59. 2.2112 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 129 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  60. 3.0106 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 126 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away

The first 60 of 94.

Before

  1. 2.113 km SSW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 163 days ago · 120 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 2.5103 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 164 days ago · 29 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 2.282 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 165 days ago · 37 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.244 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 166 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 2.3120 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 167 days ago · 18 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.3112 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 167 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 2.4125 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 167 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 2.3100 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 169 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 3.396 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 169 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.739 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 170 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 3.793 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 170 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 2.596 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 170 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 3.194 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 170 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 5.193 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 170 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 6
  15. 2.017 km WNW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 171 days ago · 120 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 2.144 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 171 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 2.695 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 171 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 2.798 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 171 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 2.2105 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 171 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.939 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 171 days ago · 14 km deep · 5 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event av94160313. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:32 PM UTC.