Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 19 km WNW of Cohoe, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 19 km WNW of Cohoe, Alaska on Thu, Sep 3, 2026, 10:04 PM AKDT (06:04 UTC), 73 km (45 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 42 km WSW of Anchor Point, 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
2026-09-04 06:04:25 UTC
Depth
72.7 km (45.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
60.416° N, 151.639° 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 3.5 km horizontally, 4.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
43°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 since this one and 199 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.97 km NNW of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 29 days ago · 51 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 1.712 km NE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 29 days ago · 44 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.615 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 29 days ago · 69 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 1.519 km SE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 29 days ago · 65 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 1.752 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 29 days ago · 100 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 2.120 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 29 days ago · 62 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.611 km ESE of Tyonek, Alaska · 28 days ago · 56 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 1.559 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 28 days ago · 146 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.74 km NE of Anchor Point, Alaska · 28 days ago · 59 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 1.73 km NW of Kachemak, Alaska · 28 days ago · 34 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 2.57 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 28 days ago · 77 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.257 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 28 days ago · 110 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 2.033 km WNW of Seward, Alaska · 28 days ago · 40 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.868 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 28 days ago · 124 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 1.810 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 28 days ago · 70 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 1.543 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 28 days ago · 88 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 2.036 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 28 days ago · 90 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.713 km NNE of Fox River, Alaska · 28 days ago · 46 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 1.844 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 28 days ago · 98 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 1.83 km W of Sterling, Alaska · 28 days ago · 43 km deep · 47 km away
  21. 1.719 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 28 days ago · 78 km deep · 51 km away
  22. 1.869 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 28 days ago · 124 km deep · 57 km away
  23. 1.744 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 27 days ago · 98 km deep · 58 km away
  24. 1.66 km SSE of Tyonek, Alaska · 27 days ago · 75 km deep · 74 km away
  25. 1.711 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 27 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away
  26. 1.633 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 26 days ago · 74 km deep · 59 km away
  27. 2.061 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 26 days ago · 119 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 2.337 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 26 days ago · 80 km deep · 64 km away
  29. 1.615 km NW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 26 days ago · 66 km deep · 64 km away
  30. 2.039 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 26 days ago · 74 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 1.549 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 26 days ago · 86 km deep · 50 km away
  32. 1.834 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 26 days ago · 82 km deep · 17 km away
  33. 2.466 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 26 days ago · 111 km deep · 74 km away
  34. 2.516 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 25 days ago · 78 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 2
  35. 1.817 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 25 days ago · 19 km deep · 91 km away
  36. 1.66 km WSW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 25 days ago · 63 km deep · 55 km away
  37. 1.56 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 25 days ago · 63 km deep · 88 km away
  38. 1.873 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 25 days ago · 121 km deep · 79 km away
  39. 1.538 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 25 days ago · 89 km deep · 74 km away
  40. 1.727 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 25 days ago · 72 km deep · 93 km away
  41. 1.611 km SSE of Fox River, Alaska · 24 days ago · 42 km deep · 84 km away
  42. 2.185 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 24 days ago · 136 km deep · 71 km away
  43. 1.818 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 24 days ago · 55 km deep · 53 km away
  44. 2.158 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 24 days ago · 106 km deep · 98 km away
  45. 2.614 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 24 days ago · 78 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  46. 1.516 km ESE of Beluga, Alaska · 24 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away
  47. 1.658 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 24 days ago · 111 km deep · 92 km away
  48. 1.529 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 23 days ago · 82 km deep · 32 km away
  49. 2.18 km NW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 23 days ago · 60 km deep · 67 km away
  50. 1.757 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 23 days ago · 134 km deep · 92 km away
  51. 2.315 km ESE of Funny River, Alaska · 23 days ago · 52 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  52. 2.77 km SW of Cohoe, Alaska · 23 days ago · 66 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 1
  53. 1.825 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 23 days ago · 79 km deep · 53 km away
  54. 1.619 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 23 days ago · 74 km deep · 47 km away
  55. 1.940 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 23 days ago · 94 km deep · 34 km away
  56. 1.612 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 22 days ago · 71 km deep · 10 km away
  57. 1.59 km ENE of Happy Valley, Alaska · 22 days ago · 72 km deep · 50 km away
  58. 1.644 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 22 days ago · 87 km deep · 80 km away
  59. 1.876 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 22 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  60. 1.66 km ENE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 22 days ago · 62 km deep · 26 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 3.457 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 29 days ago · 112 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.240 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 29 days ago · 89 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.513 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 30 days ago · 66 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 1.62 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 30 days ago · 63 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 1.77 km SSE of Kasilof, Alaska · 30 days ago · 28 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 2.170 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 30 days ago · 128 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.56 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 30 days ago · 49 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 2.634 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 30 days ago · 91 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 1.511 km ESE of Nikiski, Alaska · 30 days ago · 68 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 1.67 km SSW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 30 days ago · 28 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 1.614 km NNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 30 days ago · 50 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.630 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 31 days ago · 91 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 1.858 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 31 days ago · 96 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 1.711 km E of Tyonek, Alaska · 31 days ago · 58 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 1.815 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 31 days ago · 70 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 1.714 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 31 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 1.714 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 31 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 1.759 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 31 days ago · 102 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 1.813 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 31 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 2.367 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 32 days ago · 141 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026rmvnup. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:22 AM UTC.