Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 21 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 21 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska on Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 9:01 PM AKDT (05:01 UTC), 47 km (29 mi) below the surface.

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

A larger quake followed: M3.4 14 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-09-27 05:01:47 UTC
Depth
46.6 km (29.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.075° N, 150.169° W
Region
Alaska
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

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1 person reported to the USGS what they felt. If you felt it, tell the USGS: every report sharpens the shaking map.

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How well it is located

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

Location uncertainty
About 3.2 km horizontally, 5.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
68°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 32 since this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.916 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 8 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.145 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 7 days ago · 90 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.712 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 7 days ago · 25 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 2.018 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 7 days ago · 66 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.719 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 7 days ago · 81 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 1.97 km N of Hope, Alaska · 7 days ago · 36 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 2.17 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 7 days ago · 30 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.81 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 7 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 2.118 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 7 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.523 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 6 days ago · 53 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.617 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 6 days ago · 22 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 1.88 km SE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 6 days ago · 34 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 1.843 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 6 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 2.120 km SSW of Sunrise, Alaska · 6 days ago · 26 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 2
  15. 1.812 km SE of Soldotna, Alaska · 6 days ago · 48 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.819 km E of Funny River, Alaska · 6 days ago · 50 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 2.722 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 6 days ago · 57 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.17 km WNW of Houston, Alaska · 6 days ago · 16 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.819 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 6 days ago · 52 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 1.96 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 5 days ago · 69 km deep · 55 km away
  21. 2.57 km WSW of Willow, Alaska · 5 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 4
  22. 1.920 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 4 days ago · 72 km deep · 71 km away
  23. 2.18 km NW of Houston, Alaska · 4 days ago · 27 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  24. 2.424 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 4 days ago · 49 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  25. 1.731 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 4 days ago · 62 km deep · 93 km away
  26. 2.024 km SSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3 days ago · 35 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
  27. 2.18 km NNE of Susitna, Alaska · 3 days ago · 64 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  28. 2.19 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3 days ago · 46 km deep · 31 km away
  29. 1.811 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 2 days ago · 52 km deep · 45 km away
  30. 1.614 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2 days ago · 48 km deep · 13 km away
  31. 1.838 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 9 hr ago · 91 km deep · 90 km away
  32. 3.414 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 7 hr ago · 68 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 2.924 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 8 days ago · 50 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.019 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 8 days ago · 95 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 1.534 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 8 days ago · 68 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 2.117 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 8 days ago · 53 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 2.315 km E of Nikiski, Alaska · 8 days ago · 51 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.36 km W of Houston, Alaska · 8 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.23 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 8 days ago · 62 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.33 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 8 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.928 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 8 days ago · 86 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 2.043 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 9 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 1.834 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 9 days ago · 18 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 2.010 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 9 days ago · 41 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 1.911 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 9 days ago · 60 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 1.829 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 9 days ago · 18 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 1.91 km NNW of Kenai, Alaska · 9 days ago · 67 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 1.99 km SE of Soldotna, Alaska · 9 days ago · 60 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 2.08 km SE of Funny River, Alaska · 10 days ago · 44 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 1.922 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 10 days ago · 43 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 1.98 km NNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 10 days ago · 60 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 2.113 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 10 days ago · 41 km deep · 15 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026tdfynt. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:15 PM UTC.