Alaska earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 160 km S of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 160 km S of False Pass, Alaska on Mon, Sep 7, 2026, 10:31 PM AKDT (06:31 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
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-09-08 06:31:40 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.428° N, 163.102° 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 5.3 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
233°, 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: 30 since this one and 48 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.5103 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 21 days ago · 32 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.5102 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 21 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 2.2110 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 20 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.7115 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 20 days ago · 24 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 2.9153 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 19 days ago · 35 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 2.6142 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 19 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.8192 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 19 days ago · 30 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 4.589 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 19 days ago · 50 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 2.8106 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 19 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 2.5107 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 19 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 2.3117 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 17 days ago · 21 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 2.4116 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 17 days ago · 21 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 2.688 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 17 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 2.4103 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 17 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 2.4104 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 17 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 3.0150 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 17 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 2.567 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 14 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 2.8100 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 14 days ago · 28 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 2.799 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 14 days ago · 16 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 2.5106 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 13 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 2.494 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 12 days ago · 30 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 2.8144 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 12 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  23. 2.596 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 12 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away
  24. 2.4100 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 12 days ago · 21 km deep · 60 km away
  25. 2.4107 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 11 days ago · 21 km deep · 86 km away
  26. 5.0244 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 9 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 2.781 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 9 days ago · 59 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 2.6117 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 8 days ago · 19 km deep · 76 km away
  29. 3.8151 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 6 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  30. 3.5123 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 4 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away

Before

  1. 3.1221 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 22 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 2.795 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 22 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 3.093 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 24 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 2.6106 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 26 days ago · 19 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 2.5155 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 27 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 2.5118 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 31 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 2.6108 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 32 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 3.5210 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 32 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 2.9107 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 32 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 3.374 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 32 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 2.7209 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 33 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 2.7192 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 33 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 4.8190 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 33 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 2.8107 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 34 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 2.3123 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 34 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 2.297 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 34 days ago · 28 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 2.5114 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 35 days ago · 22 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 2.373 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 35 days ago · 86 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 2.8194 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 35 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 2.5103 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 38 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000tj1m (also filed as aka2026rugnri). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:47 AM UTC.