Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Anchorage, AK
M 2.7
Latest: 1:22 pm AKDT on 28 September 2026 · 42 km (26 mi) WNW of Anchorage, AK
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Anchorage was M 2.7, 42 km (26 mi) WNW of Anchorage, AK, at 1:22 pm AKDT on 28 September 2026. 1 person reported feeling it to USGS. 5 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 6,409 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 271
- Largest since 2016
- M 7.1 on 30 November 2018, 15 km (9 mi) NNW of Anchorage, AK
- Reported felt
- 804 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 1.6 15 km (9 mi) WSW of Anchorage, AK
- 2.1 21 km (13 mi) NW of Anchorage, AK
- 2.0 24 km (15 mi) SSW of Anchorage, AK · felt by 1
- 2.4 40 km (25 mi) W of Anchorage, AK · felt by 1
- 1.8 20 km (13 mi) W of Anchorage, AK
- 2.7 42 km (26 mi) WNW of Anchorage, AK · felt by 1
- 1.5 18 km (11 mi) E of Anchorage, AK
- 2.5 44 km (28 mi) WNW of Anchorage, AK · felt by 1
- 1.9 30 km (19 mi) SSE of Anchorage, AK
- 2.1 21 km (13 mi) SW of Anchorage, AK · felt by 1
- 2.9 29 km (18 mi) WNW of Anchorage, AK · felt by 1
- 2.0 22 km (14 mi) NNW of Anchorage, AK · felt by 1
- 2.0 29 km (18 mi) NNW of Anchorage, AK · felt by 1
- 1.5 12 km (7 mi) NNW of Anchorage, AK
- 3.2 49 km (30 mi) WNW of Anchorage, AK · felt by 2
- 1.8 40 km (25 mi) NNW of Anchorage, AK
- 2.3 40 km (25 mi) W of Anchorage, AK · felt by 1
- 2.3 38 km (24 mi) SSW of Anchorage, AK · felt by 1
- 1.6 26 km (16 mi) NNE of Anchorage, AK
- 1.9 36 km (22 mi) W of Anchorage, AK
- 1.7 50 km (31 mi) S of Anchorage, AK
- 2.7 11 km (7 mi) SE of Anchorage, AK · felt by 26
- 2.4 32 km (20 mi) W of Anchorage, AK · felt by 2
- 1.9 46 km (29 mi) NNW of Anchorage, AK
- 1.8 43 km (27 mi) WSW of Anchorage, AK
- 1.7 17 km (10 mi) NNW of Anchorage, AK
- 1.5 38 km (24 mi) WSW of Anchorage, AK
- 1.6 16 km (10 mi) NW of Anchorage, AK
- 1.7 26 km (16 mi) NNW of Anchorage, AK
- 1.7 43 km (27 mi) NW of Anchorage, AK
- 2.9 41 km (25 mi) W of Anchorage, AK · felt by 3
- 1.9 39 km (25 mi) WNW of Anchorage, AK
- 1.5 50 km (31 mi) WSW of Anchorage, AK
- 1.8 33 km (20 mi) WNW of Anchorage, AK
- 1.8 48 km (30 mi) WSW of Anchorage, AK
- 1.5 34 km (21 mi) W of Anchorage, AK
- 2.9 4 km (2 mi) N of Anchorage, AK · felt by 5
- 2.1 34 km (21 mi) WSW of Anchorage, AK · felt by 1
- 1.5 17 km (11 mi) E of Anchorage, AK
- 2.2 49 km (31 mi) SSE of Anchorage, AK · felt by 1
- 1.7 30 km (18 mi) WNW of Anchorage, AK
- 1.7 47 km (29 mi) WSW of Anchorage, AK
- 1.7 47 km (29 mi) WSW of Anchorage, AK
- 2.3 28 km (18 mi) NW of Anchorage, AK · felt by 1
- 2.1 23 km (14 mi) W of Anchorage, AK · felt by 1
- 1.7 43 km (27 mi) NNW of Anchorage, AK
- 2.5 43 km (27 mi) WNW of Anchorage, AK · felt by 1
- 2.1 37 km (23 mi) SW of Anchorage, AK · felt by 1
- 2.4 50 km (31 mi) WNW of Anchorage, AK · felt by 1
- 1.9 40 km (25 mi) S of Anchorage, AK
From the QuakeIndex database, which reads the USGS feed every 30 seconds and holds the USGS catalogue for the US from 2016 (M1.5+). Times are Anchorage time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Anchorage are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Anchorage; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists 20 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Anchorage; the five largest:
- 5.8 20 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 47 km W of Anchorage
- 5.6 11 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 42 km NNW of Anchorage
- 5.5 2 km ENE of Eagle River, Alaska · 24 km ENE of Anchorage
- 5.5 9 km E of Susitna, Alaska · 43 km NNW of Anchorage
- 5.5 26 km SSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 26 km SSW of Anchorage
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Castle Mountain fault, 40 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Elmendorf Air Force Base 15 km · Eagle River 21 km · Big Lake 34 km · Knik-Fairview 36 km
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- Earthquakes in Alaska, with the state's activity score
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