Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 84 km S of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 84 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Sat, Jul 11, 2026, 6:13 AM AKDT (14:13 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.

King Cove forecast More in Alaska

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.6 (ml), micro
Local time: Sat, Jul 11, 2026, 6:13 AM AKDT
UTC: 2026-07-11 14:13:41 UTC
Depth: 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 54.094° N, 163.317° 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 2.9 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.10
Depth from: Operator assigned
Station coverage gap: 197°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 25

Nearest places

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

King Cove, AlaskaPopulation 1,009. Forecast125 kmSSW

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 126 in the 60 days after this one and 60 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 126.

Before

Earthquakes today Alaska earthquakes Live radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000t20a (also filed as aka2026npwqsm). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:22 AM UTC.