Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Badger, AK
M 2.7
Latest: 3:31 pm AKDT on 4 September 2026 · 22 km (14 mi) SSW of Badger, AK
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Badger was M 2.7, 22 km (14 mi) SSW of Badger, AK, at 3:31 pm AKDT on 4 September 2026. 20 people reported feeling it to USGS. 6 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 665 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 95
- Largest since 2016
- M 3.6 on 9 March 2019, 26 km (16 mi) SSW of Badger, AK
- Reported felt
- 66 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 1.0 9 km (5 mi) ENE of Badger, AK
- 1.7 7 km (4 mi) E of Badger, AK
- 2.1 21 km (13 mi) WSW of Badger, AK
- 1.8 23 km (14 mi) NNW of Badger, AK
- 1.5 8 km (5 mi) ENE of Badger, AK
- 1.3 47 km (29 mi) ENE of Badger, AK
- 1.5 18 km (11 mi) SW of Badger, AK
- 2.7 22 km (14 mi) SSW of Badger, AK · felt by 20
- 1.5 29 km (18 mi) ENE of Badger, AK
- 1.5 4 km (2 mi) ESE of Badger, AK
- 2.4 20 km (12 mi) N of Badger, AK
- 1.6 18 km (11 mi) WSW of Badger, AK
- 1.5 19 km (12 mi) NW of Badger, AK
- 3.1 7 km (4 mi) ENE of Badger, AK · felt by 630
- 1.7 10 km (6 mi) W of Badger, AK
- 1.9 30 km (18 mi) SW of Badger, AK
- 1.8 15 km (10 mi) W of Badger, AK
- 1.5 20 km (13 mi) NNE of Badger, AK
- 1.5 21 km (13 mi) N of Badger, AK
- 1.5 23 km (14 mi) NNE of Badger, AK
- 1.5 21 km (13 mi) NNE of Badger, AK
- 1.5 18 km (11 mi) NNE of Badger, AK
- 1.7 28 km (17 mi) N of Badger, AK
- 1.8 11 km (7 mi) S of Badger, AK
- 1.7 20 km (13 mi) NNE of Badger, AK
- 1.7 30 km (18 mi) SSW of Badger, AK
- 2.1 23 km (15 mi) NNE of Badger, AK
- 1.5 20 km (12 mi) NNE of Badger, AK
- 1.5 14 km (9 mi) ENE of Badger, AK
- 1.5 21 km (13 mi) NNE of Badger, AK
- 1.5 19 km (12 mi) NNE of Badger, AK
- 2.2 17 km (10 mi) NW of Badger, AK
- 1.6 23 km (14 mi) NNE of Badger, AK
- 1.6 10 km (6 mi) W of Badger, AK
- 1.5 21 km (13 mi) NNE of Badger, AK
- 1.5 21 km (13 mi) NNE of Badger, AK
- 1.5 21 km (13 mi) NNE of Badger, AK
- 1.6 22 km (14 mi) NNE of Badger, AK
- 1.5 4 km (3 mi) N of Badger, AK
- 1.5 20 km (13 mi) NNE of Badger, AK
- 1.5 21 km (13 mi) N of Badger, AK
- 1.6 20 km (12 mi) NNE of Badger, AK
- 1.5 22 km (13 mi) NNE of Badger, AK
- 1.6 22 km (13 mi) NNE of Badger, AK
- 1.8 21 km (13 mi) ESE of Badger, AK · felt by 1
- 2.2 8 km (5 mi) S of Badger, AK · felt by 1
- 1.7 20 km (12 mi) ENE of Badger, AK
- 2.1 22 km (13 mi) ESE of Badger, AK
- 1.5 21 km (13 mi) NNE of Badger, AK
- 1.5 11 km (7 mi) NNE of Badger, 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 Badger time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Badger are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Badger; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists 6 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Badger; the five largest:
- 7.1 Central Alaska · 39 km ESE of Badger
- 5.7 15 km SSW of Badger, Alaska · 15 km SSW of Badger
- 5.5 3 km ESE of Farmers Loop, Alaska · 12 km NNW of Badger
- 5.5 10 km SSW of Badger, Alaska · 11 km SSW of Badger
- 5.3 6 km NW of Farmers Loop, Alaska · 20 km NW of Badger
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Atsaksovluk fault, 23 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Fairbanks 10 km · North Pole 10 km · College 14 km · Ester 23 km · Eielson Air Force Base 27 km
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- Earthquakes in Alaska, with the state's activity score
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