Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Girdwood, AK
M 2.6
Latest: 6:47 pm AKDT on 17 September 2026 · 46 km (29 mi) SW of Girdwood, AK
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Girdwood was M 2.6, 46 km (29 mi) SW of Girdwood, AK, at 6:47 pm AKDT on 17 September 2026. 1 person reported feeling it to USGS. 4 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 412 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 71
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.2 on 18 June 2020, 8 km (5 mi) SE of Girdwood, AK
- Reported felt
- 66 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 2.1 34 km (21 mi) SW of Girdwood, AK · felt by 2
- 1.9 25 km (16 mi) W of Girdwood, AK
- 2.0 34 km (21 mi) S of Girdwood, AK · felt by 1
- 1.8 26 km (16 mi) SSW of Girdwood, AK
- 2.6 46 km (29 mi) SW of Girdwood, AK · felt by 1
- 2.4 17 km (10 mi) S of Girdwood, AK · felt by 1
- 2.5 34 km (21 mi) SSW of Girdwood, AK · felt by 1
- 2.7 35 km (22 mi) SW of Girdwood, AK · felt by 1
- 1.9 33 km (20 mi) SSW of Girdwood, AK
- 1.8 36 km (23 mi) SW of Girdwood, AK
- 2.2 30 km (18 mi) WSW of Girdwood, AK · felt by 1
- 1.8 38 km (24 mi) S of Girdwood, AK · felt by 1
- 1.5 30 km (18 mi) W of Girdwood, AK
- 3.9 27 km (17 mi) W of Girdwood, AK · felt by 273
- 2.0 35 km (22 mi) ESE of Girdwood, AK · felt by 1
- 3.0 27 km (17 mi) N of Girdwood, AK · felt by 34
- 1.5 24 km (15 mi) SE of Girdwood, AK
- 1.6 42 km (26 mi) ENE of Girdwood, AK
- 1.8 27 km (17 mi) N of Girdwood, AK
- 2.2 40 km (25 mi) SW of Girdwood, AK · felt by 1
- 1.5 40 km (25 mi) ENE of Girdwood, AK
- 1.6 42 km (26 mi) ENE of Girdwood, AK
- 1.8 33 km (21 mi) SSW of Girdwood, AK
- 1.8 34 km (21 mi) SSW of Girdwood, AK
- 1.9 35 km (22 mi) SSW of Girdwood, AK
- 1.8 40 km (25 mi) ENE of Girdwood, AK
- 1.8 19 km (12 mi) NW of Girdwood, AK
- 1.8 18 km (11 mi) SSW of Girdwood, AK
- 1.5 21 km (13 mi) SSE of Girdwood, AK
- 1.7 21 km (13 mi) SE of Girdwood, AK
- 1.8 11 km (7 mi) SW of Girdwood, AK
- 1.7 12 km (7 mi) WNW of Girdwood, AK
- 1.9 40 km (25 mi) SW of Girdwood, AK
- 1.7 33 km (20 mi) SSW of Girdwood, AK
- 2.4 16 km (10 mi) WSW of Girdwood, AK · felt by 1
- 1.6 39 km (24 mi) ENE of Girdwood, AK
- 1.9 37 km (23 mi) ENE of Girdwood, AK
- 2.0 45 km (28 mi) WSW of Girdwood, AK
- 2.0 44 km (27 mi) ESE of Girdwood, AK
- 1.6 32 km (20 mi) SSW of Girdwood, AK
- 1.5 24 km (15 mi) N of Girdwood, AK
- 2.0 25 km (16 mi) W of Girdwood, AK
- 2.0 22 km (14 mi) SSW of Girdwood, AK
- 1.9 8 km (5 mi) SE of Girdwood, AK
- 1.6 27 km (17 mi) N of Girdwood, AK
- 2.2 45 km (28 mi) ESE of Girdwood, AK · felt by 1
- 1.7 34 km (21 mi) SSW of Girdwood, AK
- 2.0 32 km (20 mi) SSW of Girdwood, AK · felt by 1
- 1.7 33 km (21 mi) SSW of Girdwood, AK
- 1.7 22 km (14 mi) SE of Girdwood, 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 Girdwood time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Girdwood are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Girdwood; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists 10 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Girdwood; the five largest:
- 6.4 22 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 48 km E of Girdwood
- 6.0 21 km N of Whittier, Alaska · 26 km E of Girdwood
- 5.7 13 km S of Girdwood, Alaska · 14 km S of Girdwood
- 5.6 17 km W of Whittier, Alaska · 23 km SSE of Girdwood
- 5.5 2 km ENE of Eagle River, Alaska · 47 km NNW of Girdwood
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
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