MODERATE EARTHQUAKE
143 km S of False Pass, Alaska
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 143 km S of False Pass, Alaska on 29 Oct 2026, 20:14 UTC. The hypocentre was 15.6 km below the surface — shallow by seismological convention. No felt reports have been received so far. The figures have been revised 11 times since the first report. 11 other earthquakes above our reporting threshold have been recorded within 250 km in the past 30 days.
- Depth
- 15.6 km
- Latitude
- 53.58°N
- Time
- 20:14 UTC
- Magnitude
- M5.0
shallow
163.03°W longitude
29 Oct 2026
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EPICENTRE
MAGNITUDE 5.0
Can damage poorly constructed buildings; well-built structures usually escape with little harm.
The scale is logarithmic: this released about 32 times the energy of a magnitude 4.0, roughly the energy of 477 tonnes of TNT.
15.6 KM DEEP
Shallow earthquakes release their energy close to the surface, so they are felt more strongly, and do more damage, than deeper earthquakes of the same magnitude.
NEARBY IN THE PAST 30 DAYS
11 earthquakes above our reporting threshold within 250 km of this one, the largest a magnitude 5.0.
OTHER RECENT EARTHQUAKES
29 Oct 2026, 20:32 UTC · 10 km deep
29 Oct 2026, 20:14 UTC · 9.3 km deep
29 Oct 2026, 18:58 UTC · 5 km deep
29 Oct 2026, 16:08 UTC · 527.6 km deep