Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 23 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 23 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska on Sat, Feb 28, 2026, 4:42 PM AKST (01:42 UTC), 70 km (43 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 30 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-03-01 01:42:06 UTC
Depth
70.0 km (43.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
59.673° N, 152.197° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 2.6 km horizontally, 2.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
101°
Stations used
71

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.943 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 218 days ago · 126 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 1.76 km W of Fox River, Alaska · 218 days ago · 57 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 2.261 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 218 days ago · 109 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 1.737 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 218 days ago · 83 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 1.932 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 218 days ago · 70 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 2.918 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 218 days ago · 45 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 1.653 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 218 days ago · 123 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 1.74 km NW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 218 days ago · 79 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 2.261 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 218 days ago · 118 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 2.259 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 217 days ago · 126 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 1.956 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 217 days ago · 114 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 1.838 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 217 days ago · 122 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 1.823 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 217 days ago · 71 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 1.545 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 217 days ago · 84 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 1.961 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 217 days ago · 88 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 2.041 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 217 days ago · 93 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 2.063 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 217 days ago · 109 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 2.426 km NW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 217 days ago · 76 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 1.871 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 217 days ago · 77 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 3.058 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 216 days ago · 71 km deep · 67 km away
  21. 1.69 km WSW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 216 days ago · 59 km deep · 68 km away
  22. 2.017 km NW of Seldovia, Alaska · 216 days ago · 61 km deep · 21 km away
  23. 2.154 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 216 days ago · 158 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 1.716 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 216 days ago · 77 km deep · 36 km away
  25. 2.044 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 216 days ago · 65 km deep · 56 km away
  26. 2.046 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 216 days ago · 89 km deep · 29 km away
  27. 2.254 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 216 days ago · 96 km deep · 32 km away
  28. 1.623 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 216 days ago · 80 km deep · 71 km away
  29. 1.675 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 215 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  30. 2.042 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 215 days ago · 123 km deep · 80 km away
  31. 1.965 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 215 days ago · 89 km deep · 94 km away
  32. 2.132 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 215 days ago · 82 km deep · 10 km away
  33. 1.86 km ESE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 215 days ago · 68 km deep · 54 km away
  34. 2.061 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 215 days ago · 102 km deep · 48 km away
  35. 1.956 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 215 days ago · 85 km deep · 36 km away
  36. 1.640 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 215 days ago · 85 km deep · 48 km away
  37. 1.93 km ESE of Happy Valley, Alaska · 215 days ago · 71 km deep · 42 km away
  38. 2.232 km SE of Seldovia, Alaska · 215 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  39. 1.562 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 215 days ago · 103 km deep · 76 km away
  40. 2.560 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 215 days ago · 114 km deep · 55 km away
  41. 1.955 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 215 days ago · 136 km deep · 62 km away
  42. 1.957 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 215 days ago · 89 km deep · 37 km away
  43. 2.046 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 214 days ago · 130 km deep · 61 km away
  44. 2.042 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 214 days ago · 88 km deep · 70 km away
  45. 2.028 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 214 days ago · 78 km deep · 25 km away
  46. 1.763 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 214 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  47. 2.171 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 214 days ago · 66 km deep · 94 km away
  48. 1.61 km WNW of Diamond Ridge, Alaska · 214 days ago · 53 km deep · 34 km away
  49. 1.971 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 214 days ago · 126 km deep · 68 km away
  50. 2.252 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 214 days ago · 100 km deep · 38 km away
  51. 1.726 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 213 days ago · 70 km deep · 43 km away
  52. 2.324 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 213 days ago · 60 km deep · 48 km away
  53. 2.044 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 213 days ago · 143 km deep · 75 km away
  54. 1.85 km SW of Kasilof, Alaska · 213 days ago · 63 km deep · 85 km away
  55. 2.570 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 213 days ago · 97 km deep · 85 km away
  56. 2.518 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 213 days ago · 72 km deep · 95 km away
  57. 2.349 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 213 days ago · 77 km deep · 32 km away
  58. 2.556 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 212 days ago · 97 km deep · 35 km away
  59. 2.314 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 212 days ago · 68 km deep · 91 km away
  60. 2.365 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 212 days ago · 94 km deep · 47 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.745 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 218 days ago · 78 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 2.15 km S of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 218 days ago · 49 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 1.553 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 218 days ago · 94 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 1.752 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 218 days ago · 100 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 1.950 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 219 days ago · 159 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 2.549 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 219 days ago · 100 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 1.610 km W of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 219 days ago · 63 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.962 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 219 days ago · 113 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 1.535 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 219 days ago · 86 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 1.656 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 219 days ago · 102 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 2.245 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 219 days ago · 122 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 2.051 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 219 days ago · 111 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 1.942 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 219 days ago · 73 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 1.763 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 219 days ago · 91 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 2.843 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 219 days ago · 119 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 2.813 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 219 days ago · 62 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 2.159 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 220 days ago · 67 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 1.563 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 220 days ago · 94 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 1.841 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 220 days ago · 90 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 2.163 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 220 days ago · 106 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026eelfxd. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:07 AM UTC.