Alaska earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 144 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 144 km SSE of Alcan Border, Alaska on Sun, Jun 21, 2026, 6:47 PM AKDT (02:47 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.0 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from: USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time: Sun, Jun 21, 2026, 6:47 PM AKDT
UTC: 2026-06-22 02:47:41 UTC
Depth: 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 61.470° N, 140.128° W
Region: Alaska
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
3.0	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.036 · 100 stations
3.0	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Reviewed · ±0.1 · 28 stations

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 2.6 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.04
Depth from: Operator assigned
Station coverage gap: 86°
Stations used: 33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 66 in the 60 days after this one and 45 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 66.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000sv2a (also filed as aka2026mfxjht). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:50 PM UTC.