M4.1 earthquake 95 km WNW of False Pass, Alaska
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 95 km WNW of False Pass, Alaska on Mon, Aug 31, 2026, 3:16 PM AKDT (23:16 UTC), 178 km (110 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.1 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-08-31 23:16:53 UTC
- Depth
- 177.5 km (110.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 55.106° N, 164.842° W
- Region
- Alaska
- Strongest shaking
- I, not felt 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
- I, not felt shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 0.0% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 0.0 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS. If you felt it, tell the USGS: every report sharpens the shaking map.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 7.1 km horizontally, 4.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.09
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 48°
- Stations used
- 59
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 since this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.418 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 24 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.7103 km W of False Pass, Alaska · 20 days ago · 172 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.522 km WNW of False Pass, Alaska · 11 days ago · 109 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.527 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 5 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000td88 (also filed as aka2026rgtwrw). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:00 AM UTC.