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M5.0 earthquake · 143 km S of False Pass, Alaska

29 Oct 2026, 20:14 UTC · 143 km S of False Pass, Alaska, United States of America · official USGS data

Magnitude 5.0 at 16 km depth.

Location: 143 km S of False Pass, Alaska, United States of America · United States of America live map
Coordinates: 53.58°N 163.03°W
Reported: 29 Oct 2026, 20:14 UTC
Category: Disaster · Earthquake
Impact: 1 of 5 · Watch
Situation: Seismic activity
Magnitude: M5.0 · depth 16 km

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M6.2 quake strikes near Port-Olry, Vanuatu, after a M6.4 southeast of Easter Island

On Thursday, a magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 43 km ESE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu, at 143 km depth. Magnitude 5.0 quakes were also recorded near Tual, Indonesia, and south of False Pass, Alaska. Earlier on Thursday a magnitude 6.4 quake hit southeast of Easter Island, and a series of quakes of magnitude 5.4 to 5.8 occurred east-northeast of Barcelona, Philippines. USGS PAGER alert levels were green where assigned.

Vanuatu: M6.2 on Thursday at 143 km depth, with 2 felt reports; a M6.0 and several M5+ quakes hit northwest of Port-Olry on Wednesday.
Easter Island: M6.4 at 10 km depth on Thursday.
Philippines: M5.8, M5.4 and M5.4 quakes about 110 km ENE of Barcelona on Thursday.
Reykjanes Ridge: M5.5, M5.0, M5.0 and M5.2 quakes on Wednesday.

Updated 29 Oct 2026, 23:09 UTC · Written by Claude from the reports on this page and on the map. Check the linked sources for full details.

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