Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 16 km S of Funny River, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 16 km S of Funny River, Alaska on Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 12:03 AM AKDT (08:03 UTC), 49 km (30 mi) below the surface.

Automatic solution: the magnitude and location may still be revised.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 20 km NE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-09-21 08:03:34 UTC
Depth
49.0 km (30.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.351° N, 150.745° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

Did you feel it?

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How well it is located

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

Location uncertainty
About 3.4 km horizontally, 5.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
69°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 since this one and 170 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.120 km NE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 35 hr ago · 46 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.024 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 33 hr ago · 59 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.510 km WSW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 28 hr ago · 84 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 2.229 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 7 hr ago · 84 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 2.736 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 42 hr ago · 79 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.65 km NW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 44 hr ago · 74 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 2.514 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2 days ago · 71 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 2.322 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 3 days ago · 57 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.641 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3 days ago · 95 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.611 km E of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3 days ago · 84 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.323 km W of Hope, Alaska · 4 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.827 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 4 days ago · 51 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 1.743 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 4 days ago · 88 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.925 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 4 days ago · 92 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 1.720 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 5 days ago · 32 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 1.527 km NW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 5 days ago · 84 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.518 km N of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 5 days ago · 25 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.641 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 5 days ago · 98 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 1.542 km WSW of Lowell Point, Alaska · 5 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 1.624 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 5 days ago · 83 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.69 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 5 days ago · 74 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 1.543 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 5 days ago · 94 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 1.612 km ENE of Kasilof, Alaska · 5 days ago · 54 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 1.634 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 6 days ago · 98 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026ssjwtj. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:55 PM UTC.