Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 12 km ENE of Fox, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 12 km ENE of Fox, Alaska on Thu, Feb 26, 2026, 3:51 PM AKST (00:51 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 30 km N of Four Mile Road, 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
2026-02-27 00:51:22 UTC
Depth
4.2 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.982° N, 147.358° 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 3.1 km horizontally, 3.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
68°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 64 in the 60 days after this one and 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.830 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 216 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.65 km SSW of Salcha, Alaska · 215 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 2.127 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 212 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 3.027 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 211 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.627 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 211 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 2.628 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 211 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 2.327 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 211 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.68 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 210 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 1.628 km NE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 210 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 3.530 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 209 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 4
  11. 1.620 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 207 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 1.63 km SSE of South Van Horn, Alaska · 207 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 2.016 km W of Salcha, Alaska · 207 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 1.641 km SW of Central, Alaska · 206 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 1.835 km E of Clear, Alaska · 206 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 2.523 km SW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 205 days ago · 22 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.628 km E of Minto, Alaska · 205 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 2.24 km W of Farmers Loop, Alaska · 203 days ago · 17 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 1.620 km E of Livengood, Alaska · 201 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 1.511 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 201 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 1.512 km E of Fox, Alaska · 200 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 2.025 km ENE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 199 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  23. 1.511 km W of Two Rivers, Alaska · 197 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  24. 1.59 km E of Fox, Alaska · 197 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  25. 1.634 km E of Clear, Alaska · 197 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  26. 1.922 km ESE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 195 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  27. 2.112 km ENE of Fox, Alaska · 194 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  28. 1.726 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 192 days ago · 17 km deep · 51 km away
  29. 1.718 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 191 days ago · 18 km deep · 87 km away
  30. 3.08 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 191 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 4
  31. 1.54 km SSW of Salcha, Alaska · 190 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  32. 2.429 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 187 days ago · 18 km deep · 80 km away
  33. 1.638 km E of Minto, Alaska · 187 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  34. 2.91 km S of Salcha, Alaska · 186 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 3
  35. 1.547 km NE of Livengood, Alaska · 179 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  36. 2.049 km NE of Livengood, Alaska · 179 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  37. 1.811 km S of Badger, Alaska · 178 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
  38. 1.828 km SSW of Ester, Alaska · 177 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  39. 1.749 km E of Clear, Alaska · 177 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  40. 1.849 km NE of Livengood, Alaska · 177 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  41. 2.617 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 177 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  42. 1.525 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 176 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  43. 1.615 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 176 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  44. 2.031 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 175 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  45. 1.618 km ESE of Livengood, Alaska · 175 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  46. 2.124 km S of Ester, Alaska · 174 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  47. 1.522 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 173 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  48. 1.626 km S of Ester, Alaska · 172 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  49. 1.824 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 172 days ago · 58 km deep · 76 km away
  50. 1.620 km ENE of Minto, Alaska · 171 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  51. 1.921 km NE of Minto, Alaska · 171 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  52. 1.621 km ENE of Minto, Alaska · 171 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  53. 2.120 km ENE of Minto, Alaska · 171 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  54. 1.821 km ENE of Minto, Alaska · 170 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  55. 1.919 km NE of Minto, Alaska · 170 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  56. 1.521 km ENE of Minto, Alaska · 170 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  57. 1.621 km ENE of Minto, Alaska · 170 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  58. 1.521 km ENE of Minto, Alaska · 170 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  59. 1.616 km NNW of Whitestone, Alaska · 169 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  60. 1.727 km NE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 169 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away

The first 60 of 64.

Before

  1. 1.611 km E of Minto, Alaska · 218 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.64 km S of Salcha, Alaska · 219 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 1.734 km NW of Ester, Alaska · 221 days ago · 16 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.512 km ENE of Minto, Alaska · 223 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.79 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 223 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.54 km ESE of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 223 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 1.911 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 225 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.014 km ENE of Minto, Alaska · 227 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.528 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 227 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 1.54 km N of Badger, Alaska · 228 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 1.57 km ENE of Fox, Alaska · 230 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 1.55 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 230 days ago · 19 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.527 km NE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 233 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 3.730 km NE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 233 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 36
  15. 1.67 km SSE of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 235 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 2.610 km WNW of Ester, Alaska · 235 days ago · 26 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.521 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 237 days ago · 18 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.522 km NE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 237 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 1.718 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 239 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 2.714 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 239 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026easclh. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:43 AM UTC.