Earthquakes in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska
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4 quakes of M1.5 or larger in the last 7 days within 50 km. Normal for here is 0 to 1 in a week.
Compared against Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska's own 10 years · USGS catalogue · updated
The last 30 days
Live · last 7 days
Latest earthquakes within 50 km
1 in the latest snapshot we hold; the full 7 days load from USGS as this page opens.
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Centre 64.670, -146.496 — the Census internal point, from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Activity is measured within 50 km of it.
Largest on record nearby
| Magnitude | When | Where |
|---|---|---|
| M 5.3 | 4 km SW of Salcha, Alaska | |
| M 4.9 | 9 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska | |
| M 4.8 | 11 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska | |
| M 4.1 | 4 km SSW of Salcha, Alaska | |
| M 4.0 | 19 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska | |
| M 3.9 | Central Alaska | |
| M 3.7 | 5 km S of Salcha, Alaska | |
| M 3.7 | 5 km SSW of Salcha, Alaska |
From the QuakeIndex catalogue, built from the USGS FDSN event service · within 50 km of the centre above.
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