Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 27 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 27 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska on Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 7:35 AM AKDT (15:35 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-09-23 15:35:02 UTC
Depth
6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.623° N, 163.563° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.48
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
238°, 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: 0 since this one and 47 in the 30 days before it.

Before

  1. 2.135 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 5 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 2.646 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 8 days ago · 79 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 2.522 km WNW of False Pass, Alaska · 9 days ago · 109 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 2.4100 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 9 days ago · 21 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 2.596 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 9 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 2.494 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 9 days ago · 30 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 2.5106 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 10 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 2.799 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 11 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 2.559 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 11 days ago · 53 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 2.243 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 13 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 2.4104 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 14 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 2.4103 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 14 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 2.688 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 14 days ago · 35 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 2.4116 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 14 days ago · 21 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 2.076 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 14 days ago · 73 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 2.3117 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 15 days ago · 21 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 3.054 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 15 days ago · 63 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 2.5107 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 16 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 2.8106 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 16 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 4.589 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 16 days ago · 50 km deep · 68 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event av94445201. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 1:19 AM UTC.