M2.6 earthquake Central Alaska
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck in Central Alaska on Thu, Oct 28, 1976, 10:17 PM GMT-9 (07:17 UTC), 48 km (30 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 62 km S of Cantwell, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.6 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-10-29 07:17:44 UTC
- Depth
- 48.0 km (29.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 62.439° N, 148.252° W
- Region
- Alaska
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Stations used
- 7
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000k3m. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 9:12 AM UTC.