Alaska earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 221 km S of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 221 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Fri, Jun 26, 2026, 6:10 AM AKDT (14:10 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 269 km S of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.5 (ml), micro
Local time: Fri, Jun 26, 2026, 6:10 AM AKDT
UTC: 2026-06-26 14:10:59 UTC
Depth: 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 52.884° N, 162.980° 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 4.3 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.10
Depth from: Operator assigned
Station coverage gap: 260°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 18

Nearest places

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

Akutan, AlaskaPopulation 1,040. Forecast231 kmSE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000t94s (also filed as aka2026moegam). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:33 AM UTC.