Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 45 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 45 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska on Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 5:17 AM AKDT (13:17 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

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

A larger quake followed: M3.1 26 km N of Glacier View, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-09-29 13:17:20 UTC
Depth
34.8 km (21.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.194° N, 148.649° 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 7.3 km horizontally, 4.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
188°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 since this one and 146 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.57 km WSW of Willow, Alaska · 3 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 4
  2. 3.126 km N of Glacier View, Alaska · 2 days ago · 21 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.18 km NW of Houston, Alaska · 2 days ago · 27 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.648 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 35 hr ago · 66 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 2.057 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 32 hr ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 1.930 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10 hr ago · 27 km deep · 24 km away

Before

  1. 1.96 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 3 days ago · 69 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 2.011 km W of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 4 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.17 km WNW of Houston, Alaska · 4 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.39 km SSE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 4 days ago · 63 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.710 km SSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 4 days ago · 45 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 1.611 km NW of Glacier View, Alaska · 4 days ago · 39 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 1.910 km NE of Glacier View, Alaska · 4 days ago · 32 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 1.967 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 4 days ago · 49 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 3.965 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 4 days ago · 52 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.653 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 4 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 1.812 km N of Susitna North, Alaska · 5 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 2.227 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 5 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.17 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 5 days ago · 30 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.814 km SSE of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 5 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 2.637 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 5 days ago · 62 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 1.712 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 5 days ago · 25 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 1.914 km SSE of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 5 days ago · 60 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 2.916 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 6 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.144 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 6 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 2.111 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 6 days ago · 24 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026thonjf. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:32 PM UTC.