Alaska earthquakes

M-0.5 earthquake 65 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska

A magnitude -0.5 earthquake struck 65 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska on Fri, Sep 18, 2026, 4:52 PM AKDT (00:52 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.7 43 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
-0.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-09-19 00:52:47 UTC
Depth
10.8 km (6.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.001° N, 152.913° 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 1.7 km horizontally, 2.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.29
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
138°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 since this one and 176 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.743 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3 days ago · 88 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 2.054 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3 days ago · 105 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 1.561 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 3 days ago · 91 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 1.621 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3 days ago · 74 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 2.611 km E of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3 days ago · 84 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.039 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3 days ago · 141 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 1.649 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3 days ago · 86 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 2.641 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3 days ago · 95 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.633 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2 days ago · 68 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 2.655 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2 days ago · 99 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 2.574 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2 days ago · 140 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 2.514 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2 days ago · 71 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 2.163 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 47 hr ago · 128 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 1.65 km NW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 33 hr ago · 74 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 2.736 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 32 hr ago · 79 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.864 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 31 hr ago · 102 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 2.650 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 29 hr ago · 91 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 1.653 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 28 hr ago · 88 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 2.345 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 26 hr ago · 104 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 3.120 km NE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 25 hr ago · 46 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  21. 2.043 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 23 hr ago · 91 km deep · 62 km away
  22. 1.824 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 19 hr ago · 73 km deep · 52 km away
  23. 1.510 km WSW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 17 hr ago · 84 km deep · 58 km away
  24. 2.455 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 12 hr ago · 106 km deep · 18 km away

Before

  1. 1.852 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 4 days ago · 132 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 1.873 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 4 days ago · 117 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 1.838 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 4 days ago · 88 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 1.572 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 4 days ago · 133 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 1.659 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 4 days ago · 84 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 1.925 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 4 days ago · 92 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 2.145 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 4 days ago · 143 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 3.044 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 4 days ago · 132 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 1.527 km NW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 4 days ago · 84 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 1.641 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 4 days ago · 98 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 1.523 km NW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 5 days ago · 82 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 2.054 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 5 days ago · 102 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 2.036 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 5 days ago · 134 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 1.557 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 5 days ago · 82 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 1.69 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 5 days ago · 74 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 1.543 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 5 days ago · 94 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 1.634 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 5 days ago · 98 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 1.681 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 5 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 2.245 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 5 days ago · 103 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 1.618 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 5 days ago · 65 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event av94438296. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:17 AM UTC.