M2.9 earthquake 105 km W of False Pass, Alaska
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 105 km W of False Pass, Alaska on Tue, Sep 8, 2026, 2:46 PM AKDT (22:46 UTC), 174 km (108 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-09-08 22:46:12 UTC
- Depth
- 173.9 km (108.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 55.005° N, 165.035° W
- Region
- Alaska
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.9 | ML, local (Richter) | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Confirmed · ±0.148 · 6 stations |
| 2.7 | ML, local (Richter) | Alaska Earthquake Center | Reviewed · ±0.2 · 30 stations |
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS. If you felt it, tell the USGS: every report sharpens the shaking map.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 8.4 km horizontally, 7.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.15
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 132°
- Stations used
- 42
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 since this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.076 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 19 days ago · 73 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.522 km WNW of False Pass, Alaska · 14 days ago · 109 km deep · 84 km away
Before
- 2.591 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 23 days ago · 55 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.418 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 27 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.195 km WNW of False Pass, Alaska · 31 days ago · 178 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.045 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 33 days ago · 80 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.281 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 40 days ago · 80 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.925 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 45 days ago · 86 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.579 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 47 days ago · 27 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.986 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 50 days ago · 89 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.040 km NE of Akutan, Alaska · 52 days ago · 159 km deep · 69 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000tx88 (also filed as aka2026rvnaqg). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:01 AM UTC.