Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 23 km W of Hope, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 23 km W of Hope, Alaska on Sat, Sep 19, 2026, 12:01 AM AKDT (08:01 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

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

A larger quake followed: M2.4 6 km NNW of Houston, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-09-19 08:01:42 UTC
Depth
35.2 km (21.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.885° N, 150.074° W
Region
Alaska
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was I, not felt shaking. If you felt it, tell the USGS: every report sharpens the shaking map.

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How well it is located

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

Location uncertainty
About 2.6 km horizontally, 3.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
38°
Stations used
61

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 since this one and 173 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.819 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 2 days ago · 66 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 2.322 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 2 days ago · 57 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.46 km NNW of Houston, Alaska · 45 hr ago · 18 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.916 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 26 hr ago · 49 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 2.63 km WNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 24 hr ago · 27 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.024 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 23 hr ago · 59 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.733 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 21 hr ago · 79 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 1.827 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3 days ago · 51 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 1.720 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 4 days ago · 32 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 2.518 km N of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 4 days ago · 25 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.810 km SE of Anchorage, Alaska · 4 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 26
  5. 1.63 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 5 days ago · 47 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 2.04 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 5 days ago · 32 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.612 km ENE of Kasilof, Alaska · 5 days ago · 54 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 2.430 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 5 days ago · 25 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 2
  9. 1.513 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 5 days ago · 50 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 1.814 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 6 days ago · 76 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.820 km NNE of Nikiski, Alaska · 6 days ago · 69 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 1.98 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 6 days ago · 65 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 1.912 km ENE of Susitna, Alaska · 6 days ago · 34 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 1.821 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 6 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 2.416 km S of Girdwood, Alaska · 6 days ago · 18 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.819 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 6 days ago · 16 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 1.714 km NW of Bear Creek, Alaska · 7 days ago · 40 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 2.13 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 7 days ago · 32 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.729 km NW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 7 days ago · 46 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 1.919 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 7 days ago · 86 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026sortzr. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:03 AM UTC.