Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Sterling, AK
M 2.5
Latest: 9:05 am AKDT on 27 August 2026 · 3 km (2 mi) N of Sterling, AK
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Sterling was M 2.5, 3 km (2 mi) N of Sterling, AK, at 9:05 am AKDT on 27 August 2026. 1 person reported feeling it to USGS. 24 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 1,506 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 227
- Largest since 2016
- M 4.4 on 17 November 2017, 10 km (6 mi) NNE of Sterling, AK
- Reported felt
- 103 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 50
- 1.8 18 km (11 mi) SSW of Sterling, AK
- 2.3 24 km (15 mi) NW of Sterling, AK · felt by 1
- 1.9 25 km (15 mi) ENE of Sterling, AK
- 1.7 30 km (19 mi) WNW of Sterling, AK
- 2.0 29 km (18 mi) S of Sterling, AK · felt by 1
- 1.9 21 km (13 mi) S of Sterling, AK
- 1.5 28 km (17 mi) NNE of Sterling, AK
- 1.6 25 km (16 mi) SW of Sterling, AK
- 1.5 25 km (16 mi) NW of Sterling, AK
- 1.8 37 km (23 mi) NNE of Sterling, AK
- 1.8 35 km (22 mi) ENE of Sterling, AK
- 1.6 17 km (11 mi) S of Sterling, AK
- 1.7 37 km (23 mi) NNE of Sterling, AK
- 1.7 39 km (24 mi) SSE of Sterling, AK
- 2.1 29 km (18 mi) E of Sterling, AK · felt by 1
- 2.3 17 km (11 mi) ESE of Sterling, AK · felt by 1
- 1.8 22 km (14 mi) S of Sterling, AK
- 1.7 34 km (21 mi) N of Sterling, AK
- 1.8 3 km (2 mi) W of Sterling, AK
- 1.6 2 km (1 mi) ENE of Sterling, AK
- 1.5 10 km (7 mi) S of Sterling, AK
- 1.5 23 km (14 mi) NW of Sterling, AK
- 1.9 31 km (19 mi) ENE of Sterling, AK
- 1.6 34 km (21 mi) ENE of Sterling, AK
- 2.5 3 km (2 mi) N of Sterling, AK · felt by 1
- 1.5 28 km (18 mi) S of Sterling, AK
- 2.6 20 km (12 mi) NE of Sterling, AK · felt by 1
- 1.6 22 km (13 mi) NNE of Sterling, AK
- 3.4 22 km (13 mi) NE of Sterling, AK · felt by 69
- 1.5 46 km (29 mi) N of Sterling, AK
- 2.9 41 km (25 mi) NE of Sterling, AK · felt by 1
- 1.9 31 km (19 mi) ESE of Sterling, AK
- 2.0 25 km (16 mi) N of Sterling, AK
- 2.4 42 km (26 mi) ESE of Sterling, AK
- 2.1 25 km (15 mi) SW of Sterling, AK · felt by 1
- 3.0 46 km (28 mi) ENE of Sterling, AK · felt by 1
- 2.6 28 km (18 mi) NW of Sterling, AK · felt by 1
- 1.9 33 km (21 mi) ESE of Sterling, AK
- 1.9 13 km (8 mi) ENE of Sterling, AK
- 1.5 39 km (24 mi) SSE of Sterling, AK
- 3.1 20 km (13 mi) S of Sterling, AK · felt by 1
- 1.8 36 km (22 mi) E of Sterling, AK
- 1.9 25 km (16 mi) SSE of Sterling, AK · felt by 1
- 1.9 14 km (9 mi) NNW of Sterling, AK
- 2.6 29 km (18 mi) NNW of Sterling, AK · felt by 1
- 1.8 28 km (18 mi) SSW of Sterling, AK
- 2.5 8 km (5 mi) WSW of Sterling, AK · felt by 1
- 1.9 25 km (15 mi) W of Sterling, AK
- 2.4 30 km (19 mi) SSE of Sterling, AK · felt by 1
- 1.7 17 km (10 mi) NNE of Sterling, 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 Sterling time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Sterling are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Sterling; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists 8 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Sterling; the five largest:
- 6.8 24 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 24 km ENE of Sterling
- 6.7 6 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 40 km WNW of Sterling
- 6.4 19 km SSE of Tyonek, Alaska · 43 km NNW of Sterling
- 6.0 31 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 35 km S of Sterling
- 5.7 19 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 49 km NW of Sterling
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearby towns
Funny River 4 km · Soldotna 17 km · Ridgeway 18 km · Kenai 27 km · Kalifornsky 32 km · Nikiski 33 km · Cohoe 35 km
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