Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 19 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 19 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska on Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 11:22 PM AKDT (07:22 UTC), 52 km (32 mi) below the surface.

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

A larger quake followed: M2.5 7 km WSW of Willow, 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
2026-09-29 07:22:17 UTC
Depth
51.8 km (32.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.251° N, 150.273° 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 2.9 km horizontally, 3.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
61°
Stations used
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 since this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.96 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 3 days ago · 69 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 2.57 km WSW of Willow, Alaska · 39 hr ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 4
  3. 1.920 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 36 hr ago · 72 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 2.18 km NW of Houston, Alaska · 33 hr ago · 27 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.424 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 30 hr ago · 49 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.731 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 22 hr ago · 62 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 1.943 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 11 hr ago · 101 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.024 km SSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 1 hr ago · 35 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 2.18 km NNE of Susitna, Alaska · 39 min ago · 64 km deep · 41 km away

Before

  1. 2.17 km WNW of Houston, Alaska · 3 days ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.710 km SSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 3 days ago · 45 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.722 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3 days ago · 57 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.819 km E of Funny River, Alaska · 3 days ago · 50 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.120 km SSW of Sunrise, Alaska · 3 days ago · 26 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 2
  6. 1.843 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 3 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.88 km SE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 3 days ago · 34 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 1.617 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 4 days ago · 22 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 2.523 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 4 days ago · 53 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.118 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 4 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.81 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 4 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 2.17 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 4 days ago · 30 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.97 km N of Hope, Alaska · 4 days ago · 36 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 1.719 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 4 days ago · 81 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 2.018 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 4 days ago · 66 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.712 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 4 days ago · 25 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 2.145 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 5 days ago · 90 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.916 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 5 days ago · 16 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.121 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 5 days ago · 47 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.924 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 5 days ago · 50 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026thcrlf. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:44 PM UTC.