Alaska earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 26 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 26 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska on Sun, Mar 15, 2026, 3:58 PM AKDT (23:58 UTC), 39 km (24 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 9 km ENE of Ninilchik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from: Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time: Sun, Mar 15, 2026, 3:58 PM AKDT
UTC: 2026-03-15 23:58:17 UTC
Depth: 38.5 km (23.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 60.626° N, 150.307° W
Region: Alaska
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.9	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.1 · 75 stations
2.8	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.031 · 136 stations

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 2.0 km horizontally, 2.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.10
Station coverage gap: 34°
Stations used: 119

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 199 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 199.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026ffvrqe (also filed as us6000sgij). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:47 PM UTC.