Alaska earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 95 km SE of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 95 km SE of False Pass, Alaska on Mon, Sep 7, 2026, 6:27 AM AKDT (14:27 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 161 km S of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-09-07 14:27:50 UTC
Depth
8.2 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.203° N, 162.461° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 3.4 km horizontally, 11.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
224°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 since this one and 66 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.382 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 15 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 2.8161 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 14 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 4.1105 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 14 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 2.259 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 13 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 2.250 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 13 days ago · 65 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 2.070 km ESE of King Cove, Alaska · 13 days ago · 56 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 2.397 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 13 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 2.7115 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 12 days ago · 24 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 2.9153 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 12 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 2.6142 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 12 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 2.622 km SSW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 11 days ago · 80 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 4.592 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 11 days ago · 43 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 2.9106 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 11 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 2.5106 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 11 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 3.054 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 11 days ago · 63 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 2.4116 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 10 days ago · 21 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 2.688 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 10 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 2.4103 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 10 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 2.4104 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 10 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 3.0150 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 9 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  21. 2.5117 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 9 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 2.243 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 9 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 2.478 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 7 days ago · 24 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 2.559 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 6 days ago · 53 km deep · 37 km away
  25. 2.799 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 6 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away
  26. 2.399 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 5 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 2.698 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 16 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 2.822 km E of False Pass, Alaska · 16 days ago · 100 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 3.0103 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 16 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 2.8100 km SSW of Sand Point, Alaska · 16 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.125 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 16 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 2.482 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 16 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 2.418 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 18 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.6106 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 18 days ago · 19 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 2.827 km SW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 18 days ago · 103 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.6102 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 20 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 2.469 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 20 days ago · 34 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 2.045 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 23 days ago · 80 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 2.828 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 24 days ago · 92 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 2.5118 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 24 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 2.494 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 24 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 3.374 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 25 days ago · 35 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 2.8107 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 26 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 2.3123 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 26 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 2.383 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 26 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 2.982 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 27 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000tgi6 (also filed as aka2026rtajxf). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:51 AM UTC.