Alaska earthquakes

M1.2 earthquake 10 km ENE of Fox, Alaska

A magnitude 1.2 earthquake struck 10 km ENE of Fox, Alaska on Fri, Sep 18, 2026, 9:05 AM AKDT (17:05 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 11 km SW of South Van Horn, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-09-18 17:05:15 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.982° N, 147.405° 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 3.7 km horizontally, 0.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.30
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
56°
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: 22 since this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.520 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 16 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 1.523 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 15 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 1.817 km ESE of Livengood, Alaska · 14 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 1.630 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 14 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 1.526 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 14 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.516 km NE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 11 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 1.53 km W of Farmers Loop, Alaska · 11 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 1.837 km NE of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 10 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 1.67 km ENE of Badger, Alaska · 10 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 1.766 km ENE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 10 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.729 km W of Ester, Alaska · 10 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 1.95 km NW of Fox, Alaska · 10 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 1.634 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 9 days ago · 17 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 1.68 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 9 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 2.111 km SW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 8 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 1.560 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska · 8 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.86 km S of Salcha, Alaska · 8 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 1.723 km ENE of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 5 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 1.627 km S of Minto, Alaska · 3 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 1.75 km NNW of North Pole, Alaska · 3 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  21. 1.512 km W of Salcha, Alaska · 23 hr ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  22. 1.838 km ESE of Nenana, Alaska · 9 hr ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 1.554 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska · 19 days ago · 109 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.937 km E of Clear, Alaska · 19 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.638 km E of Clear, Alaska · 19 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.832 km S of Minto, Alaska · 22 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.921 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 24 days ago · 22 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.513 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 25 days ago · 16 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 3.127 km E of Nenana, Alaska · 27 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 8
  8. 1.511 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 29 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 2.720 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 30 days ago · 18 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 20
  10. 1.54 km NNE of Two Rivers, Alaska · 31 days ago · 17 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 1.52 km SE of Salcha, Alaska · 32 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 1.765 km ENE of Livengood, Alaska · 32 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 2.454 km E of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 32 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.65 km SSW of Salcha, Alaska · 34 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 1.525 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 34 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 1.620 km WNW of Ester, Alaska · 37 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 1.53 km ESE of Badger, Alaska · 45 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026snnwsl. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:16 AM UTC.