Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 51 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 51 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska on Fri, Mar 20, 2026, 8:39 PM AKDT (04:39 UTC), 98 km (61 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 32 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-03-21 04:39:13 UTC
Depth
98.0 km (60.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
60.374° N, 152.342° W
Region
Alaska
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was I, not felt shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 3.2 km horizontally, 2.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.40
Station coverage gap
51°
Stations used
50

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

After

  1. 2.048 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 198 days ago · 83 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 2.316 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 197 days ago · 47 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.941 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 197 days ago · 90 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 2.011 km ESE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 197 days ago · 68 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 1.844 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 197 days ago · 84 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 1.655 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 197 days ago · 100 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.055 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 197 days ago · 119 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 2.353 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 197 days ago · 123 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 2.961 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 197 days ago · 113 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 1.854 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 197 days ago · 111 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 2.019 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 197 days ago · 64 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.647 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 197 days ago · 91 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 2.716 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 197 days ago · 75 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 2.826 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 196 days ago · 82 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 2.261 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 196 days ago · 117 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 1.920 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 196 days ago · 75 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 2.233 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 196 days ago · 145 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 2.162 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 196 days ago · 105 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 2.043 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 196 days ago · 87 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 2.110 km SW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 196 days ago · 66 km deep · 49 km away
  21. 1.953 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 196 days ago · 105 km deep · 37 km away
  22. 1.910 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 196 days ago · 77 km deep · 92 km away
  23. 1.966 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 196 days ago · 127 km deep · 86 km away
  24. 2.06 km SSW of Kasilof, Alaska · 196 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  25. 1.544 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 196 days ago · 83 km deep · 56 km away
  26. 2.147 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 196 days ago · 142 km deep · 71 km away
  27. 2.438 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 196 days ago · 159 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 2.244 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 196 days ago · 121 km deep · 96 km away
  29. 2.163 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 196 days ago · 102 km deep · 32 km away
  30. 1.95 km ENE of Kasilof, Alaska · 196 days ago · 28 km deep · 64 km away
  31. 2.267 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 196 days ago · 122 km deep · 53 km away
  32. 1.525 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 196 days ago · 80 km deep · 37 km away
  33. 2.216 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 195 days ago · 62 km deep · 74 km away
  34. 1.97 km E of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 195 days ago · 61 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  35. 1.723 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 195 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  36. 1.537 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 195 days ago · 84 km deep · 77 km away
  37. 2.349 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 195 days ago · 129 km deep · 77 km away
  38. 1.962 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 195 days ago · 140 km deep · 55 km away
  39. 1.625 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 195 days ago · 91 km deep · 26 km away
  40. 2.254 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 195 days ago · 88 km deep · 80 km away
  41. 3.064 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 195 days ago · 99 km deep · 80 km away
  42. 1.77 km ESE of Nikiski, Alaska · 195 days ago · 63 km deep · 72 km away
  43. 2.154 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 195 days ago · 113 km deep · 47 km away
  44. 2.444 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 195 days ago · 95 km deep · 28 km away
  45. 2.33 km SE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 195 days ago · 54 km deep · 78 km away
  46. 2.063 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 195 days ago · 119 km deep · 39 km away
  47. 1.660 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 195 days ago · 103 km deep · 65 km away
  48. 2.235 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 194 days ago · 89 km deep · 24 km away
  49. 1.513 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 194 days ago · 75 km deep · 90 km away
  50. 1.862 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 194 days ago · 126 km deep · 53 km away
  51. 2.617 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 194 days ago · 61 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  52. 1.672 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 194 days ago · 127 km deep · 55 km away
  53. 1.730 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 194 days ago · 88 km deep · 50 km away
  54. 2.422 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 194 days ago · 80 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  55. 1.667 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 193 days ago · 128 km deep · 21 km away
  56. 2.71 km SSW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 193 days ago · 81 km deep · 59 km away
  57. 1.86 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 193 days ago · 72 km deep · 95 km away
  58. 1.843 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 193 days ago · 83 km deep · 17 km away
  59. 1.636 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 193 days ago · 90 km deep · 73 km away
  60. 1.965 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 193 days ago · 117 km deep · 58 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.760 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 198 days ago · 109 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 1.95 km ENE of Anchor Point, Alaska · 198 days ago · 57 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.78 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 198 days ago · 70 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 2.559 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 198 days ago · 106 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 2.316 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 198 days ago · 70 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.611 km SSE of Tyonek, Alaska · 198 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.973 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 198 days ago · 130 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 1.917 km NE of Nikiski, Alaska · 198 days ago · 61 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.721 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 198 days ago · 67 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 2.244 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 198 days ago · 140 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 1.579 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 199 days ago · 115 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 1.850 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 199 days ago · 137 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 1.521 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 199 days ago · 80 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 1.556 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 199 days ago · 95 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 2.055 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 199 days ago · 97 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 2.539 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 199 days ago · 125 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 1.740 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 199 days ago · 83 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 1.940 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 199 days ago · 85 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 2.219 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 200 days ago · 66 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 2.260 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 200 days ago · 117 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026fpjpzv. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:34 PM UTC.