Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 20 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 20 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska on Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:54 AM AKDT (14:54 UTC), 73 km (45 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 42 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-09-22 14:54:01 UTC
Depth
72.6 km (45.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
59.709° N, 152.168° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 3.5 km horizontally, 3.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
75°
Stations used
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 95 since this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.047 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 10 days ago · 73 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 1.739 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 10 days ago · 131 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 1.544 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 10 days ago · 94 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 1.54 km SSW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 10 days ago · 66 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 2.244 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 10 days ago · 148 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 1.85 km SSE of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 10 days ago · 48 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 2.054 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 10 days ago · 135 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 1.739 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 9 days ago · 95 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 2.237 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 9 days ago · 71 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 2.222 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 9 days ago · 69 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.847 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 9 days ago · 92 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 1.59 km S of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 9 days ago · 57 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 1.854 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 9 days ago · 90 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 2.850 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 9 days ago · 94 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 2.653 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 9 days ago · 109 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.658 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 9 days ago · 108 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 3.433 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 9 days ago · 72 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 2.856 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 9 days ago · 101 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 2.157 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 9 days ago · 135 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 1.667 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 9 days ago · 142 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 1.738 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 8 days ago · 90 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 1.667 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 8 days ago · 126 km deep · 69 km away
  23. 1.710 km E of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 8 days ago · 60 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 1.718 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 8 days ago · 65 km deep · 87 km away
  25. 1.613 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 8 days ago · 67 km deep · 10 km away
  26. 1.640 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 8 days ago · 73 km deep · 25 km away
  27. 1.944 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 8 days ago · 133 km deep · 65 km away
  28. 1.919 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 8 days ago · 69 km deep · 92 km away
  29. 1.57 km WSW of Diamond Ridge, Alaska · 8 days ago · 65 km deep · 28 km away
  30. 1.76 km NNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 8 days ago · 62 km deep · 20 km away
  31. 2.733 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 8 days ago · 137 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 2.122 km ESE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 8 days ago · 48 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  33. 2.073 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 8 days ago · 94 km deep · 74 km away
  34. 1.743 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 7 days ago · 88 km deep · 63 km away
  35. 2.268 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 7 days ago · 58 km deep · 98 km away
  36. 1.972 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 7 days ago · 113 km deep · 82 km away
  37. 2.211 km SE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 7 days ago · 69 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  38. 2.365 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 6 days ago · 134 km deep · 58 km away
  39. 1.944 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 6 days ago · 103 km deep · 54 km away
  40. 2.359 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 6 days ago · 118 km deep · 67 km away
  41. 1.721 km WNW of Seldovia, Alaska · 6 days ago · 63 km deep · 20 km away
  42. 2.115 km SSE of Port Graham, Alaska · 6 days ago · 43 km deep · 59 km away
  43. 2.464 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 6 days ago · 124 km deep · 50 km away
  44. 2.364 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 5 days ago · 107 km deep · 97 km away
  45. 1.855 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 5 days ago · 91 km deep · 77 km away
  46. 1.760 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 5 days ago · 119 km deep · 52 km away
  47. 2.665 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 5 days ago · 128 km deep · 53 km away
  48. 2.130 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 5 days ago · 91 km deep · 24 km away
  49. 2.247 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 5 days ago · 88 km deep · 29 km away
  50. 3.144 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 4 days ago · 138 km deep · 65 km away
  51. 2.333 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 4 days ago · 68 km deep · 22 km away
  52. 2.046 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 4 days ago · 95 km deep · 50 km away
  53. 2.020 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 4 days ago · 67 km deep · 7 km away
  54. 1.952 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 4 days ago · 90 km deep · 87 km away
  55. 2.141 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 4 days ago · 135 km deep · 75 km away
  56. 2.845 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 4 days ago · 91 km deep · 95 km away
  57. 1.846 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 4 days ago · 120 km deep · 64 km away
  58. 1.758 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 4 days ago · 107 km deep · 51 km away
  59. 1.710 km ESE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 4 days ago · 59 km deep · 52 km away
  60. 1.949 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 4 days ago · 125 km deep · 62 km away

The first 60 of 95.

Before

  1. 1.572 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 10 days ago · 123 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 1.946 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 10 days ago · 88 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 1.654 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 10 days ago · 92 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 1.657 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 10 days ago · 106 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 1.621 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 10 days ago · 84 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 1.560 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 11 days ago · 103 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 2.454 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 11 days ago · 106 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 1.638 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 11 days ago · 75 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 1.63 km NNE of Anchor Point, Alaska · 11 days ago · 70 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 1.663 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 11 days ago · 119 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 1.728 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 11 days ago · 79 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 1.557 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 11 days ago · 114 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 1.812 km NNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 11 days ago · 77 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 1.923 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 11 days ago · 72 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 2.134 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 11 days ago · 74 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.756 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 11 days ago · 86 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 2.025 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 11 days ago · 65 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.043 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 11 days ago · 91 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 1.638 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 11 days ago · 92 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 3.120 km NE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 11 days ago · 46 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026sutpgd. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:10 PM UTC.