Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 24 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 24 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska on Sun, Mar 22, 2026, 11:20 AM AKDT (19:20 UTC), 54 km (33 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 21 km ESE of Skwentna, 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
2026-03-22 19:20:08 UTC
Depth
53.5 km (33.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.278° N, 150.400° W
Region
Alaska
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was I, not felt shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 6.5 km horizontally, 5.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
118°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.910 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 196 days ago · 77 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 3.721 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 196 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.325 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 196 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.946 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 196 days ago · 92 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.921 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 195 days ago · 68 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.710 km N of Houston, Alaska · 195 days ago · 25 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.816 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 195 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 4
  8. 1.820 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 195 days ago · 54 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.810 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 195 days ago · 57 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 1.77 km NNW of Houston, Alaska · 195 days ago · 44 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 1.537 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 195 days ago · 84 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.812 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 195 days ago · 29 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 1.814 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 195 days ago · 58 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.77 km ESE of Nikiski, Alaska · 195 days ago · 63 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 2.121 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 195 days ago · 19 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.29 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 194 days ago · 46 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 1.57 km W of Beluga, Alaska · 194 days ago · 21 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 1.628 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 194 days ago · 77 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 1.525 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 194 days ago · 68 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 1.712 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 194 days ago · 65 km deep · 43 km away
  21. 2.623 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 194 days ago · 70 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  22. 1.929 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 194 days ago · 27 km deep · 11 km away
  23. 1.513 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 194 days ago · 75 km deep · 59 km away
  24. 1.720 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 194 days ago · 62 km deep · 50 km away
  25. 1.524 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 193 days ago · 65 km deep · 21 km away
  26. 2.422 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 193 days ago · 80 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  27. 1.522 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 193 days ago · 59 km deep · 18 km away
  28. 1.86 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 193 days ago · 72 km deep · 52 km away
  29. 2.412 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 193 days ago · 44 km deep · 92 km away
  30. 1.77 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 193 days ago · 69 km deep · 25 km away
  31. 1.910 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 193 days ago · 44 km deep · 92 km away
  32. 2.63 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 193 days ago · 20 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  33. 1.617 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 192 days ago · 65 km deep · 28 km away
  34. 1.813 km WNW of Whittier, Alaska · 192 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  35. 1.722 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 192 days ago · 25 km deep · 75 km away
  36. 1.514 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 192 days ago · 65 km deep · 44 km away
  37. 1.914 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 192 days ago · 47 km deep · 15 km away
  38. 2.05 km WNW of Tanaina, Alaska · 192 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
  39. 2.824 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 192 days ago · 71 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  40. 1.926 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 192 days ago · 42 km deep · 59 km away
  41. 2.09 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 192 days ago · 29 km deep · 46 km away
  42. 2.41 km ENE of Houston, Alaska · 192 days ago · 29 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  43. 1.827 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 192 days ago · 68 km deep · 88 km away
  44. 2.06 km NW of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 192 days ago · 27 km deep · 48 km away
  45. 1.813 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 191 days ago · 57 km deep · 56 km away
  46. 2.326 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 191 days ago · 48 km deep · 17 km away
  47. 2.418 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 191 days ago · 42 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  48. 1.55 km W of Houston, Alaska · 191 days ago · 36 km deep · 46 km away
  49. 1.515 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 191 days ago · 37 km deep · 70 km away
  50. 1.74 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 191 days ago · 52 km deep · 36 km away
  51. 1.640 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 191 days ago · 70 km deep · 58 km away
  52. 1.53 km N of Anchorage, Alaska · 191 days ago · 46 km deep · 27 km away
  53. 1.58 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 191 days ago · 30 km deep · 39 km away
  54. 1.96 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 191 days ago · 58 km deep · 36 km away
  55. 1.721 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 191 days ago · 27 km deep · 75 km away
  56. 1.613 km E of Nikiski, Alaska · 191 days ago · 55 km deep · 75 km away
  57. 1.931 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 190 days ago · 61 km deep · 61 km away
  58. 1.68 km E of Willow, Alaska · 190 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
  59. 1.629 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 190 days ago · 57 km deep · 90 km away
  60. 3.318 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 190 days ago · 46 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 11

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.019 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 196 days ago · 22 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 1.98 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 196 days ago · 36 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 2.826 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 196 days ago · 82 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 2.024 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 196 days ago · 69 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.918 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 197 days ago · 27 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.020 km E of Eagle River, Alaska · 197 days ago · 32 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 2.129 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 197 days ago · 80 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.235 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 197 days ago · 89 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.916 km WSW of Willow, Alaska · 197 days ago · 27 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 1.64 km NE of Houston, Alaska · 198 days ago · 32 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 2.226 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 198 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.316 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 198 days ago · 70 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.95 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 198 days ago · 26 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 1.611 km SSE of Tyonek, Alaska · 198 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 1.917 km NE of Nikiski, Alaska · 198 days ago · 61 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 1.521 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 198 days ago · 80 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 1.72 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 198 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 1.919 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 199 days ago · 59 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 1.68 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 199 days ago · 64 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 2.317 km E of Knik River, Alaska · 199 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026fsinyl. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:46 PM UTC.