Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 4 km SSW of Ninilchik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 4 km SSW of Ninilchik, Alaska on Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 1:23 PM AKDT (21:23 UTC), 66 km (41 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
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-09-22 21:23:49 UTC
Depth
65.6 km (40.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.016° N, 151.690° 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 3.6 km horizontally, 3.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
64°
Stations used
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 96 since this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.244 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 10 days ago · 148 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.85 km SSE of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 10 days ago · 48 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 2.054 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 10 days ago · 135 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.739 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 9 days ago · 95 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 2.237 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 9 days ago · 71 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 2.222 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 9 days ago · 69 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.847 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 9 days ago · 92 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 1.59 km S of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 9 days ago · 57 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 1.854 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 9 days ago · 90 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 2.850 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 9 days ago · 94 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 2.653 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 9 days ago · 109 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.658 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 9 days ago · 108 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 3.433 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 9 days ago · 72 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 2.856 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 9 days ago · 101 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 2.157 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 9 days ago · 135 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 1.667 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 9 days ago · 142 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 1.821 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 8 days ago · 41 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.738 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 8 days ago · 90 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 1.667 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 8 days ago · 126 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 1.710 km E of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 8 days ago · 60 km deep · 37 km away
  21. 1.718 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 8 days ago · 65 km deep · 45 km away
  22. 1.613 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 8 days ago · 67 km deep · 33 km away
  23. 1.640 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 8 days ago · 73 km deep · 68 km away
  24. 1.72 km ENE of Salamatof, Alaska · 8 days ago · 75 km deep · 71 km away
  25. 1.716 km NNE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 8 days ago · 63 km deep · 83 km away
  26. 1.944 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 8 days ago · 133 km deep · 95 km away
  27. 1.919 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 8 days ago · 69 km deep · 50 km away
  28. 1.57 km WSW of Diamond Ridge, Alaska · 8 days ago · 65 km deep · 40 km away
  29. 2.024 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 8 days ago · 60 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 1.76 km NNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 8 days ago · 62 km deep · 24 km away
  31. 2.122 km ESE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 8 days ago · 48 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  32. 2.08 km SE of Funny River, Alaska · 7 days ago · 44 km deep · 75 km away
  33. 1.99 km SE of Soldotna, Alaska · 7 days ago · 60 km deep · 62 km away
  34. 1.743 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 7 days ago · 88 km deep · 45 km away
  35. 1.972 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 7 days ago · 113 km deep · 73 km away
  36. 1.91 km NNW of Kenai, Alaska · 7 days ago · 67 km deep · 66 km away
  37. 2.211 km SE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 7 days ago · 69 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
  38. 2.365 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 6 days ago · 134 km deep · 74 km away
  39. 2.456 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 6 days ago · 110 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  40. 1.944 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 6 days ago · 103 km deep · 45 km away
  41. 2.359 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 6 days ago · 118 km deep · 60 km away
  42. 1.721 km WNW of Seldovia, Alaska · 6 days ago · 63 km deep · 56 km away
  43. 2.115 km SSE of Port Graham, Alaska · 6 days ago · 43 km deep · 89 km away
  44. 2.464 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 6 days ago · 124 km deep · 73 km away
  45. 2.315 km E of Nikiski, Alaska · 6 days ago · 51 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  46. 1.855 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 5 days ago · 91 km deep · 57 km away
  47. 1.760 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 5 days ago · 119 km deep · 61 km away
  48. 2.665 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 5 days ago · 128 km deep · 72 km away
  49. 2.130 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 5 days ago · 91 km deep · 36 km away
  50. 2.247 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 5 days ago · 88 km deep · 63 km away
  51. 3.144 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 4 days ago · 138 km deep · 93 km away
  52. 2.333 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 4 days ago · 68 km deep · 65 km away
  53. 1.719 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 4 days ago · 81 km deep · 74 km away
  54. 2.046 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 4 days ago · 95 km deep · 46 km away
  55. 2.020 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 4 days ago · 67 km deep · 39 km away
  56. 1.952 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 4 days ago · 90 km deep · 61 km away
  57. 2.141 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 4 days ago · 135 km deep · 97 km away
  58. 2.845 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 4 days ago · 91 km deep · 65 km away
  59. 1.846 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 4 days ago · 120 km deep · 91 km away
  60. 2.118 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 4 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of 96.

Before

  1. 1.617 km NNE of Sterling, Alaska · 10 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.544 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 10 days ago · 94 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.739 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 10 days ago · 131 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.520 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 10 days ago · 73 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 2.229 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 10 days ago · 85 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.572 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 10 days ago · 123 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 1.946 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 10 days ago · 88 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 1.654 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 10 days ago · 92 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 1.657 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 10 days ago · 106 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 1.621 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 10 days ago · 84 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 1.560 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 11 days ago · 103 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 1.646 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 11 days ago · 89 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 2.454 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 11 days ago · 106 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 1.638 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 11 days ago · 75 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 1.63 km NNE of Anchor Point, Alaska · 11 days ago · 70 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 1.663 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 11 days ago · 119 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 1.728 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 11 days ago · 79 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 1.557 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 11 days ago · 114 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 1.812 km NNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 11 days ago · 77 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 1.923 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 11 days ago · 72 km deep · 46 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026svgpff. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:01 PM UTC.