Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 18 km WSW of Ester, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 18 km WSW of Ester, Alaska on Sat, Jan 24, 2026, 8:17 PM AKST (05:17 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 30 km NE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-01-25 05:17:02 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.793° N, 148.376° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 2.7 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.30
Station coverage gap
43°
Stations used
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 103 in the 60 days after this one and 58 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.419 km SE of Livengood, Alaska · 251 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 2.215 km SSW of Clear, Alaska · 250 days ago · 136 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.935 km W of Clear, Alaska · 250 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.632 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 249 days ago · 16 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 2.835 km SSE of Livengood, Alaska · 248 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 2.10 km ENE of Moose Creek, Alaska · 246 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 1.76 km WNW of Two Rivers, Alaska · 245 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 1.713 km NNE of Healy, Alaska · 245 days ago · 110 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 2.827 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 245 days ago · 103 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.536 km W of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 243 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 2.27 km S of Badger, Alaska · 243 days ago · 17 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.218 km E of Ferry, Alaska · 243 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 1.619 km ENE of Minto, Alaska · 243 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 1.80 km WNW of Moose Creek, Alaska · 243 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.68 km NNW of Salcha, Alaska · 242 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 1.642 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska · 242 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 2.451 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 242 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 1.517 km NW of Anderson, Alaska · 241 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 2.525 km NE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 240 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 2.030 km ENE of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 240 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 1.531 km ESE of Minto, Alaska · 239 days ago · 16 km deep · 36 km away
  22. 2.714 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 239 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  23. 1.718 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 239 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 1.522 km NE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 238 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  25. 1.521 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 238 days ago · 18 km deep · 31 km away
  26. 2.610 km WNW of Ester, Alaska · 236 days ago · 26 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
  27. 1.67 km SSE of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 235 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  28. 1.514 km W of Anderson, Alaska · 234 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  29. 3.730 km NE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 234 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 36
  30. 1.527 km NE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 234 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  31. 2.029 km W of Anderson, Alaska · 233 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  32. 1.816 km E of Ferry, Alaska · 232 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  33. 1.615 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 231 days ago · 117 km deep · 96 km away
  34. 1.55 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 231 days ago · 19 km deep · 42 km away
  35. 1.57 km ENE of Fox, Alaska · 231 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  36. 1.54 km N of Badger, Alaska · 229 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
  37. 1.528 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 228 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
  38. 2.014 km ENE of Minto, Alaska · 228 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  39. 1.911 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 226 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  40. 1.54 km ESE of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 224 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  41. 1.79 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 224 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  42. 1.512 km ENE of Minto, Alaska · 224 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  43. 1.616 km NNW of Anderson, Alaska · 223 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  44. 1.728 km W of Anderson, Alaska · 223 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  45. 1.734 km NW of Ester, Alaska · 222 days ago · 16 km deep · 34 km away
  46. 2.419 km NW of Anderson, Alaska · 222 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  47. 1.522 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska · 221 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  48. 1.78 km ENE of Anderson, Alaska · 220 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  49. 1.64 km S of Salcha, Alaska · 220 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  50. 1.611 km E of Minto, Alaska · 219 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  51. 1.612 km ENE of Fox, Alaska · 219 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  52. 1.517 km WSW of Nenana, Alaska · 219 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  53. 1.830 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 217 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away
  54. 1.648 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 217 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  55. 1.65 km SSW of Salcha, Alaska · 216 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  56. 2.127 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 213 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  57. 3.027 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 212 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  58. 1.627 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 212 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  59. 2.628 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 212 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  60. 2.327 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 212 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away

The first 60 of 103.

Before

  1. 1.936 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 253 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 1.510 km SE of Fox, Alaska · 254 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 2.79 km SE of Fox, Alaska · 254 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 18
  4. 2.617 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska · 256 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.98 km E of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 257 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 1.536 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 258 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 1.940 km W of Clear, Alaska · 259 days ago · 26 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 2.348 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 260 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 2.618 km E of Ferry, Alaska · 261 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.63 km S of Salcha, Alaska · 262 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 1.723 km SW of Ester, Alaska · 263 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 1.54 km WSW of Moose Creek, Alaska · 264 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 1.955 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska · 265 days ago · 108 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 1.88 km WNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 265 days ago · 18 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 1.629 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 265 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 1.510 km E of Fox, Alaska · 265 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 1.517 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 265 days ago · 21 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 1.816 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 265 days ago · 23 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 1.625 km E of Livengood, Alaska · 265 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 1.513 km ENE of Fox, Alaska · 266 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak2026bslyij. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:31 PM UTC.