Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 6 km SSE of Tyonek, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 6 km SSE of Tyonek, Alaska on Mon, Jan 26, 2026, 2:23 AM AKST (11:23 UTC), 69 km (43 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 46 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-01-26 11:23:37 UTC
Depth
69.1 km (42.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.017° N, 151.098° 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, 3.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.30
Station coverage gap
47°
Stations used
53

Nearest places

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

Nearby

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

After

  1. 2.47 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 252 days ago · 36 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 3.54 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 252 days ago · 34 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 81
  3. 1.76 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 252 days ago · 39 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 2.021 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 251 days ago · 42 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 2.121 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 251 days ago · 46 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 1.923 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 251 days ago · 60 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.828 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 251 days ago · 52 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 2.217 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 250 days ago · 60 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 2.826 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 250 days ago · 43 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.25 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 250 days ago · 51 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 2.35 km SSW of Kasilof, Alaska · 250 days ago · 64 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 3.15 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 250 days ago · 66 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.220 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 250 days ago · 58 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 2.334 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 250 days ago · 73 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.821 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 250 days ago · 43 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 2.09 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 250 days ago · 48 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 1.97 km S of Willow, Alaska · 249 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 2.222 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 249 days ago · 66 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 2.14 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 248 days ago · 40 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 2.417 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 248 days ago · 70 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 2.03 km W of Big Lake, Alaska · 248 days ago · 50 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 2.020 km NE of Nikiski, Alaska · 248 days ago · 65 km deep · 22 km away
  23. 2.029 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 248 days ago · 55 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  24. 2.143 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 248 days ago · 89 km deep · 92 km away
  25. 3.214 km SE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 247 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 17
  26. 1.717 km NNE of Susitna, Alaska · 247 days ago · 24 km deep · 83 km away
  27. 1.822 km NW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 247 days ago · 80 km deep · 81 km away
  28. 1.69 km WSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 247 days ago · 50 km deep · 74 km away
  29. 1.98 km NNW of Ridgeway, Alaska · 247 days ago · 66 km deep · 46 km away
  30. 1.612 km SE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 247 days ago · 32 km deep · 90 km away
  31. 3.22 km WSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 247 days ago · 32 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 8
  32. 1.91 km W of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 247 days ago · 34 km deep · 82 km away
  33. 1.99 km E of Tyonek, Alaska · 246 days ago · 61 km deep · 9 km away
  34. 1.838 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 246 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  35. 1.920 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 246 days ago · 17 km deep · 27 km away
  36. 2.018 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 246 days ago · 58 km deep · 31 km away
  37. 1.87 km WNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 246 days ago · 43 km deep · 79 km away
  38. 2.013 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 246 days ago · 65 km deep · 97 km away
  39. 1.626 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 246 days ago · 75 km deep · 84 km away
  40. 1.923 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 246 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  41. 1.93 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 246 days ago · 47 km deep · 26 km away
  42. 2.016 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 246 days ago · 17 km deep · 26 km away
  43. 2.047 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 246 days ago · 105 km deep · 53 km away
  44. 1.828 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 246 days ago · 57 km deep · 61 km away
  45. 1.925 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 246 days ago · 45 km deep · 44 km away
  46. 2.369 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 246 days ago · 111 km deep · 88 km away
  47. 2.062 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 245 days ago · 110 km deep · 71 km away
  48. 1.932 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 245 days ago · 71 km deep · 77 km away
  49. 2.131 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 245 days ago · 79 km deep · 43 km away
  50. 2.136 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 245 days ago · 79 km deep · 76 km away
  51. 1.94 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 245 days ago · 63 km deep · 63 km away
  52. 1.92 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 245 days ago · 40 km deep · 84 km away
  53. 2.224 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 245 days ago · 86 km deep · 38 km away
  54. 2.450 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 245 days ago · 101 km deep · 55 km away
  55. 2.025 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 245 days ago · 65 km deep · 53 km away
  56. 1.96 km E of Soldotna, Alaska · 245 days ago · 62 km deep · 59 km away
  57. 2.110 km NNE of Sterling, Alaska · 244 days ago · 43 km deep · 48 km away
  58. 2.26 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 244 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  59. 2.711 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 243 days ago · 42 km deep · 71 km away
  60. 2.964 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 243 days ago · 107 km deep · 67 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.07 km S of Willow, Alaska · 252 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 2
  2. 2.49 km S of Willow, Alaska · 252 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 3
  3. 1.929 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 252 days ago · 65 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.89 km S of Willow, Alaska · 252 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.813 km WSW of Willow, Alaska · 253 days ago · 47 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 2.826 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 253 days ago · 72 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 2.022 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 253 days ago · 89 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 2.023 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 253 days ago · 92 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 1.57 km S of Willow, Alaska · 253 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.911 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 253 days ago · 72 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 1.819 km N of Nikiski, Alaska · 253 days ago · 70 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 1.58 km WNW of Girdwood, Alaska · 254 days ago · 28 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 1.65 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 254 days ago · 47 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 1.821 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 254 days ago · 61 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 1.638 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 254 days ago · 88 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 1.620 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 254 days ago · 86 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 2.364 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 254 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 2.065 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 254 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 1.84 km S of Kasilof, Alaska · 254 days ago · 64 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 2.160 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 254 days ago · 109 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak2026butvbz. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:55 AM UTC.