Alaska earthquakes

M0.9 earthquake 73 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska

A magnitude 0.9 earthquake struck 73 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska on Sat, Sep 19, 2026, 10:52 PM AKDT (06:52 UTC), 136 km (85 mi) below the surface.

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

A larger quake followed: M2.5 74 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
0.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-09-20 06:52:37 UTC
Depth
136.2 km (84.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
60.450° N, 152.727° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

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How well it is located

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

Location uncertainty
About 86.0 km horizontally, 75.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.50
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
120°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 since this one and 187 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.574 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 40 hr ago · 140 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 2.514 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 38 hr ago · 71 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 2.163 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 38 hr ago · 128 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 2.163 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 35 hr ago · 120 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.65 km NW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 24 hr ago · 74 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 2.736 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 23 hr ago · 79 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.650 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 20 hr ago · 91 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.653 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 18 hr ago · 88 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 2.345 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 17 hr ago · 104 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 3.120 km NE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 16 hr ago · 46 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.824 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 10 hr ago · 73 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 1.510 km WSW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 8 hr ago · 84 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 2.455 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3 hr ago · 106 km deep · 67 km away

Before

  1. 2.655 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 46 hr ago · 99 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 2.641 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2 days ago · 95 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.649 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2 days ago · 86 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 2.039 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2 days ago · 141 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 2.611 km E of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2 days ago · 84 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.621 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3 days ago · 74 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 2.054 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3 days ago · 105 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 1.743 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3 days ago · 88 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 1.852 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 3 days ago · 132 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 1.873 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3 days ago · 117 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 1.838 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 3 days ago · 88 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 1.572 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 4 days ago · 133 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 1.925 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 4 days ago · 92 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 2.145 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 4 days ago · 143 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 3.044 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 4 days ago · 132 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 1.527 km NW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 4 days ago · 84 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 1.641 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 4 days ago · 98 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 1.523 km NW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 4 days ago · 82 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 2.054 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 4 days ago · 102 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 2.036 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 4 days ago · 134 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026sqlmrc. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 1:11 AM UTC.