Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 36 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 36 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska on Sat, Mar 7, 2026, 11:57 PM AKST (08:57 UTC), 87 km (54 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 30 km W of Anchor Point, 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
2026-03-08 08:57:52 UTC
Depth
87.2 km (54.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
60.246° N, 152.196° 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 4.7 km horizontally, 4.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.30
Station coverage gap
98°
Stations used
22

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 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.531 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 211 days ago · 86 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 1.81 km S of Soldotna, Alaska · 211 days ago · 69 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 2.348 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 211 days ago · 170 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 2.859 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 211 days ago · 143 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 2.452 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 211 days ago · 111 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 2.018 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 210 days ago · 73 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 1.556 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 210 days ago · 91 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 1.73 km WSW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 210 days ago · 65 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 1.758 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 210 days ago · 102 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 1.674 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 210 days ago · 134 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 1.847 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 209 days ago · 121 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 2.08 km E of Kasilof, Alaska · 209 days ago · 72 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 2.666 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 209 days ago · 112 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 1.635 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 209 days ago · 89 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 1.917 km ESE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 209 days ago · 56 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 1.963 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 209 days ago · 101 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 1.969 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 209 days ago · 115 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 1.647 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 209 days ago · 93 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 2.541 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 209 days ago · 129 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 1.99 km W of Diamond Ridge, Alaska · 209 days ago · 61 km deep · 68 km away
  21. 1.649 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 209 days ago · 89 km deep · 35 km away
  22. 3.238 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 209 days ago · 99 km deep · 21 km away
  23. 1.815 km E of Ninilchik, Alaska · 209 days ago · 61 km deep · 50 km away
  24. 1.915 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 209 days ago · 54 km deep · 59 km away
  25. 1.97 km N of Ninilchik, Alaska · 208 days ago · 62 km deep · 33 km away
  26. 2.117 km WSW of Homer, Alaska · 208 days ago · 64 km deep · 74 km away
  27. 2.215 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 208 days ago · 71 km deep · 47 km away
  28. 2.366 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 208 days ago · 118 km deep · 78 km away
  29. 2.14 km NNW of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 208 days ago · 71 km deep · 71 km away
  30. 2.117 km NE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 208 days ago · 69 km deep · 55 km away
  31. 1.922 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 208 days ago · 69 km deep · 40 km away
  32. 2.047 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 208 days ago · 99 km deep · 28 km away
  33. 2.431 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 208 days ago · 87 km deep · 20 km away
  34. 2.450 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 207 days ago · 88 km deep · 61 km away
  35. 2.113 km ENE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 207 days ago · 51 km deep · 45 km away
  36. 2.267 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 207 days ago · 122 km deep · 51 km away
  37. 2.021 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 207 days ago · 75 km deep · 16 km away
  38. 2.353 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 207 days ago · 93 km deep · 48 km away
  39. 2.757 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 207 days ago · 152 km deep · 63 km away
  40. 2.354 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 207 days ago · 78 km deep · 99 km away
  41. 1.84 km W of Funny River, Alaska · 207 days ago · 51 km deep · 80 km away
  42. 1.767 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 207 days ago · 135 km deep · 38 km away
  43. 2.025 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 207 days ago · 65 km deep · 66 km away
  44. 1.770 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 207 days ago · 114 km deep · 47 km away
  45. 2.060 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 207 days ago · 110 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  46. 1.720 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 206 days ago · 55 km deep · 90 km away
  47. 2.16 km NE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 206 days ago · 58 km deep · 58 km away
  48. 1.862 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 206 days ago · 110 km deep · 85 km away
  49. 1.554 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 206 days ago · 86 km deep · 20 km away
  50. 2.364 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 206 days ago · 103 km deep · 87 km away
  51. 1.557 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 206 days ago · 112 km deep · 28 km away
  52. 1.961 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 206 days ago · 122 km deep · 97 km away
  53. 1.748 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 206 days ago · 89 km deep · 86 km away
  54. 1.742 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 206 days ago · 122 km deep · 75 km away
  55. 1.859 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 206 days ago · 129 km deep · 59 km away
  56. 2.362 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 206 days ago · 105 km deep · 30 km away
  57. 2.753 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 206 days ago · 137 km deep · 65 km away
  58. 1.823 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 206 days ago · 87 km deep · 34 km away
  59. 1.654 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 205 days ago · 94 km deep · 46 km away
  60. 1.956 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 205 days ago · 102 km deep · 83 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.857 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 211 days ago · 111 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 2.711 km SE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 212 days ago · 49 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 2.160 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 212 days ago · 100 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.816 km E of Kasilof, Alaska · 212 days ago · 67 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 2.159 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 212 days ago · 104 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 2.08 km S of Soldotna, Alaska · 212 days ago · 59 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 2.544 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 212 days ago · 126 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.910 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 212 days ago · 77 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 2.063 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 212 days ago · 115 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 2.513 km NNW of Sterling, Alaska · 212 days ago · 54 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 2.162 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 212 days ago · 115 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 2.051 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 212 days ago · 97 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 2.544 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 212 days ago · 146 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 2.659 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 212 days ago · 96 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 2.545 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 212 days ago · 97 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 2.365 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 212 days ago · 94 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 2.314 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 213 days ago · 68 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 2.556 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 213 days ago · 97 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 2.349 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 213 days ago · 77 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 2.518 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 213 days ago · 72 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026ervtpj. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 10:46 AM UTC.