Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 43 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 43 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska on Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:03 PM AKDT (20:03 UTC), 94 km (58 mi) below the surface.

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

A larger quake followed: M3.0 50 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-10-04 20:03:00 UTC
Depth
93.8 km (58.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
59.744° N, 152.608° 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 4.8 km horizontally, 2.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.40
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
85°
Stations used
37

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 since this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.953 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 7 hr ago · 107 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 2.041 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3 hr ago · 75 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 3.050 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1 hr ago · 105 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 2.449 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 20 hr ago · 133 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 2.618 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 23 hr ago · 70 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.635 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 28 hr ago · 87 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 2.049 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 33 hr ago · 80 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 2.269 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 34 hr ago · 128 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 1.564 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2 days ago · 103 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 1.645 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3 days ago · 127 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 1.817 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3 days ago · 66 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 1.762 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3 days ago · 125 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 1.954 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3 days ago · 83 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 1.965 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 4 days ago · 145 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 2.155 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 4 days ago · 112 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 2.646 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 4 days ago · 100 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 1.933 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 4 days ago · 66 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 1.726 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 4 days ago · 67 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 1.851 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 4 days ago · 99 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 2.027 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 4 days ago · 75 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 1.977 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 4 days ago · 132 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 1.560 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 4 days ago · 99 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 3.423 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 4 days ago · 78 km deep · 34 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026tridfa. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:06 PM UTC.