Alaska earthquakes

M5.2 earthquake 105 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 105 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska on Tue, Jul 14, 2026, 4:12 AM AKDT (12:12 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 93 km SE of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.2 (mww), moderate
Local time: Tue, Jul 14, 2026, 4:12 AM AKDT
UTC: 2026-07-14 12:12:18 UTC
Depth: 35.5 km (22.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 54.062° N, 162.530° W
Region: Alaska
Felt reports: 6
Strongest shaking: IV, light shaking
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated: IV, light shaking
Peak ground acceleration: 3.6% of gravity
Peak ground velocity: 2.2 cm/s
Map: Automatic

USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter — Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

6 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

Aftershock forecast

The chance of at least one aftershock this large or larger, from the USGS operational aftershock forecast, issued Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:12 PM UTC. The USGS updates it as the sequence unfolds.

Within	M3+	M4+	M5+	M6+	M7+
1 day	1%	Under 1%	Under 1%	Under 1%	Under 1%
1 week	9%	Under 1%	Under 1%	Under 1%	Under 1%
1 month	28%	4%	Under 1%	Under 1%	Under 1%
1 year	76%	18%	2%	Under 1%	Under 1%

In the coming week the USGS expects about 0 aftershocks of magnitude 3 or more, and most likely between 0 and 1.

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting: Reverse (thrust)
Moment magnitude: 5.2 Mww
Nodal plane 1: Strike 59°, dip 59°, rake 83°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 252°, dip 31°, rake 102°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 5.0 km horizontally, 5.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.06
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 131°
Stations used: 267

Nearest places

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

King Cove, AlaskaPopulation 1,009. Forecast112 kmS

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 128 in the 60 days after this one and 44 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 128.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000t0b5 (also filed as atti5z8g, aka2026nvgrei, usauto7000t0b5). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:54 AM UTC.