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Alaska earthquakes today

39 earthquakes of M1.5 or more were recorded in Alaska in the 24 hours to 10:41 am AKDT on 20 October 2026.

The largest was M 5.0, 81 km (50 mi) S of Sand Point, Alaska, at 2:40 am AKDT on 20 October 2026; 3 people reported feeling it to USGS. 7 of 39 have felt reports.

From the QuakeIndex database, which reads USGS every 30 seconds, as of · USGS · earthquakes of M1.5 or more where USGS names the state in the location

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All 39 earthquakes in the last 24 hours

  1. 2.7 88 km (55 mi) NNW of Karluk, Alaska 103 km deep · felt it?
  2. 1.7 28 km (17 mi) W of Kalifornsky, Alaska 79 km deep
  3. 5.0 81 km (50 mi) S of Sand Point, Alaska 35 km deep · felt by 3
  4. 2.2 12 km (7 mi) W of Fishhook, Alaska 2 km deep · felt by 1
  5. 2.0 80 km (50 mi) SE of Ugashik, Alaska 5 km deep
  6. 3.2 36 km (22 mi) ENE of Noatak, Alaska 5 km deep · felt it?
  7. 1.7 67 km (42 mi) ESE of Cantwell, Alaska 9 km deep
  8. 2.2 14 km (9 mi) NNW of Nanwalek, Alaska 60 km deep
  9. 1.8 60 km (37 mi) WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska 114 km deep
  10. 2.1 46 km (29 mi) WNW of Tyonek, Alaska 103 km deep · felt by 1
  11. 1.5 57 km (35 mi) SSE of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska 7 km deep
  12. 2.8 31 km (19 mi) SW of Chenega, Alaska 27 km deep · felt it?
  13. 2.3 31 km (19 mi) W of Petersville, Alaska 100 km deep
  14. 1.9 34 km (21 mi) NW of Susitna, Alaska 81 km deep
  15. 1.9 3 km (2 mi) ENE of Anchor Point, Alaska 61 km deep
  16. 1.8 38 km (24 mi) W of Salamatof, Alaska 85 km deep
  17. 1.6 20 km (12 mi) WNW of Susitna, Alaska 62 km deep
  18. 1.9 41 km (25 mi) WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska 75 km deep
  19. 1.8 21 km (13 mi) SW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska 5 km deep
  20. 2.3 25 km (16 mi) W of Ivanof Bay, Alaska 8 km deep
  21. 2.0 50 km (31 mi) W of Nanwalek, Alaska 77 km deep
  22. 2.1 23 km (14 mi) NNE of Susitna North, Alaska 53 km deep · felt by 1
  23. 2.8 59 km (37 mi) ESE of King Salmon, Alaska 158 km deep · felt it?
  24. 1.7 52 km (32 mi) W of Nanwalek, Alaska 82 km deep
  25. 2.1 65 km (40 mi) WNW of Beluga, Alaska 111 km deep · felt by 1
  26. 2.8 64 km (40 mi) N of Petersville, Alaska 120 km deep · felt it?
  27. 1.7 22 km (14 mi) NW of Skwentna, Alaska 89 km deep
  28. 3.1 43 km (27 mi) N of Petersville, Alaska 106 km deep · felt it?
  29. 1.6 67 km (42 mi) WNW of Karluk, Alaska 96 km deep
  30. 1.9 36 km (22 mi) W of Kalifornsky, Alaska 76 km deep
  31. 2.1 23 km (14 mi) WNW of Cohoe, Alaska 76 km deep · felt by 1
  32. 1.9 15 km (9 mi) WNW of Fishhook, Alaska 46 km deep
  33. 2.1 29 km (18 mi) NNW of Petersville, Alaska 92 km deep
  34. 1.5 23 km (14 mi) NW of Anchor Point, Alaska 76 km deep
  35. 2.0 28 km (17 mi) NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska 25 km deep · felt by 1
  36. 2.8 39 km (24 mi) S of Tolsona, Alaska 13 km deep · felt it?
  37. 2.7 13 km (8 mi) SW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska 2 km deep · felt it?
  38. 1.9 11 km (7 mi) WSW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska 6 km deep
  39. 3.6 87 km (54 mi) SE of Unalaska, Alaska 18 km deep · felt it?

The last 7 days: M2.5 or more, and every felt one

  1. 2.7 88 km (55 mi) NNW of Karluk, Alaska 103 km deep · felt it?
  2. 5.0 81 km (50 mi) S of Sand Point, Alaska 35 km deep · felt by 3
  3. 2.2 12 km (7 mi) W of Fishhook, Alaska 2 km deep · felt by 1
  4. 3.2 36 km (22 mi) ENE of Noatak, Alaska 5 km deep · felt it?
  5. 2.1 46 km (29 mi) WNW of Tyonek, Alaska 103 km deep · felt by 1
  6. 2.8 31 km (19 mi) SW of Chenega, Alaska 27 km deep · felt it?
  7. 2.1 23 km (14 mi) NNE of Susitna North, Alaska 53 km deep · felt by 1
  8. 2.8 59 km (37 mi) ESE of King Salmon, Alaska 158 km deep · felt it?
  9. 2.1 65 km (40 mi) WNW of Beluga, Alaska 111 km deep · felt by 1
  10. 2.8 64 km (40 mi) N of Petersville, Alaska 120 km deep · felt it?
  11. 3.1 43 km (27 mi) N of Petersville, Alaska 106 km deep · felt it?
  12. 2.1 23 km (14 mi) WNW of Cohoe, Alaska 76 km deep · felt by 1
  13. 2.0 28 km (17 mi) NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska 25 km deep · felt by 1
  14. 2.8 39 km (24 mi) S of Tolsona, Alaska 13 km deep · felt it?
  15. 2.7 13 km (8 mi) SW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska 2 km deep · felt it?
  16. 3.6 87 km (54 mi) SE of Unalaska, Alaska 18 km deep · felt it?
  17. 4.2 Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska 52 km deep · felt it?
  18. 3.7 123 km (76 mi) SSW of Nikolski, Alaska 10 km deep · felt it?
  19. 3.5 52 km (32 mi) E of Pedro Bay, Alaska 126 km deep · felt it?
  20. 3.3 46 km (29 mi) WSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska 176 km deep · felt it?
  21. 4.0 161 km (100 mi) S of Nikolski, Alaska 10 km deep · felt it?
  22. 2.7 120 km (75 mi) SE of Ugashik, Alaska 13 km deep · felt it?
  23. 3.0 53 km (33 mi) SW of Adak, Alaska 18 km deep · felt it?
  24. 2.5 70 km (43 mi) E of Port Alsworth, Alaska 145 km deep · felt it?
  25. 2.5 124 km (77 mi) SE of Unalaska, Alaska 10 km deep · felt it?
  26. 2.5 128 km (80 mi) W of Adak, Alaska 2 km deep · felt it?
  27. 3.8 86 km (53 mi) SSW of Unalaska, Alaska 40 km deep · felt it?
  28. 3.0 72 km (45 mi) SE of Akutan, Alaska 35 km deep · felt it?
  29. 2.0 20 km (12 mi) N of Moose Pass, Alaska 18 km deep · felt by 1
  30. 2.7 46 km (29 mi) W of Nanwalek, Alaska 80 km deep · felt it?
  31. 3.4 50 km (31 mi) S of Shishmaref, Alaska 10 km deep · felt it?
  32. 2.8 22 km (14 mi) N of Larsen Bay, Alaska 29 km deep · felt it?
  33. 2.5 71 km (44 mi) SE of Adak, Alaska 28 km deep · felt it?
  34. 2.6 98 km (61 mi) S of Sand Point, Alaska 5 km deep · felt it?
  35. 2.5 55 km (34 mi) E of Pedro Bay, Alaska 136 km deep · felt it?
  36. 3.2 108 km (67 mi) N of Yakutat, Alaska 5 km deep · felt it?
  37. 2.8 58 km (36 mi) WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska 107 km deep · felt it?
  38. 3.1 48 km (30 mi) ESE of Halibut Cove, Alaska 26 km deep · felt it?
  39. 3.8 49 km (30 mi) ESE of Halibut Cove, Alaska 27 km deep · felt by 11
  40. 2.5 39 km (24 mi) SW of Karluk, Alaska 53 km deep · felt it?
  41. 3.0 55 km (34 mi) SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska 119 km deep · felt it?
  42. 3.7 35 km (22 mi) SW of False Pass, Alaska 142 km deep · felt it?
  43. 2.5 47 km (29 mi) N of Petersville, Alaska 111 km deep · felt it?
  44. 4.1 Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska 95 km deep · felt it?
  45. 2.7 54 km (34 mi) SW of Akhiok, Alaska 52 km deep · felt it?
  46. 3.8 41 km (25 mi) NNE of Petersville, Alaska 92 km deep · felt by 2
  47. 3.4 217 km (135 mi) SSE of Atka, Alaska 10 km deep · felt it?
  48. 2.5 23 km (14 mi) WNW of Petersville, Alaska 85 km deep · felt it?
  49. 3.9 107 km (66 mi) SSE of Adak, Alaska 11 km deep · felt it?
  50. 2.6 33 km (21 mi) SE of Skwentna, Alaska 77 km deep · felt it?

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Alaska on the record

Last 30 days
1,450 of M1.5 or more
Last 12 months
30,715
Since 2016
255,688
Largest since 2016
M 8.2 on 28 July 2021, 2021 Chignik, Alaska Earthquake

The QuakeIndex catalogue (USGS ComCat), counted to . Alaska's page has the largest quakes since 1900, how active the state is against its own record, and every county.

Earthquakes near towns in Alaska

Anchorage 918 M2.5+ named after it · Big Lake 532 M2.5+ named after it · Anchor Point 292 M2.5+ named after it · Valdez 274 M2.5+ named after it · Susitna North 270 M2.5+ named after it · Unalaska 254 M2.5+ named after it · Kalifornsky 243 M2.5+ named after it · Sand Point 238 M2.5+ named after it · King Cove 219 M2.5+ named after it · Willow 195 M2.5+ named after it · Akutan 183 M2.5+ named after it · Nikiski 161 M2.5+ named after it · Healy 153 M2.5+ named after it · Homer 138 M2.5+ named after it · Sterling 113 M2.5+ named after it

Each town page lists every M1.5+ earthquake within 30 km since 2016 and whether one was likely felt in town in the last 24 hours. Town names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).

Earthquakes today in other states

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