Alaska earthquakes

M5.4 earthquake 93 km SE of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 93 km SE of False Pass, Alaska on Tue, Jul 14, 2026, 10:51 AM AKDT (18:51 UTC), 49 km (31 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.4 (mww), moderate
Local time: Tue, Jul 14, 2026, 10:51 AM AKDT
UTC: 2026-07-14 18:51:07 UTC
Depth: 49.5 km (30.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 54.163° N, 162.585° W
Region: Alaska
Felt reports: 7
Strongest shaking: IV, light shaking
PAGER alert: Green
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: 3.4% of gravity
Peak ground velocity: 2.1 cm/s
Map: Automatic

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

Did you feel it?

7 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was V, moderate shaking.

Estimated impact

The USGS PAGER system estimates deaths and economic losses from the shaking and the population and buildings exposed to it.

Alert level: Green: little or no damage or loss of life expected

Deaths: estimated chance of each range
Range	Chance
Under 1	95%
1 to 10	5%
10 to 100	Under 1%
100 to 1,000	Under 1%
1,000 to 10,000	Under 1%
10,000 to 100,000	Under 1%
100,000 to 10,000,000	Under 1%

Economic losses: estimated chance of each range
Range, million USD	Chance
Under 1	90%
1 to 10	9%
10 to 100	Under 1%
100 to 1,000	Under 1%
1,000 to 10,000	Under 1%
10,000 to 100,000	Under 1%
100,000 to 10,000,000	Under 1%

Aftershock forecast

The chance of at least one aftershock this large or larger, from the USGS operational aftershock forecast, issued Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:51 PM UTC. The USGS updates it as the sequence unfolds.

Within	M3+	M4+	M5+	M6+	M7+
1 day	2%	Under 1%	Under 1%	Under 1%	Under 1%
1 week	10%	1%	Under 1%	Under 1%	Under 1%
1 month	31%	4%	Under 1%	Under 1%	Under 1%
1 year	79%	20%	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: 5.4 Mww
Nodal plane 1: Strike 48°, dip 57°, rake 87°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 233°, dip 34°, rake 94°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 4.8 km horizontally, 4.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.07
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 96°
Stations used: 140

Nearest places

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

King Cove, AlaskaPopulation 1,009. Forecast101 kmS

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.4 and up: 92 in the 60 days after this one and 39 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 92.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000t0fu (also filed as aka2026nvtyyw, usauto7000t0fu). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:15 AM UTC.