Alaska earthquakes

M-0.5 earthquake 59 km W of Tyonek, Alaska

A magnitude -0.5 earthquake struck 59 km W of Tyonek, Alaska on Sat, Sep 19, 2026, 2:07 PM AKDT (22:07 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 21 km SW of Susitna, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
-0.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
AV
Local time
UTC
2026-09-19 22:07:49 UTC
Depth
3.9 km (2.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.162° N, 152.219° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.6 km horizontally, 0.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.23
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
224°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 66 since this one and 134 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.535 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 12 days ago · 80 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.919 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 12 days ago · 68 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.323 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 12 days ago · 59 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.652 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 12 days ago · 120 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 2.165 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 12 days ago · 120 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.92 km SSW of Beluga, Alaska · 12 days ago · 63 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 1.833 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 12 days ago · 87 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 1.975 km E of Lime Village, Alaska · 11 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.736 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 11 days ago · 78 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.670 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 11 days ago · 121 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.87 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 11 days ago · 65 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 1.748 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 11 days ago · 101 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 1.638 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 11 days ago · 92 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.630 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 11 days ago · 76 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 1.832 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 11 days ago · 80 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 1.813 km NW of Point Possession, Alaska · 11 days ago · 31 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 1.723 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 10 days ago · 19 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 2.840 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 10 days ago · 102 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.646 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 10 days ago · 89 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 2.229 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 10 days ago · 85 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  21. 1.638 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 10 days ago · 89 km deep · 26 km away
  22. 1.610 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 10 days ago · 51 km deep · 94 km away
  23. 1.98 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 9 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  24. 1.739 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 9 days ago · 95 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 2.653 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 9 days ago · 109 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  26. 3.221 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 9 days ago · 61 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 2
  27. 1.738 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 8 days ago · 90 km deep · 76 km away
  28. 1.729 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 8 days ago · 83 km deep · 83 km away
  29. 1.721 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 8 days ago · 71 km deep · 96 km away
  30. 2.04 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 8 days ago · 78 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 1.72 km ENE of Salamatof, Alaska · 8 days ago · 75 km deep · 79 km away
  32. 1.716 km NNE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 8 days ago · 63 km deep · 87 km away
  33. 2.233 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 8 days ago · 75 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  34. 1.72 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 8 days ago · 63 km deep · 59 km away
  35. 1.813 km W of Beluga, Alaska · 7 days ago · 75 km deep · 48 km away
  36. 2.132 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 7 days ago · 79 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  37. 1.961 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 7 days ago · 111 km deep · 25 km away
  38. 1.98 km NNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 7 days ago · 60 km deep · 81 km away
  39. 1.743 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 7 days ago · 88 km deep · 99 km away
  40. 1.972 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 7 days ago · 113 km deep · 92 km away
  41. 1.91 km NNW of Kenai, Alaska · 7 days ago · 67 km deep · 84 km away
  42. 1.625 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 6 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  43. 2.456 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 6 days ago · 110 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  44. 2.315 km E of Nikiski, Alaska · 5 days ago · 51 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  45. 2.019 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 5 days ago · 95 km deep · 42 km away
  46. 2.924 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 5 days ago · 50 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  47. 1.855 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 5 days ago · 91 km deep · 86 km away
  48. 2.145 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 5 days ago · 90 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  49. 2.018 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 4 days ago · 66 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  50. 1.719 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 4 days ago · 81 km deep · 62 km away
  51. 1.952 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 4 days ago · 90 km deep · 75 km away
  52. 2.845 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 4 days ago · 91 km deep · 67 km away
  53. 1.81 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 4 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  54. 2.118 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 4 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  55. 2.523 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 4 days ago · 53 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  56. 1.843 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 4 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  57. 1.566 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3 days ago · 96 km deep · 80 km away
  58. 2.722 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3 days ago · 57 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  59. 2.163 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3 days ago · 133 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  60. 2.120 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 3 days ago · 71 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of 66.

Before

  1. 1.69 km ESE of Beluga, Alaska · 13 days ago · 17 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 1.928 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 13 days ago · 54 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.973 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 14 days ago · 116 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 1.537 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 14 days ago · 80 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 1.546 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 14 days ago · 89 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 1.518 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 14 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.586 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 15 days ago · 140 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 1.539 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 15 days ago · 87 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 1.639 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 15 days ago · 85 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 1.634 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 15 days ago · 98 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 2.430 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 15 days ago · 25 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 2
  12. 1.513 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 15 days ago · 50 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 1.681 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 15 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 1.626 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 15 days ago · 76 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 1.814 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 16 days ago · 76 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 1.820 km NNE of Nikiski, Alaska · 16 days ago · 69 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 1.98 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 16 days ago · 65 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 1.941 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 16 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 2.232 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 16 days ago · 85 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.821 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 16 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event av94439476. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:51 AM UTC.