Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 88 km S of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 88 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Sat, Sep 12, 2026, 11:46 AM AKDT (19:46 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 150 km S of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-09-12 19:46:16 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.061° N, 163.374° 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 4.8 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
216°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 since this one and 65 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.4103 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 10 days ago · 13 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 2.4104 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 10 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 2.164 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 10 days ago · 83 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 3.0150 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 9 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 2.243 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 9 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 2.559 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 7 days ago · 53 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 2.799 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 6 days ago · 16 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 2.5106 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 6 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away

Before

  1. 2.4116 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 10 days ago · 21 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 2.076 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 10 days ago · 73 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 2.3117 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 10 days ago · 21 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 3.054 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 11 days ago · 63 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.5106 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 11 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 2.9106 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 11 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 4.592 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 11 days ago · 43 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 2.9153 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 12 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 2.7115 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 12 days ago · 24 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 1.860 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 12 days ago · 75 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.250 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 13 days ago · 65 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 2.5103 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 14 days ago · 32 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 2.8161 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 14 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 2.795 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 15 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 2.822 km E of False Pass, Alaska · 16 days ago · 100 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 3.0103 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 16 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 2.125 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 16 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 2.486 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 18 days ago · 17 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 2.418 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 18 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 2.6106 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 18 days ago · 19 km deep · 24 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000thw4 (also filed as aka2026scrcmc). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:49 PM UTC.