Earthquakes in Alaska
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243 quakes in the last 7 days in Alaska. Normal for here is 278 to 384 in a week.
Compared against Alaska's own 10 years · USGS catalogue · updated
The last 30 days
Latest nearby
| Magnitude | Where | Distance | When (UTC) | Felt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M 2.3 | 6 km W of Houston, Alaska | NaN km (NaN mi) undefined | 1 reports | |
| M 2.2 | 3 km NNE of Houston, Alaska | NaN km (NaN mi) undefined | — | |
| M 2.3 | 3 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska | NaN km (NaN mi) undefined | — |
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Where this is
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Centre 61.420, -149.985 — the mean of this state’s place centroids, from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Activity is measured within 50 km of it.
Largest on record nearby
| Magnitude | When | Where |
|---|---|---|
| M 8.2 | 2021 Chignik, Alaska Earthquake | |
| M 7.9 | 261 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska | |
| M 7.8 | 2020 Perryville, Alaska Earthquake | |
| M 7.6 | 2020 Sand Point, Alaska Earthquake | |
| M 7.3 | 2025 Sand Point, Alaska Earthquake | |
| M 7.2 | 2023 Sand Point, Alaska Earthquake | |
| M 7.1 | 47 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska | |
| M 7.1 | 1 km SE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska |
From the QuakeIndex catalogue, built from the USGS FDSN event service · within 50 km of the centre above.
Counties in Alaska
- Aleutians East Borough
- Aleutians West Census Area
- Anchorage Municipality
- Bethel Census Area
- Bristol Bay Borough
- Chugach Census Area
- Copper River Census Area
- Denali Borough
- Dillingham Census Area
- Fairbanks North Star Borough
- Haines Borough
- Hoonah-Angoon Census Area
- Juneau City and Borough
- Kenai Peninsula Borough
- Ketchikan Gateway Borough
- Kodiak Island Borough
- Kusilvak Census Area
- Lake and Peninsula Borough
- Matanuska-Susitna Borough
- Nome Census Area
- North Slope Borough
- Northwest Arctic Borough
- Petersburg Borough
- Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area
- Sitka City and Borough
- Skagway Municipality
- Southeast Fairbanks Census Area
- Wrangell City and Borough
- Yakutat City and Borough
- Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area
After an earthquake here
- Report what you felt to USGS — reports go to USGS, not to us, and they are what produces the intensity maps
- What to do during and after an earthquake
- QuakeIndex does not issue warnings. For early warning, ShakeAlert reaches phones through Wireless Emergency Alerts and the MyShake app