Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 33 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 33 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska on Sun, Sep 20, 2026, 11:36 AM AKDT (19:36 UTC), 87 km (54 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 42 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-09-20 19:36:57 UTC
Depth
87.4 km (54.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
60.269° N, 152.093° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 4.4 km horizontally, 3.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.30
Station coverage gap
48°
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: 147 since this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.734 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 14 days ago · 79 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 1.75 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 14 days ago · 66 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 1.870 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 14 days ago · 108 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 2.736 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 14 days ago · 78 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.670 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 14 days ago · 121 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 1.951 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 14 days ago · 128 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.651 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 14 days ago · 90 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.748 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 14 days ago · 101 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 1.956 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 14 days ago · 89 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 1.666 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 14 days ago · 119 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 2.016 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 14 days ago · 52 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 2.445 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 14 days ago · 104 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 3.120 km NE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 13 days ago · 46 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.638 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 13 days ago · 92 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 2.043 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 13 days ago · 91 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 2.025 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 13 days ago · 65 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.756 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 13 days ago · 86 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 1.923 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 13 days ago · 72 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 1.812 km NNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 13 days ago · 77 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 1.557 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 13 days ago · 114 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 1.663 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 13 days ago · 119 km deep · 48 km away
  22. 1.63 km NNE of Anchor Point, Alaska · 13 days ago · 70 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 1.638 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 13 days ago · 75 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 2.454 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 13 days ago · 106 km deep · 61 km away
  25. 1.646 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 13 days ago · 89 km deep · 49 km away
  26. 1.560 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 13 days ago · 103 km deep · 62 km away
  27. 1.621 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 13 days ago · 84 km deep · 25 km away
  28. 1.657 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 13 days ago · 106 km deep · 60 km away
  29. 1.654 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 12 days ago · 92 km deep · 46 km away
  30. 1.946 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 12 days ago · 88 km deep · 50 km away
  31. 1.572 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 12 days ago · 123 km deep · 52 km away
  32. 2.229 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 12 days ago · 85 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  33. 1.520 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 12 days ago · 73 km deep · 62 km away
  34. 1.739 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 12 days ago · 131 km deep · 91 km away
  35. 1.544 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 12 days ago · 94 km deep · 65 km away
  36. 1.617 km NNE of Sterling, Alaska · 12 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  37. 1.54 km SSW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 12 days ago · 66 km deep · 36 km away
  38. 2.244 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 12 days ago · 148 km deep · 81 km away
  39. 1.85 km SSE of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 12 days ago · 48 km deep · 79 km away
  40. 2.054 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 12 days ago · 135 km deep · 70 km away
  41. 1.739 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 12 days ago · 95 km deep · 6 km away
  42. 2.237 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 12 days ago · 71 km deep · 96 km away
  43. 2.222 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 12 days ago · 69 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  44. 1.847 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 12 days ago · 92 km deep · 32 km away
  45. 1.59 km S of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 12 days ago · 57 km deep · 41 km away
  46. 1.854 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 11 days ago · 90 km deep · 99 km away
  47. 2.850 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 11 days ago · 94 km deep · 57 km away
  48. 2.653 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 11 days ago · 109 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  49. 1.658 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 11 days ago · 108 km deep · 79 km away
  50. 3.433 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 11 days ago · 72 km deep · 99 km away
  51. 2.856 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 11 days ago · 101 km deep · 59 km away
  52. 2.157 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 11 days ago · 135 km deep · 67 km away
  53. 1.667 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 11 days ago · 142 km deep · 56 km away
  54. 1.738 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 11 days ago · 90 km deep · 25 km away
  55. 1.667 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 11 days ago · 126 km deep · 58 km away
  56. 1.710 km E of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 11 days ago · 60 km deep · 49 km away
  57. 1.718 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 11 days ago · 65 km deep · 60 km away
  58. 1.613 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 11 days ago · 67 km deep · 54 km away
  59. 1.640 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 11 days ago · 73 km deep · 82 km away
  60. 1.72 km ENE of Salamatof, Alaska · 10 days ago · 75 km deep · 59 km away

The first 60 of 147.

Before

  1. 1.531 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 14 days ago · 78 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 1.645 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 14 days ago · 127 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 2.165 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 14 days ago · 120 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.012 km NE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 14 days ago · 71 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 2.263 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 14 days ago · 128 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 2.514 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 14 days ago · 70 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 2.573 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 15 days ago · 139 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 1.760 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 15 days ago · 96 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 1.652 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 15 days ago · 120 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 1.932 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 15 days ago · 52 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 1.817 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 15 days ago · 68 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 2.655 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 15 days ago · 99 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 2.634 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 15 days ago · 68 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 1.535 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 15 days ago · 80 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 1.723 km NNE of Fox River, Alaska · 15 days ago · 50 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 2.641 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 15 days ago · 95 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.750 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 15 days ago · 86 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 2.039 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 15 days ago · 141 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 2.611 km E of Ninilchik, Alaska · 15 days ago · 84 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.721 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 15 days ago · 73 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026srkzhs. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:59 PM UTC.