Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 19 km NNE of Moose Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 19 km NNE of Moose Pass, Alaska on Sat, Apr 4, 2026, 7:11 AM AKDT (15:11 UTC), 20 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 24 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-04-04 15:11:51 UTC
Depth
20.3 km (12.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.659° N, 149.279° 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 3.3 km horizontally, 3.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
64°
Stations used
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 120 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.56 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 183 days ago · 56 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 1.66 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 183 days ago · 50 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.850 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 183 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.75 km WSW of Sterling, Alaska · 182 days ago · 60 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.718 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 182 days ago · 57 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.55 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 182 days ago · 43 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  7. 3.037 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 182 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.940 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 182 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.722 km SSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 182 days ago · 38 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 2.039 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 182 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 2.023 km SSE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 182 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.640 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 181 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 2.27 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 181 days ago · 76 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.547 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 181 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 1.618 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 181 days ago · 53 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 2.213 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 180 days ago · 69 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.619 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 180 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 1.721 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 180 days ago · 25 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 1.945 km NE of Fox River, Alaska · 180 days ago · 50 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 1.953 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 180 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 1.636 km S of Whittier, Alaska · 180 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  22. 1.646 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 180 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 1.843 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 179 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 2.036 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 179 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  25. 1.756 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 179 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  26. 1.727 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 177 days ago · 42 km deep · 95 km away
  27. 2.07 km WSW of Knik, Alaska · 177 days ago · 57 km deep · 90 km away
  28. 1.521 km ESE of Funny River, Alaska · 177 days ago · 43 km deep · 64 km away
  29. 2.011 km NNE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 177 days ago · 51 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 1.916 km N of Sterling, Alaska · 176 days ago · 58 km deep · 82 km away
  31. 2.237 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 176 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  32. 1.515 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 176 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  33. 1.541 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 175 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  34. 1.949 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 175 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  35. 1.849 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 175 days ago · 17 km deep · 95 km away
  36. 1.940 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 174 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
  37. 2.334 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 174 days ago · 18 km deep · 90 km away
  38. 2.735 km ENE of Fox River, Alaska · 174 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  39. 1.716 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 174 days ago · 52 km deep · 66 km away
  40. 1.618 km W of Hope, Alaska · 173 days ago · 39 km deep · 47 km away
  41. 2.318 km ESE of Beluga, Alaska · 173 days ago · 58 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  42. 2.732 km SW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 173 days ago · 28 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  43. 2.015 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 173 days ago · 47 km deep · 81 km away
  44. 1.819 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 173 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  45. 1.715 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 173 days ago · 32 km deep · 82 km away
  46. 1.540 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 173 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  47. 1.554 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 173 days ago · 19 km deep · 92 km away
  48. 2.13 km S of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 172 days ago · 25 km deep · 66 km away
  49. 1.510 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 172 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  50. 3.210 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 172 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  51. 1.616 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 172 days ago · 29 km deep · 87 km away
  52. 1.70 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 171 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  53. 1.648 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 171 days ago · 28 km deep · 98 km away
  54. 1.531 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 171 days ago · 67 km deep · 93 km away
  55. 1.640 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 171 days ago · 18 km deep · 85 km away
  56. 1.512 km NE of Nikiski, Alaska · 171 days ago · 69 km deep · 100 km away
  57. 1.936 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 171 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away
  58. 2.831 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 171 days ago · 50 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  59. 1.86 km WNW of Girdwood, Alaska · 169 days ago · 24 km deep · 35 km away
  60. 1.813 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 169 days ago · 32 km deep · 85 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.928 km W of Seward, Alaska · 184 days ago · 39 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 1.821 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 184 days ago · 49 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.616 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 185 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.76 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 186 days ago · 42 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.737 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 186 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.020 km SSE of Sunrise, Alaska · 186 days ago · 18 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 2.15 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 186 days ago · 46 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 1.515 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 186 days ago · 49 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.614 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 187 days ago · 50 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.641 km NNW of Chenega, Alaska · 187 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 1.910 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 187 days ago · 70 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 1.919 km NNE of Hope, Alaska · 187 days ago · 26 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 1.839 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 188 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 2.95 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 188 days ago · 32 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 6
  15. 2.36 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 188 days ago · 37 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.07 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 188 days ago · 24 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.519 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 188 days ago · 49 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.626 km WSW of Hope, Alaska · 188 days ago · 44 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 1.723 km WSW of Hope, Alaska · 189 days ago · 51 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 1.621 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 189 days ago · 47 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026gpwtpy. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 10:34 PM UTC.