Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Kenai, AK
M 2.8
Latest: 7:48 pm AKDT on 27 September 2026 · 48 km (30 mi) W of Kenai, AK
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Kenai was M 2.8, 48 km (30 mi) W of Kenai, AK, at 7:48 pm AKDT on 27 September 2026. 1 smaller earthquake has been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 1,623 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 234
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.7 on 3 July 2019, 26 km (16 mi) S of Kenai, AK
- Reported felt
- 116 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 1.8 25 km (15 mi) SE of Kenai, AK
- 2.8 48 km (30 mi) W of Kenai, AK
- 1.7 25 km (16 mi) NW of Kenai, AK
- 2.3 22 km (14 mi) NE of Kenai, AK · felt by 1
- 1.7 7 km (5 mi) N of Kenai, AK
- 1.6 24 km (15 mi) SSE of Kenai, AK
- 1.6 38 km (24 mi) W of Kenai, AK
- 1.5 22 km (13 mi) NNE of Kenai, AK
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) WSW of Kenai, AK
- 1.8 18 km (11 mi) W of Kenai, AK
- 2.2 35 km (22 mi) W of Kenai, AK · felt by 1
- 2.0 26 km (16 mi) NW of Kenai, AK
- 1.6 16 km (10 mi) SW of Kenai, AK
- 2.7 26 km (16 mi) SSW of Kenai, AK · felt by 1
- 1.5 35 km (22 mi) WNW of Kenai, AK
- 2.5 22 km (14 mi) WNW of Kenai, AK · felt by 2
- 1.8 24 km (15 mi) E of Kenai, AK
- 2.0 42 km (26 mi) WNW of Kenai, AK · felt by 1
- 1.8 26 km (16 mi) NNW of Kenai, AK
- 2.5 21 km (13 mi) NNW of Kenai, AK · felt by 1
- 1.6 26 km (16 mi) SW of Kenai, AK
- 1.6 29 km (18 mi) E of Kenai, AK
- 1.5 30 km (19 mi) ESE of Kenai, AK
- 1.5 15 km (9 mi) NE of Kenai, AK
- 1.7 27 km (17 mi) WSW of Kenai, AK
- 1.9 48 km (30 mi) NE of Kenai, AK
- 1.9 10 km (6 mi) SW of Kenai, AK
- 1.7 15 km (9 mi) SW of Kenai, AK
- 2.5 27 km (17 mi) E of Kenai, AK · felt by 1
- 1.6 49 km (30 mi) NNE of Kenai, AK
- 2.5 49 km (31 mi) WNW of Kenai, AK · felt by 1
- 1.9 45 km (28 mi) WNW of Kenai, AK
- 1.7 30 km (18 mi) SW of Kenai, AK
- 1.6 12 km (8 mi) NW of Kenai, AK
- 3.1 48 km (30 mi) NE of Kenai, AK · felt by 1
- 2.1 24 km (15 mi) SSE of Kenai, AK · felt by 1
- 2.2 49 km (30 mi) NW of Kenai, AK · felt by 1
- 2.6 18 km (11 mi) NNE of Kenai, AK · felt by 1
- 1.8 17 km (11 mi) WNW of Kenai, AK
- 1.9 28 km (18 mi) WSW of Kenai, AK
- 1.5 27 km (17 mi) NNE of Kenai, AK
- 1.7 37 km (23 mi) WNW of Kenai, AK
- 2.0 29 km (18 mi) WNW of Kenai, AK · felt by 1
- 2.1 28 km (18 mi) WNW of Kenai, AK · felt by 1
- 1.9 24 km (15 mi) ENE of Kenai, AK
- 1.6 32 km (20 mi) WNW of Kenai, AK
- 3.4 25 km (15 mi) WNW of Kenai, AK · felt by 8
- 1.5 16 km (10 mi) NW of Kenai, AK
- 2.5 20 km (12 mi) ESE of Kenai, AK · felt by 1
- 1.9 2 km (1 mi) E of Kenai, 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 Kenai time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Kenai are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Kenai; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists 9 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Kenai; the five largest:
- 6.8 24 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 48 km ENE of Kenai
- 6.7 6 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 19 km NNW of Kenai
- 6.4 19 km SSE of Tyonek, Alaska · 40 km NNE of Kenai
- 6.0 31 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 49 km SE of Kenai
- 5.7 19 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 35 km N of Kenai
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearest mapped faults
- Middle Ground Shoal anticline (Cook Inlet folds), 17 km from its surface trace
USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.
Nearby towns
Ridgeway 10 km · Soldotna 13 km · Nikiski 15 km · Kalifornsky 15 km · Cohoe 21 km · Sterling 27 km · Funny River 28 km
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- Earthquakes in Alaska, with the state's activity score
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