Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 56 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 56 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska on Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 6:18 PM AKDT (02:18 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

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

A larger quake followed: M2.1 44 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-09-24 02:18:48 UTC
Depth
15.8 km (9.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.570° N, 147.532° W
Region
Alaska
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was I, not felt shaking. If you felt it, tell the USGS: every report sharpens the shaking map.

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How well it is located

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

Location uncertainty
About 3.2 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
136°
Stations used
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 since this one and 53 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.021 km NE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 7 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.144 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3 days ago · 19 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 2.04 km WNW of Chenega, Alaska · 3 days ago · 22 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 1.743 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 7 hr ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away

Before

  1. 2.230 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 9 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.056 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 9 days ago · 18 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.616 km ENE of Girdwood, Alaska · 9 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.950 km SE of Knik River, Alaska · 9 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 3.257 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 11 days ago · 16 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 1.927 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 11 days ago · 20 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 1.613 km SW of Valdez, Alaska · 11 days ago · 19 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 1.631 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 11 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 1.641 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 12 days ago · 17 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 2.134 km N of Chenega, Alaska · 12 days ago · 14 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.832 km E of Crown Point, Alaska · 12 days ago · 19 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 1.640 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 14 days ago · 22 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.742 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 14 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 1.751 km SE of Knik River, Alaska · 14 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 2.743 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 15 days ago · 19 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.021 km WNW of Chenega, Alaska · 15 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 1.616 km SW of Valdez, Alaska · 15 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 2.416 km S of Girdwood, Alaska · 15 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.550 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 15 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 1.724 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 19 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026sxmlnf. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:47 AM UTC.