Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 17 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 17 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska on Sun, Mar 15, 2026, 9:05 AM AKDT (17:05 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 31 km NW of Valdez, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-03-15 17:05:06 UTC
Depth
18.6 km (11.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.725° N, 146.813° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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 2.8 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.30
Station coverage gap
47°
Stations used
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 183 in the 60 days after this one and 103 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.643 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 201 days ago · 21 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.857 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 201 days ago · 21 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 1.739 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 201 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 2.036 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 201 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.917 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 201 days ago · 19 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 2.138 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 200 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 2.043 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 199 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 2.059 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 199 days ago · 23 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 3.123 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 199 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.042 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 198 days ago · 19 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 2.135 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 198 days ago · 21 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 1.935 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 198 days ago · 24 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 2.247 km N of Chenega, Alaska · 197 days ago · 19 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 2.315 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 197 days ago · 18 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 2.79 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 197 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 1.728 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 197 days ago · 22 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 2.043 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 195 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 2.164 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 195 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 2.830 km SE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 195 days ago · 23 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.942 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 195 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 1.626 km W of Valdez, Alaska · 194 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  22. 2.438 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 194 days ago · 19 km deep · 41 km away
  23. 2.048 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 194 days ago · 27 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 2.146 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 194 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  25. 1.856 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 193 days ago · 27 km deep · 62 km away
  26. 1.541 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 193 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  27. 1.722 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 193 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  28. 2.227 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 193 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  29. 2.134 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 192 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 2
  30. 1.646 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 192 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  31. 1.947 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 191 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  32. 2.519 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 191 days ago · 20 km deep · 30 km away
  33. 1.742 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 191 days ago · 16 km deep · 33 km away
  34. 2.036 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 191 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  35. 3.137 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 191 days ago · 18 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  36. 1.932 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 190 days ago · 18 km deep · 75 km away
  37. 1.741 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 190 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  38. 1.523 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 190 days ago · 18 km deep · 75 km away
  39. 2.047 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 190 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  40. 1.620 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 189 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away
  41. 2.116 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 189 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  42. 2.919 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 189 days ago · 29 km deep · 80 km away
  43. 1.64 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 189 days ago · 17 km deep · 95 km away
  44. 1.749 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 189 days ago · 19 km deep · 33 km away
  45. 1.774 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 188 days ago · 21 km deep · 81 km away
  46. 1.628 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 188 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  47. 1.814 km SW of Valdez, Alaska · 187 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  48. 1.940 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 187 days ago · 17 km deep · 76 km away
  49. 1.550 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 187 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  50. 1.541 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 186 days ago · 21 km deep · 86 km away
  51. 1.728 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 186 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
  52. 2.049 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 186 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away
  53. 2.015 km SSW of Valdez, Alaska · 186 days ago · 17 km deep · 36 km away
  54. 1.839 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 185 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  55. 1.649 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 185 days ago · 25 km deep · 97 km away
  56. 1.641 km NNW of Chenega, Alaska · 185 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  57. 1.737 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 184 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away
  58. 1.646 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 184 days ago · 22 km deep · 90 km away
  59. 2.031 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 183 days ago · 19 km deep · 20 km away
  60. 1.928 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 181 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away

The first 60 of 183.

Before

  1. 1.837 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 202 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 3.245 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 202 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 2
  3. 2.156 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 203 days ago · 19 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 1.854 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 203 days ago · 18 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 1.633 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 203 days ago · 20 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 2.135 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 203 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 1.655 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 204 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.829 km SSE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 204 days ago · 19 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 1.646 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 204 days ago · 24 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 1.542 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 204 days ago · 27 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 2.429 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 205 days ago · 20 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 1.948 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 205 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 1.947 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 205 days ago · 31 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 2.565 km SSW of Cordova, Alaska · 205 days ago · 23 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 1.927 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 205 days ago · 17 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 1.947 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 206 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 1.549 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 206 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 2.29 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 206 days ago · 25 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 1.539 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 206 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 1.746 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 207 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026ffhzps. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:45 PM UTC.