Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 62 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 62 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska on Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:31 PM AKDT (04:31 UTC), 125 km (78 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-10-02 04:31:58 UTC
Depth
125.4 km (77.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
60.219° N, 152.740° 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 5.1 km horizontally, 2.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.40
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
118°
Stations used
45

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 since this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.645 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 4 hr ago · 127 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 1.954 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 12 hr ago · 83 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 1.965 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 15 hr ago · 145 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 2.155 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 18 hr ago · 112 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 2.646 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 20 hr ago · 100 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 1.726 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 25 hr ago · 67 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.851 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 31 hr ago · 99 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 2.027 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 31 hr ago · 75 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 1.977 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 31 hr ago · 132 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 1.560 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 33 hr ago · 99 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 3.423 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 36 hr ago · 78 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 3.038 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 36 hr ago · 94 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 2.249 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 37 hr ago · 129 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 1.534 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 39 hr ago · 76 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 2.155 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 39 hr ago · 106 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 2.048 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 45 hr ago · 154 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 2.044 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 46 hr ago · 87 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 1.846 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2 days ago · 126 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 1.557 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3 days ago · 105 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 2.120 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 3 days ago · 71 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.566 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 4 days ago · 96 km deep · 29 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026tmlale. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:06 PM UTC.