Alaska earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 106 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 106 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska on Thu, Sep 10, 2026, 11:42 PM AKDT (07:42 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 151 km S of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-09-11 07:42:30 UTC
Depth
9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.923° N, 163.009° 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 3.6 km horizontally, 7.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
224°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 since this one and 61 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.5107 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 16 days ago · 35 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 3.054 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 16 days ago · 63 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 2.3117 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 15 days ago · 21 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 2.4116 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 15 days ago · 21 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 2.688 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 15 days ago · 35 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 2.4103 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 15 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 2.4104 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 15 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 3.0150 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 14 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 2.243 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 14 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 2.559 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 11 days ago · 53 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 2.799 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 11 days ago · 16 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 2.5106 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 11 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 2.494 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 9 days ago · 30 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 2.8144 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 9 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 2.596 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 9 days ago · 26 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 2.4100 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 9 days ago · 21 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 2.646 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 9 days ago · 79 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 2.4107 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 9 days ago · 21 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 2.135 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 5 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 1.527 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 4 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 3.8151 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  22. 3.5123 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 29 hr ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away

Before

  1. 4.589 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 16 days ago · 50 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 2.8192 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 16 days ago · 30 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 2.6142 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 17 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 2.9153 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 17 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 2.7115 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 17 days ago · 24 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 2.250 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 18 days ago · 65 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 2.5103 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 19 days ago · 32 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 2.8161 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 19 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 2.382 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 20 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 2.795 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 20 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 3.0103 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 21 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 2.125 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 21 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 2.486 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 23 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 2.418 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 23 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 2.6106 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 23 days ago · 19 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 2.5155 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 25 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 2.045 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 28 days ago · 80 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 2.5118 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 29 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 2.494 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 29 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 2.6108 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 29 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000thh5 (also filed as aka2026rzwyzk). Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 10:53 AM UTC.