Alaska earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 153 km S of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 153 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Thu, Sep 10, 2026, 8:55 AM AKDT (16:55 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 92 km S of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-09-10 16:55:18 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.480° N, 163.175° 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 6.1 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
224°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 since this one and 54 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.6142 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 12 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 2.8192 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 12 days ago · 30 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 4.592 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 12 days ago · 43 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 2.9106 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 12 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 2.5106 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 12 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 2.3117 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 11 days ago · 21 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 2.4116 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 11 days ago · 21 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 2.688 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 10 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 2.4103 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 10 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 2.4104 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 10 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 3.0150 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 10 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 2.799 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 7 days ago · 16 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 2.5106 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 7 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 2.494 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 5 days ago · 30 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 5.0248 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 2.7115 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 13 days ago · 24 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 2.2110 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 13 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 2.5103 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 15 days ago · 32 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 2.8161 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 15 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 3.2228 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 15 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.795 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 16 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 3.0103 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 17 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 2.6106 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 19 days ago · 19 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 2.7108 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 19 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 2.5155 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 20 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 2.5118 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 24 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 2.5101 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 25 days ago · 23 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 2.6108 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 25 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 3.5210 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 25 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 2.9107 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 25 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 3.374 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 25 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 2.7209 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 26 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 2.7192 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 26 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 4.8190 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 27 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 2.8107 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 27 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000thas (also filed as aka2026rytjnk). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:30 AM UTC.