Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 121 km S of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 121 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Fri, Feb 13, 2026, 8:02 PM AKST (05:02 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 93 km S of King Cove, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.6 (ml), micro
Local time: Fri, Feb 13, 2026, 8:02 PM AKST
UTC: 2026-02-14 05:02:13 UTC
Depth: 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 53.760° N, 163.369° 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 7.4 km horizontally, 2.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.10
Depth from: Operator assigned
Station coverage gap: 228°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 21

Nearest places

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

King Cove, AlaskaPopulation 1,009. Forecast160 kmSSW

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 124 in the 60 days after this one and 46 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 124.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000s3he (also filed as ak2026dddzgb). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:51 PM UTC.