Alaska earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 221 km S of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 221 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Mon, Sep 7, 2026, 9:17 PM AKDT (05:17 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 244 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.1 (ml), minor
Local time: Mon, Sep 7, 2026, 9:17 PM AKDT
UTC: 2026-09-08 05:17:35 UTC
Depth: 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 52.872° N, 163.151° 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 5.6 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.09
Depth from: Operator assigned
Station coverage gap: 246°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 17

Nearest places

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

Akutan, AlaskaPopulation 1,040. Forecast223 kmSE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 since this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000tj05 (also filed as aka2026ruebkw). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:47 AM UTC.