Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 47 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 47 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska on Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 1:26 PM AKDT (21:26 UTC), 88 km (54 mi) below the surface.

Automatic solution: the magnitude and location may still be revised.

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
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-09-27 21:26:21 UTC
Depth
87.6 km (54.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
59.748° N, 152.677° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

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How well it is located

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

Location uncertainty
About 3.4 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.30
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
66°
Stations used
61

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 43 since this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.144 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 5 days ago · 138 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 2.333 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 5 days ago · 68 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 2.046 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 5 days ago · 95 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 2.020 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 5 days ago · 67 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 1.952 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 5 days ago · 90 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.141 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 5 days ago · 135 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 2.845 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 5 days ago · 91 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.846 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 4 days ago · 120 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 1.758 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 4 days ago · 107 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 1.710 km ESE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 4 days ago · 59 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 1.949 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 4 days ago · 125 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 1.712 km S of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 4 days ago · 58 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 1.910 km NW of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 4 days ago · 57 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 1.78 km ENE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 4 days ago · 46 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 3.642 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 4 days ago · 87 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 2.713 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 4 days ago · 71 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.861 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 4 days ago · 77 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 1.566 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 4 days ago · 96 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 1.825 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3 days ago · 61 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 2.571 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3 days ago · 75 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 2.120 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 3 days ago · 71 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  22. 1.942 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2 days ago · 74 km deep · 61 km away
  23. 1.846 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2 days ago · 126 km deep · 34 km away
  24. 2.044 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 46 hr ago · 87 km deep · 17 km away
  25. 2.048 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 45 hr ago · 154 km deep · 40 km away
  26. 2.155 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 39 hr ago · 106 km deep · 48 km away
  27. 1.534 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 39 hr ago · 76 km deep · 21 km away
  28. 2.249 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 37 hr ago · 129 km deep · 35 km away
  29. 3.038 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 36 hr ago · 94 km deep · 25 km away
  30. 3.423 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 36 hr ago · 78 km deep · 37 km away
  31. 1.560 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 33 hr ago · 99 km deep · 13 km away
  32. 1.977 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 32 hr ago · 132 km deep · 75 km away
  33. 2.027 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 31 hr ago · 75 km deep · 26 km away
  34. 1.851 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 31 hr ago · 99 km deep · 28 km away
  35. 1.726 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 26 hr ago · 67 km deep · 35 km away
  36. 1.933 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 21 hr ago · 66 km deep · 59 km away
  37. 2.646 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 20 hr ago · 100 km deep · 26 km away
  38. 2.155 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 19 hr ago · 112 km deep · 38 km away
  39. 1.965 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 15 hr ago · 145 km deep · 45 km away
  40. 1.954 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 13 hr ago · 83 km deep · 27 km away
  41. 1.762 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 11 hr ago · 125 km deep · 52 km away
  42. 1.817 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 7 hr ago · 66 km deep · 71 km away
  43. 1.645 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 5 hr ago · 127 km deep · 55 km away

Before

  1. 2.130 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 5 days ago · 91 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 2.665 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 5 days ago · 128 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 1.760 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 5 days ago · 119 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 1.855 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 5 days ago · 91 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 2.364 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 6 days ago · 107 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.464 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 6 days ago · 124 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 2.115 km SSE of Port Graham, Alaska · 6 days ago · 43 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 1.721 km WNW of Seldovia, Alaska · 6 days ago · 63 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 2.359 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 6 days ago · 118 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 1.944 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 6 days ago · 103 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 2.365 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 7 days ago · 134 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 2.211 km SE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 7 days ago · 69 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.972 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 7 days ago · 113 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 2.268 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 7 days ago · 58 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.743 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 7 days ago · 88 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 2.073 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 8 days ago · 94 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 2.122 km ESE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 8 days ago · 48 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.733 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 8 days ago · 137 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 1.76 km NNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 8 days ago · 62 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 1.57 km WSW of Diamond Ridge, Alaska · 8 days ago · 65 km deep · 57 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026temugc. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:30 PM UTC.