Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 21 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 21 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska on Tue, Mar 3, 2026, 4:54 AM AKST (13:54 UTC), 80 km (50 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 33 km S of Funny River, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-03-03 13:54:46 UTC
Depth
80.0 km (49.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
60.923° N, 151.397° 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 4.1 km horizontally, 4.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
66°
Stations used
21

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 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.35 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 216 days ago · 30 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.95 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 216 days ago · 29 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.623 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 216 days ago · 80 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 1.675 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 215 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.713 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 215 days ago · 41 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.86 km ESE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 215 days ago · 68 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.816 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 215 days ago · 56 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 2.09 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 215 days ago · 50 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 1.918 km NW of Hope, Alaska · 215 days ago · 40 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 2.433 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 215 days ago · 89 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 1.532 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 215 days ago · 84 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 1.562 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 215 days ago · 103 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 1.818 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 215 days ago · 29 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 2.623 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 215 days ago · 66 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 1.528 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 214 days ago · 83 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 2.042 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 214 days ago · 88 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 1.513 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 214 days ago · 18 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 1.518 km S of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 214 days ago · 38 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.816 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 214 days ago · 50 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 1.713 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 214 days ago · 44 km deep · 73 km away
  21. 1.731 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 213 days ago · 73 km deep · 52 km away
  22. 1.811 km SSE of Tyonek, Alaska · 213 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  23. 1.559 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 213 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  24. 1.85 km SW of Kasilof, Alaska · 213 days ago · 63 km deep · 69 km away
  25. 1.813 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 213 days ago · 46 km deep · 49 km away
  26. 1.916 km NW of Hope, Alaska · 213 days ago · 44 km deep · 85 km away
  27. 1.632 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 213 days ago · 80 km deep · 34 km away
  28. 4.033 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 213 days ago · 52 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 36
  29. 2.052 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 213 days ago · 84 km deep · 71 km away
  30. 2.518 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 213 days ago · 72 km deep · 76 km away
  31. 1.96 km SE of Hope, Alaska · 213 days ago · 34 km deep · 99 km away
  32. 2.314 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 212 days ago · 68 km deep · 56 km away
  33. 2.513 km NNW of Sterling, Alaska · 212 days ago · 54 km deep · 43 km away
  34. 2.08 km S of Soldotna, Alaska · 212 days ago · 59 km deep · 60 km away
  35. 1.547 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 212 days ago · 88 km deep · 60 km away
  36. 1.816 km E of Kasilof, Alaska · 211 days ago · 67 km deep · 70 km away
  37. 2.111 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 211 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  38. 2.711 km SE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 211 days ago · 49 km deep · 85 km away
  39. 2.122 km E of Sterling, Alaska · 211 days ago · 41 km deep · 69 km away
  40. 1.857 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 211 days ago · 111 km deep · 48 km away
  41. 1.814 km ESE of Tyonek, Alaska · 211 days ago · 21 km deep · 29 km away
  42. 1.927 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 211 days ago · 76 km deep · 91 km away
  43. 1.87 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 211 days ago · 63 km deep · 76 km away
  44. 2.124 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 211 days ago · 59 km deep · 51 km away
  45. 1.736 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 211 days ago · 87 km deep · 87 km away
  46. 1.78 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 211 days ago · 41 km deep · 95 km away
  47. 2.017 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 211 days ago · 40 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  48. 2.122 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 211 days ago · 77 km deep · 35 km away
  49. 1.531 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 211 days ago · 86 km deep · 42 km away
  50. 1.81 km S of Soldotna, Alaska · 210 days ago · 69 km deep · 53 km away
  51. 2.025 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 210 days ago · 52 km deep · 57 km away
  52. 2.227 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 210 days ago · 60 km deep · 56 km away
  53. 2.018 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 210 days ago · 73 km deep · 42 km away
  54. 1.630 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 210 days ago · 56 km deep · 61 km away
  55. 2.045 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 209 days ago · 89 km deep · 56 km away
  56. 2.137 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 209 days ago · 81 km deep · 54 km away
  57. 1.674 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 209 days ago · 134 km deep · 85 km away
  58. 2.647 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 209 days ago · 100 km deep · 53 km away
  59. 2.08 km E of Kasilof, Alaska · 209 days ago · 72 km deep · 67 km away
  60. 1.524 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 209 days ago · 66 km deep · 71 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.620 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 216 days ago · 37 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 2.011 km ENE of Susitna, Alaska · 216 days ago · 29 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.560 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 216 days ago · 115 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 2.022 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 216 days ago · 69 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.69 km WSW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 216 days ago · 59 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.87 km NNW of Sterling, Alaska · 216 days ago · 53 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 2.041 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 217 days ago · 93 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 1.927 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 217 days ago · 42 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 1.629 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 217 days ago · 83 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.545 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 217 days ago · 84 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 1.625 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 217 days ago · 45 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 1.813 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 217 days ago · 52 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 1.956 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 217 days ago · 114 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.613 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 217 days ago · 56 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 3.433 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 217 days ago · 101 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.629 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 217 days ago · 66 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 1.718 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 217 days ago · 63 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 1.926 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 217 days ago · 84 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 2.319 km W of Hope, Alaska · 218 days ago · 39 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 2.918 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 218 days ago · 45 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026ejazbc. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:06 AM UTC.