Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 6 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 6 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska on Sat, Sep 19, 2026, 5:58 AM AKDT (13:58 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

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

A larger quake followed: M2.3 15 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-09-19 13:58:57 UTC
Depth
18.8 km (11.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.258° N, 150.263° 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 4.0 km horizontally, 2.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
94°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 since this one and 185 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.315 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.819 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 2 days ago · 66 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 2.46 km NNW of Houston, Alaska · 46 hr ago · 18 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.316 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 44 hr ago · 86 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 2.155 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 31 hr ago · 117 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 2.363 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 30 hr ago · 100 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 2.63 km WNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 26 hr ago · 27 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.114 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 25 hr ago · 64 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.268 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 24 hr ago · 113 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 2.054 km E of Chase, Alaska · 24 hr ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 1.863 km NW of Petersville, Alaska · 16 hr ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 2.840 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 14 hr ago · 101 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 2.450 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 4 days ago · 75 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.430 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 4 days ago · 87 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 2.17 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 4 days ago · 53 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.839 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 4 days ago · 89 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 1.63 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 5 days ago · 47 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 2.04 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 5 days ago · 32 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.327 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 5 days ago · 22 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.853 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 5 days ago · 58 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 1.717 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 6 days ago · 72 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 1.635 km NW of Petersville, Alaska · 6 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 1.941 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 6 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 1.847 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 6 days ago · 95 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 3.39 km NE of Petersville, Alaska · 6 days ago · 70 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 1.912 km ENE of Susitna, Alaska · 6 days ago · 34 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 1.925 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 6 days ago · 98 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 2.129 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 6 days ago · 65 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.13 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 7 days ago · 32 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.780 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 7 days ago · 62 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 1.50 km W of Fishhook, Alaska · 7 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 2.172 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 7 days ago · 103 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026spdrtk. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:17 AM UTC.