Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 28 km W of Ester, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 28 km W of Ester, Alaska on Tue, Jul 14, 2026, 7:27 PM AKDT (03:27 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 27 km E of Nenana, 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
2026-07-15 03:27:47 UTC
Depth
9.1 km (5.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.883° N, 148.620° 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 2.9 km horizontally, 2.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
70°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 69 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.917 km E of Ferry, Alaska · 79 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.727 km W of Anderson, Alaska · 78 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.912 km N of Livengood, Alaska · 76 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 1.639 km WSW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 75 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 2.011 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 73 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 1.537 km WNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 71 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 2.725 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 69 days ago · 27 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 1.719 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 69 days ago · 25 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 1.620 km NE of Minto, Alaska · 68 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 1.534 km W of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 67 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 1.56 km ESE of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 66 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 2.228 km W of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 65 days ago · 16 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 2.429 km W of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 65 days ago · 16 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 1.937 km W of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 65 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 1.927 km W of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 65 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 1.528 km W of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 65 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 1.930 km W of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 65 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 1.956 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska · 64 days ago · 112 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 1.824 km SE of Livengood, Alaska · 63 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 2.033 km ESE of Minto, Alaska · 63 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  21. 1.69 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 62 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  22. 2.419 km E of Ferry, Alaska · 61 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 1.525 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 61 days ago · 29 km deep · 23 km away
  24. 2.028 km W of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 60 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  25. 2.436 km WNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 59 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  26. 2.39 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 59 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  27. 1.827 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 59 days ago · 26 km deep · 24 km away
  28. 1.99 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 58 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  29. 2.035 km W of Clear, Alaska · 57 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  30. 1.628 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 56 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  31. 1.828 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 53 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  32. 2.014 km SSW of Ester, Alaska · 53 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
  33. 2.47 km ENE of Fox, Alaska · 51 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  34. 2.014 km WSW of Nenana, Alaska · 51 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  35. 1.530 km ESE of Minto, Alaska · 50 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  36. 1.627 km WNW of Anderson, Alaska · 48 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  37. 1.551 km E of Clear, Alaska · 47 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  38. 1.53 km ESE of Badger, Alaska · 45 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  39. 1.716 km W of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 44 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  40. 2.341 km W of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 44 days ago · 18 km deep · 74 km away
  41. 2.630 km WNW of Livengood, Alaska · 41 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  42. 3.09 km ESE of Rampart, Alaska · 38 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  43. 1.68 km ENE of Clear, Alaska · 37 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  44. 1.620 km WNW of Ester, Alaska · 37 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  45. 1.938 km WNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 37 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  46. 1.536 km WNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 36 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  47. 2.437 km WNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 35 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  48. 1.826 km WNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 34 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  49. 1.525 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 34 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  50. 1.65 km SSW of Salcha, Alaska · 34 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  51. 1.738 km WNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 33 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  52. 2.332 km W of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 32 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  53. 1.52 km SE of Salcha, Alaska · 32 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  54. 1.54 km NNE of Two Rivers, Alaska · 31 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
  55. 2.720 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 30 days ago · 18 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 20
  56. 2.038 km WNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 30 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  57. 1.814 km W of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 30 days ago · 17 km deep · 50 km away
  58. 1.617 km SE of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 30 days ago · 19 km deep · 84 km away
  59. 1.511 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 29 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  60. 1.537 km WNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 29 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away

The first 60 of 69.

Before

  1. 1.518 km NNE of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 82 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 1.716 km E of Ferry, Alaska · 82 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.622 km NNE of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 84 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.124 km W of Anderson, Alaska · 84 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.614 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 84 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 1.818 km WSW of Nenana, Alaska · 86 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 2.421 km E of Ferry, Alaska · 86 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.917 km ESE of Livengood, Alaska · 88 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 1.613 km E of Rampart, Alaska · 94 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.613 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 94 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 3.760 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 95 days ago · 109 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.728 km ESE of Livengood, Alaska · 97 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 1.618 km NW of Fox, Alaska · 98 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 1.64 km SSW of Salcha, Alaska · 99 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 3.16 km ENE of Badger, Alaska · 101 days ago · 17 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 630
  16. 1.65 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 101 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 1.930 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 103 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 2.35 km S of Salcha, Alaska · 105 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 3
  19. 1.618 km NNE of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 109 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 1.72 km SE of South Van Horn, Alaska · 110 days ago · 16 km deep · 43 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026nwlezk. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:40 AM UTC.