Alaska earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 90 km SE of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 90 km SE of False Pass, Alaska on Tue, Jul 14, 2026, 4:17 AM AKDT (12:17 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: 3.1 (ml), minor
Local time: Tue, Jul 14, 2026, 4:17 AM AKDT
UTC: 2026-07-14 12:17:15 UTC
Depth: 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 54.194° N, 162.590° 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 3.1 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.10
Depth from: Operator assigned
Station coverage gap: 219°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 23

Nearest places

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

King Cove, AlaskaPopulation 1,009. Forecast98 kmS

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 151 in the 60 days after this one and 65 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 151.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000t0wd (also filed as aka2026nvgvlf). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:59 PM UTC.