Alaska earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 74 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 74 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska on Sun, Sep 20, 2026, 1:09 AM AKDT (09:09 UTC), 140 km (87 mi) below the surface.

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

A larger quake followed: M2.7 36 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.5 (ml), micro
Local time: Sun, Sep 20, 2026, 1:09 AM AKDT
UTC: 2026-09-20 09:09:19 UTC
Depth: 139.5 km (86.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 60.200° N, 152.971° W
Region: Alaska
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Automatic solution, may be revised

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How well it is located

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Location uncertainty: About 3.3 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.30
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 89°
Stations used: 96

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 since this one and 183 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026sqqbej (also filed as us7000tiq7). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:57 PM UTC.