Alaska earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 144 km S of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 144 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Mon, Jul 13, 2026, 8:24 PM AKDT (04:24 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 105 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.5 (ml), micro
Local time: Mon, Jul 13, 2026, 8:24 PM AKDT
UTC: 2026-07-14 04:24:08 UTC
Depth: 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 53.576° N, 163.773° 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 4.9 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.12
Depth from: Operator assigned
Station coverage gap: 249°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 14

Nearest places

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

Akutan, AlaskaPopulation 1,040. Forecast145 kmESE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 154 in the 60 days after this one and 83 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 154.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000t0hx (also filed as aka2026nurbgt). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:51 AM UTC.