Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 45 km NE of Fox River, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 45 km NE of Fox River, Alaska on Sun, Mar 15, 2026, 2:34 PM AKDT (22:34 UTC), 46 km (28 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 9 km ENE of Ninilchik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-03-15 22:34:51 UTC
Depth
45.7 km (28.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.106° N, 150.314° 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 3.2 km horizontally, 4.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
118°
Stations used
41

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 135 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.926 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 203 days ago · 39 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 2.10 km WSW of Kachemak City, Alaska · 203 days ago · 40 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 2.022 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 202 days ago · 45 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 1.81 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 202 days ago · 52 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 2.29 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 202 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 2.14 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 202 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.213 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 202 days ago · 55 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 2.214 km W of Fox River, Alaska · 202 days ago · 54 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 2.07 km NW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 201 days ago · 63 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 1.820 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 201 days ago · 73 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 2.528 km E of Primrose, Alaska · 200 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 2.115 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 200 days ago · 84 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 2.416 km SSE of Soldotna, Alaska · 199 days ago · 51 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.219 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 199 days ago · 66 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 1.919 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 199 days ago · 59 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 1.72 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 198 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 1.721 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 198 days ago · 67 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 1.917 km NE of Nikiski, Alaska · 198 days ago · 61 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 1.95 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 198 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 1.78 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 198 days ago · 70 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 1.95 km ENE of Anchor Point, Alaska · 198 days ago · 57 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 2.261 km SSE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 197 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 2.316 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 197 days ago · 47 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  24. 2.011 km ESE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 197 days ago · 68 km deep · 67 km away
  25. 2.019 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 197 days ago · 64 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  26. 2.716 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 196 days ago · 75 km deep · 78 km away
  27. 2.019 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 196 days ago · 22 km deep · 98 km away
  28. 2.110 km SW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 196 days ago · 66 km deep · 69 km away
  29. 2.06 km SSW of Kasilof, Alaska · 196 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  30. 1.95 km ENE of Kasilof, Alaska · 195 days ago · 28 km deep · 55 km away
  31. 1.820 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 195 days ago · 54 km deep · 57 km away
  32. 2.216 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 195 days ago · 62 km deep · 42 km away
  33. 1.97 km E of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 195 days ago · 61 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  34. 1.723 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 195 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  35. 1.625 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 195 days ago · 91 km deep · 92 km away
  36. 1.814 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 195 days ago · 58 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  37. 1.77 km ESE of Nikiski, Alaska · 195 days ago · 63 km deep · 77 km away
  38. 2.33 km SE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 195 days ago · 54 km deep · 78 km away
  39. 2.617 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 194 days ago · 61 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  40. 2.71 km SSW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 193 days ago · 81 km deep · 81 km away
  41. 2.018 km SSE of Fox River, Alaska · 193 days ago · 50 km deep · 53 km away
  42. 1.910 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 193 days ago · 44 km deep · 44 km away
  43. 1.926 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 192 days ago · 42 km deep · 72 km away
  44. 1.813 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 191 days ago · 57 km deep · 82 km away
  45. 1.814 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 191 days ago · 61 km deep · 48 km away
  46. 1.536 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 191 days ago · 86 km deep · 99 km away
  47. 2.18 km S of Fox River, Alaska · 191 days ago · 39 km deep · 52 km away
  48. 1.77 km SSE of Happy Valley, Alaska · 191 days ago · 74 km deep · 79 km away
  49. 1.614 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 191 days ago · 50 km deep · 36 km away
  50. 1.716 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 191 days ago · 70 km deep · 80 km away
  51. 1.613 km E of Nikiski, Alaska · 191 days ago · 55 km deep · 75 km away
  52. 1.712 km SE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 190 days ago · 60 km deep · 52 km away
  53. 2.36 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 190 days ago · 77 km deep · 87 km away
  54. 2.420 km SW of Whittier, Alaska · 190 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  55. 1.59 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 189 days ago · 51 km deep · 50 km away
  56. 1.83 km ESE of Salamatof, Alaska · 189 days ago · 64 km deep · 75 km away
  57. 1.723 km WSW of Hope, Alaska · 189 days ago · 51 km deep · 85 km away
  58. 1.626 km WSW of Hope, Alaska · 188 days ago · 44 km deep · 85 km away
  59. 2.018 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 188 days ago · 66 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  60. 1.714 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 188 days ago · 74 km deep · 95 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 1.915 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 203 days ago · 18 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.711 km SSE of Kasilof, Alaska · 203 days ago · 63 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 2.334 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 203 days ago · 77 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.622 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 203 days ago · 78 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.911 km NNE of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 203 days ago · 57 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 2.316 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 203 days ago · 42 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 2.526 km NE of Fox River, Alaska · 203 days ago · 61 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.67 km SE of Soldotna, Alaska · 203 days ago · 55 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 1.77 km SE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 203 days ago · 70 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.611 km E of Nikiski, Alaska · 204 days ago · 71 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 1.635 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 205 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.87 km SSE of Hope, Alaska · 205 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.69 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 206 days ago · 23 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 2.16 km NE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 206 days ago · 58 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 1.720 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 206 days ago · 55 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 1.610 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 206 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 1.84 km W of Funny River, Alaska · 206 days ago · 51 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 2.021 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 207 days ago · 75 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 2.113 km ENE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 207 days ago · 51 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 1.922 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 207 days ago · 69 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026ffsxtw. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:54 PM UTC.