Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 27 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 27 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska on Fri, Sep 18, 2026, 9:07 PM AKDT (05:07 UTC), 51 km (32 mi) below the surface.

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

A larger quake followed: M2.3 23 km W of Hope, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-09-19 05:07:38 UTC
Depth
51.1 km (31.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.165° N, 150.569° 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 3.7 km horizontally, 4.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
51°
Stations used
37

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 since this one and 189 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.323 km W of Hope, Alaska · 3 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.819 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 2 days ago · 66 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 2.322 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 2 days ago · 57 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.46 km NNW of Houston, Alaska · 46 hr ago · 18 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.163 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 45 hr ago · 120 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.916 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 27 hr ago · 49 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 2.63 km WNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 25 hr ago · 27 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.024 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 23 hr ago · 59 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.733 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 22 hr ago · 79 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 2.840 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 14 hr ago · 101 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 1.720 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 4 days ago · 32 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 2.518 km N of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 4 days ago · 25 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.810 km SE of Anchorage, Alaska · 4 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 26
  4. 1.63 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 5 days ago · 47 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 2.04 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 5 days ago · 32 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.612 km ENE of Kasilof, Alaska · 5 days ago · 54 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.639 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 5 days ago · 85 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 1.634 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 5 days ago · 98 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.430 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 5 days ago · 25 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 2
  10. 1.513 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 5 days ago · 50 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 1.814 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 6 days ago · 76 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.820 km NNE of Nikiski, Alaska · 6 days ago · 69 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 1.98 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 6 days ago · 65 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 1.941 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 6 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 2.232 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 6 days ago · 85 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.912 km ENE of Susitna, Alaska · 6 days ago · 34 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 1.821 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 6 days ago · 15 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 2.416 km S of Girdwood, Alaska · 6 days ago · 18 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.925 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 6 days ago · 98 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.819 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 6 days ago · 16 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026solzbx. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:53 AM UTC.