Alaska earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 233 km S of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 233 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Sun, Jun 14, 2026, 7:34 PM AKDT (03:34 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 155 km S of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-06-15 03:34:27 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.796° N, 162.739° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 7.7 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
250°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.1155 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 106 days ago · 29 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 2.6215 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 104 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 2.7219 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 104 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 2.8176 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 104 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 2.2157 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 104 days ago · 38 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 2.7288 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 102 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 2.5159 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 100 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 2.8186 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 100 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 2.5221 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 95 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 2.7190 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 95 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 2.9198 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 91 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 2.7150 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 90 days ago · 31 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 2.2156 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 86 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 2.7150 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 77 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 2.9149 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 76 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 2.9213 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 72 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 2.9142 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 63 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 3.0269 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 61 days ago · 16 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 2.9194 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 60 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 2.8149 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 59 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  21. 2.8148 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 58 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  22. 3.0210 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 57 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  23. 2.9148 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 56 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 2.8199 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 54 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  25. 2.3200 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 49 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away

Before

  1. 2.7219 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 109 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 2.8206 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 113 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 2.8233 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 117 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 2.9138 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 130 days ago · 18 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 3.2239 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 130 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 3.5206 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 135 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000stj9 (also filed as aka2026ltatri). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:32 PM UTC.