Alaska earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 38 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 38 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska on Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:22 PM AKDT (03:22 UTC), 94 km (58 mi) below the surface.

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

A larger quake followed: M3.4 23 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-10-01 03:22:33 UTC
Depth
93.5 km (58.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
59.940° N, 152.443° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

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.ScaleComputed byNotes
3.0ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreferred · Confirmed · ±0.2 · 97 stations
3.2ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreliminary · ±0.034 · 116 stations

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How well it is located

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

Location uncertainty
About 2.3 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
55°
Stations used
144

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 since this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.423 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 36 hr ago · 78 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 1.560 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 33 hr ago · 99 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 1.919 km SSE of Fox River, Alaska · 32 hr ago · 42 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.977 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 32 hr ago · 132 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 2.027 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 31 hr ago · 75 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 1.851 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 31 hr ago · 99 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 1.726 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 25 hr ago · 67 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 1.933 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 21 hr ago · 66 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 2.646 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 20 hr ago · 100 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 2.155 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 19 hr ago · 112 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 1.965 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 15 hr ago · 145 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 1.954 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 12 hr ago · 83 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 1.762 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 11 hr ago · 125 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 1.817 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 7 hr ago · 66 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 1.645 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 5 hr ago · 127 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 2.249 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 37 hr ago · 129 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 1.534 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 39 hr ago · 76 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 2.155 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 39 hr ago · 106 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 2.048 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 45 hr ago · 154 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 2.044 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 46 hr ago · 87 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 1.846 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2 days ago · 126 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 1.942 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2 days ago · 74 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 1.557 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3 days ago · 105 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 2.120 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 3 days ago · 71 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.571 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3 days ago · 75 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.825 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3 days ago · 61 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 1.812 km SE of Soldotna, Alaska · 4 days ago · 48 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.566 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 4 days ago · 96 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 2.225 km N of Fox River, Alaska · 4 days ago · 51 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.018 km SE of Fox River, Alaska · 4 days ago · 40 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 2.713 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 4 days ago · 71 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  17. 3.642 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 4 days ago · 87 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 1.78 km ENE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 4 days ago · 46 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 1.910 km NW of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 4 days ago · 57 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 1.712 km S of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 4 days ago · 58 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026tkmsuy (also filed as us6000type). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:14 PM UTC.