Alaska earthquakes

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

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 35 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska on Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:43 AM AKDT (10:43 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 123 km S of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-09-22 10:43:15 UTC
Depth
11.1 km (6.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.544° N, 163.523° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
264°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 since this one and 54 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.527 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 6 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 3.5123 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 2.683 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 39 hr ago · 24 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.827 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 22 hr ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away

Before

  1. 2.6117 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 8 days ago · 19 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 2.781 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 8 days ago · 59 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 2.4107 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 11 days ago · 21 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.646 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 11 days ago · 79 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 2.522 km WNW of False Pass, Alaska · 12 days ago · 109 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 2.4100 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 12 days ago · 21 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 2.596 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 12 days ago · 26 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 2.494 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 12 days ago · 30 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 2.5106 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 13 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 2.799 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 14 days ago · 16 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 2.559 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 14 days ago · 53 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 2.8100 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 14 days ago · 28 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 2.567 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 14 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 2.243 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 16 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 2.4104 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 17 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 2.4103 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 17 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 2.688 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 17 days ago · 35 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 2.4116 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 17 days ago · 21 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 2.076 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 17 days ago · 73 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 2.3117 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 17 days ago · 21 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event av94443351. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:36 PM UTC.