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Great job reporting the M4.3 event as felt throughout south-central Alaska, everyone! We have another earthquake to report, a M3.2 at 1:06 pm, 17 miles E of Anchorage and 14 miles deep. This was reported felt in Eagle River, Girdwood, & Chugiak. earthquake.alaska.edu/event/ak2026...
Fort Richardson M3.2 | Alaska Earthquake Center
Alaskan Earthquake Center
earthquake.alaska.edu
January 30, 2026 at 10:34 PM
Great job reporting the M4.3 event as felt throughout south-central Alaska, everyone! We have another earthquake to report, a M3.2 at 1:06 pm, 17 miles E of Anchorage and 14 miles deep. This was reported felt in Eagle River, Girdwood, & Chugiak. earthquake.alaska.edu/event/ak2026...
Good afternoon! We have reviewed a M4.3 earthquake that occurred at 12:27 pm. This event was located 31 miles SW of Cantwell at a depth of 53 miles. We have not yet received any felt reports. If you felt this event, or woud like more info, please go to earthquake.alaska.edu/event/ak2026...
Cantwell M4.3 | Alaska Earthquake Center
Alaskan Earthquake Center
earthquake.alaska.edu
January 30, 2026 at 10:34 PM
Good afternoon! We have reviewed a M4.3 earthquake that occurred at 12:27 pm. This event was located 31 miles SW of Cantwell at a depth of 53 miles. We have not yet received any felt reports. If you felt this event, or woud like more info, please go to earthquake.alaska.edu/event/ak2026...
Alex Fozkos, who modeled dozens of warning-time scenarios for AK, gave a Science for Alaska talk about the nuts & bolts 🔩 of earthquake early warning (EEW), and our plans to start implementing 🛠️ it in Alaska. What would you like to know about EEW?❓Ask us!
January 30, 2026 at 9:48 PM
Alex Fozkos, who modeled dozens of warning-time scenarios for AK, gave a Science for Alaska talk about the nuts & bolts 🔩 of earthquake early warning (EEW), and our plans to start implementing 🛠️ it in Alaska. What would you like to know about EEW?❓Ask us!
It's time for #TriviaTuesday! You can find the answers for all of our trivia questions on our website earthquake.alaska.org. Today, take a tour of our seismic stations. First comment with the correct answer will be entered into our April drawing for Earthquake Center prizes!
January 27, 2026 at 6:30 PM
It's time for #TriviaTuesday! You can find the answers for all of our trivia questions on our website earthquake.alaska.org. Today, take a tour of our seismic stations. First comment with the correct answer will be entered into our April drawing for Earthquake Center prizes!
Learn more about the Dec 2025 M7 Hubbard Glacier Earthquake and landslides with AEC Director Michael West and USGS Landslide Specialist Kate Allstadt on Feb. 5, 12-1 pm Pac Time. Register here: my.eeri.org/events/event...
January 23, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Learn more about the Dec 2025 M7 Hubbard Glacier Earthquake and landslides with AEC Director Michael West and USGS Landslide Specialist Kate Allstadt on Feb. 5, 12-1 pm Pac Time. Register here: my.eeri.org/events/event...
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January 20, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Got your thinking cap handy? It's #TriviaTuesday time! Can you fill in the correct earthquake lingo below? The first person with the correct answer 🤩 in the comments will be entered in our April drawing for Earthquake Center goodies.
We just reviewed a magnitude 5.0 event that occurred at 03:32 PM AK time. This event was located 92 miles WSW of Adak and 4 miles deep. We don’t have reports of it being felt. If it was, the shaking would’ve been light. More info:
https://earthquake.alaska.edu/event/ak2026bixrku
https://earthquake.alaska.edu/event/ak2026bixrku
Mt. Gareloi M5.0 | Alaska Earthquake Center
January 19, 2026 15:32:06 AKST (January 20, 2026 00:32:06 UTC)
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January 20, 2026 at 12:46 AM
We just reviewed a magnitude 5.0 event that occurred at 03:32 PM AK time. This event was located 92 miles WSW of Adak and 4 miles deep. We don’t have reports of it being felt. If it was, the shaking would’ve been light. More info:
https://earthquake.alaska.edu/event/ak2026bixrku
https://earthquake.alaska.edu/event/ak2026bixrku
Plenty of folks chiming in about the M4.1 that occurred a few minutes ago at 5:45pm. Felt lightly in Mat-Su and Eagle River. It was highly typical for this region, about 39 miles deep inside the subducting Pacific plate.
More info:
https://earthquake.alaska.edu/event/ak2026bfkveq
More info:
https://earthquake.alaska.edu/event/ak2026bfkveq
Skwentna M4.1 | Alaska Earthquake Center
Alaskan Earthquake Center
earthquake.alaska.edu
January 18, 2026 at 3:14 AM
Plenty of folks chiming in about the M4.1 that occurred a few minutes ago at 5:45pm. Felt lightly in Mat-Su and Eagle River. It was highly typical for this region, about 39 miles deep inside the subducting Pacific plate.
More info:
https://earthquake.alaska.edu/event/ak2026bfkveq
More info:
https://earthquake.alaska.edu/event/ak2026bfkveq
If you are in Sitka you may well have felt the M4.0 earthquake at 12:45pm. It occurred on the Fairweather Fault 37 miles WNW of town. We had Fairweather earthquake Friday morning as well about 100 miles further north from this one. More info:
https://earthquake.alaska.edu/event/ak2026bfaxka
https://earthquake.alaska.edu/event/ak2026bfaxka
January 17, 2026 at 10:02 PM
If you are in Sitka you may well have felt the M4.0 earthquake at 12:45pm. It occurred on the Fairweather Fault 37 miles WNW of town. We had Fairweather earthquake Friday morning as well about 100 miles further north from this one. More info:
https://earthquake.alaska.edu/event/ak2026bfaxka
https://earthquake.alaska.edu/event/ak2026bfaxka
Good morning, Alaska! Sounds like some of you were woken at 05:06am by this light shaker. Some folks reported feeling the M3.8 earthquake at 5:06am. It about 17 miles WNW of Tatitlek and 10 miles deep. More info:
https://earthquake.alaska.edu/event/ak2026belrda
https://earthquake.alaska.edu/event/ak2026belrda
January 17, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Good morning, Alaska! Sounds like some of you were woken at 05:06am by this light shaker. Some folks reported feeling the M3.8 earthquake at 5:06am. It about 17 miles WNW of Tatitlek and 10 miles deep. More info:
https://earthquake.alaska.edu/event/ak2026belrda
https://earthquake.alaska.edu/event/ak2026belrda
Magnitude 3.8 earthquake outside Glacier Bay at 9:35am Alaska time. This event was pretty clearly on the Fairweather fault.
No felt reports have been received at this time. More info:
https://earthquake.alaska.edu/event/ak2026bcyvlu
No felt reports have been received at this time. More info:
https://earthquake.alaska.edu/event/ak2026bcyvlu
January 16, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Magnitude 3.8 earthquake outside Glacier Bay at 9:35am Alaska time. This event was pretty clearly on the Fairweather fault.
No felt reports have been received at this time. More info:
https://earthquake.alaska.edu/event/ak2026bcyvlu
No felt reports have been received at this time. More info:
https://earthquake.alaska.edu/event/ak2026bcyvlu
This week's radio segment lists an array of partners that we work with. In the coming weeks, we'll explore our vast network. No earthquake center is an island! earthquake.alaska.edu/sites/defaul...
January 16, 2026 at 6:37 PM
This week's radio segment lists an array of partners that we work with. In the coming weeks, we'll explore our vast network. No earthquake center is an island! earthquake.alaska.edu/sites/defaul...
Magnitude 4.5 earthquake at 06:50am AK time. It was located 25 miles SSE of Adak and 13 miles deep. No felt reports have been received at this time.
More info:
https://earthquake.alaska.edu/event/ak2026baxrtb
More info:
https://earthquake.alaska.edu/event/ak2026baxrtb
Adak M4.5 | Alaska Earthquake Center
January 15, 2026 06:50:57 AKST (January 15, 2026 15:50:57 UTC)
earthquake.alaska.edu
January 15, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Magnitude 4.5 earthquake at 06:50am AK time. It was located 25 miles SSE of Adak and 13 miles deep. No felt reports have been received at this time.
More info:
https://earthquake.alaska.edu/event/ak2026baxrtb
More info:
https://earthquake.alaska.edu/event/ak2026baxrtb
Just before midnight (11:52pm AKST) there was M5.9 earthquake south of Kiska Island. It was about 31 miles deep. Pretty typical subduction zone earthquake. We don't have reports of it being felt. Here is what it looks like on nearby stations.
https://earthquake.alaska.edu/event/ak2026bajvqb
https://earthquake.alaska.edu/event/ak2026bajvqb
January 15, 2026 at 9:24 AM
Just before midnight (11:52pm AKST) there was M5.9 earthquake south of Kiska Island. It was about 31 miles deep. Pretty typical subduction zone earthquake. We don't have reports of it being felt. Here is what it looks like on nearby stations.
https://earthquake.alaska.edu/event/ak2026bajvqb
https://earthquake.alaska.edu/event/ak2026bajvqb
Good evening Southcentral. Looks like a few of you might(?) have felt this minor earthquake at 09:28pm that occurred about 63 miles under the Skwentna region. It was magnitude 3.7.
For more information, please visit
https://earthquake.alaska.edu/event/ak2026bafbdh
Sleep tight.
For more information, please visit
https://earthquake.alaska.edu/event/ak2026bafbdh
Sleep tight.
January 15, 2026 at 6:50 AM
Good evening Southcentral. Looks like a few of you might(?) have felt this minor earthquake at 09:28pm that occurred about 63 miles under the Skwentna region. It was magnitude 3.7.
For more information, please visit
https://earthquake.alaska.edu/event/ak2026bafbdh
Sleep tight.
For more information, please visit
https://earthquake.alaska.edu/event/ak2026bafbdh
Sleep tight.
Time to kick off Trivia Tuesday for 2026! We’ll start with a bit of a look back. Just as a refresher, all answers can be found on our website, earthquake.alaska.edu. The first person to correctly answer in the comments 🙋will be entered into a drawing for Earthquake Center prizes in early April. GO!
January 13, 2026 at 10:39 PM
Time to kick off Trivia Tuesday for 2026! We’ll start with a bit of a look back. Just as a refresher, all answers can be found on our website, earthquake.alaska.edu. The first person to correctly answer in the comments 🙋will be entered into a drawing for Earthquake Center prizes in early April. GO!
Remember the Dec 6, magnitude 7 Hubbard Glacier Earthquake? Here is some follow-up reporting that you may be interested in. From AK state seismologist Mike West: “...researchers all around the world [are] investigating this earthquake in different ways." https://bit.ly/4jBf3xu
Yukon earthquake reveals a fault line hidden beneath glaciers | CBC Accessibility
An earthquake which struck near the Alaska-Yukon border last month has revealed a fault line hidden beneath ice, drawing international research interest.
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January 13, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Remember the Dec 6, magnitude 7 Hubbard Glacier Earthquake? Here is some follow-up reporting that you may be interested in. From AK state seismologist Mike West: “...researchers all around the world [are] investigating this earthquake in different ways." https://bit.ly/4jBf3xu
What’s Shaking Alaska?! Welcome to your seismic update from across the state for the week of January 7. We recorded 1,100 seismic events, 8 of which were felt. The largest was an M5.7 Hubbard Glacier aftershock on New Year’s Eve. https://earthquake.alaska.edu/sites/default/files/010726.wav
January 9, 2026 at 11:33 PM
What’s Shaking Alaska?! Welcome to your seismic update from across the state for the week of January 7. We recorded 1,100 seismic events, 8 of which were felt. The largest was an M5.7 Hubbard Glacier aftershock on New Year’s Eve. https://earthquake.alaska.edu/sites/default/files/010726.wav
We have reviewed a magnitude 4.5 event that occurred at 11:08 PM AK time. This event was located 22 miles ENE of Port Alsworth and 117 miles deep.
This event was felt throughout the Kenai Peninsula and Anchorage areas.
For more information, visit
https://earthquake.alaska.edu/event/ak2026ajuvvj
This event was felt throughout the Kenai Peninsula and Anchorage areas.
For more information, visit
https://earthquake.alaska.edu/event/ak2026ajuvvj
Port Alsworth M4.5 | Alaska Earthquake Center
Alaskan Earthquake Center
earthquake.alaska.edu
January 6, 2026 at 8:25 AM
We have reviewed a magnitude 4.5 event that occurred at 11:08 PM AK time. This event was located 22 miles ENE of Port Alsworth and 117 miles deep.
This event was felt throughout the Kenai Peninsula and Anchorage areas.
For more information, visit
https://earthquake.alaska.edu/event/ak2026ajuvvj
This event was felt throughout the Kenai Peninsula and Anchorage areas.
For more information, visit
https://earthquake.alaska.edu/event/ak2026ajuvvj
We have reviewed a magnitude 5.3 event that occurred at 09:55 PM AK time. This event was located 65 miles N of Yakutat and 3 miles deep.
This event was reported felt in Haines Junction and Whitehorse, Canada.
For more information, please visit
https://earthquake.alaska.edu/event/ak2026aansvm
This event was reported felt in Haines Junction and Whitehorse, Canada.
For more information, please visit
https://earthquake.alaska.edu/event/ak2026aansvm
Burwash Landing M5.3 | Alaska Earthquake Center
Alaskan Earthquake Center
earthquake.alaska.edu
January 1, 2026 at 7:33 AM
We have reviewed a magnitude 5.3 event that occurred at 09:55 PM AK time. This event was located 65 miles N of Yakutat and 3 miles deep.
This event was reported felt in Haines Junction and Whitehorse, Canada.
For more information, please visit
https://earthquake.alaska.edu/event/ak2026aansvm
This event was reported felt in Haines Junction and Whitehorse, Canada.
For more information, please visit
https://earthquake.alaska.edu/event/ak2026aansvm
We have reviewed a magnitude 5.7 event that occurred at 09:46 PM AK time. This event was located 65 miles N of Yakutat and 2 miles deep.
This event was reported felt in Haines Junction and Whitehorse, Canada
For more information, please visit
https://earthquake.alaska.edu/event/ak2026aanmpl
This event was reported felt in Haines Junction and Whitehorse, Canada
For more information, please visit
https://earthquake.alaska.edu/event/ak2026aanmpl
Burwash Landing M5.7 | Alaska Earthquake Center
Alaskan Earthquake Center
earthquake.alaska.edu
January 1, 2026 at 7:08 AM
We have reviewed a magnitude 5.7 event that occurred at 09:46 PM AK time. This event was located 65 miles N of Yakutat and 2 miles deep.
This event was reported felt in Haines Junction and Whitehorse, Canada
For more information, please visit
https://earthquake.alaska.edu/event/ak2026aanmpl
This event was reported felt in Haines Junction and Whitehorse, Canada
For more information, please visit
https://earthquake.alaska.edu/event/ak2026aanmpl
We have reviewed a magnitude 5.0 event that occurred at 01:17 AM AK time. This event was located 58 miles N of Yakutat and 3 miles deep.
No reports of the event being felt have been received at this time.
For more information, please visit
earthquake.alaska.edu/event/ak2025...
No reports of the event being felt have been received at this time.
For more information, please visit
earthquake.alaska.edu/event/ak2025...
Burwash Landing M5.0 | Alaska Earthquake Center
Alaskan Earthquake Center
earthquake.alaska.edu
December 30, 2025 at 10:37 AM
We have reviewed a magnitude 5.0 event that occurred at 01:17 AM AK time. This event was located 58 miles N of Yakutat and 3 miles deep.
No reports of the event being felt have been received at this time.
For more information, please visit
earthquake.alaska.edu/event/ak2025...
No reports of the event being felt have been received at this time.
For more information, please visit
earthquake.alaska.edu/event/ak2025...
We have reviewed a magnitude 4.6 event that occurred at 01:08 PM AK time. This event was located 61 miles SW of Atka and 11 miles deep.
No reports of the event being felt have been received at this time.
For more information, please visit
earthquake.alaska.edu/event/ak2025...
No reports of the event being felt have been received at this time.
For more information, please visit
earthquake.alaska.edu/event/ak2025...
Atka Pass M4.6 | Alaska Earthquake Center
Alaskan Earthquake Center
earthquake.alaska.edu
December 28, 2025 at 12:17 AM
We have reviewed a magnitude 4.6 event that occurred at 01:08 PM AK time. This event was located 61 miles SW of Atka and 11 miles deep.
No reports of the event being felt have been received at this time.
For more information, please visit
earthquake.alaska.edu/event/ak2025...
No reports of the event being felt have been received at this time.
For more information, please visit
earthquake.alaska.edu/event/ak2025...
We have reviewed a magnitude 4.7 event that occurred at 01:57 AM AK time. This event was located 71 miles SSW of Atka and 5 miles deep.
No reports of the event being felt have been received at this time.
For more information, please visit
earthquake.alaska.edu/event/ak2025...
No reports of the event being felt have been received at this time.
For more information, please visit
earthquake.alaska.edu/event/ak2025...
Atka Pass M4.7 | Alaska Earthquake Center
Alaskan Earthquake Center
earthquake.alaska.edu
December 24, 2025 at 8:53 PM
We have reviewed a magnitude 4.7 event that occurred at 01:57 AM AK time. This event was located 71 miles SSW of Atka and 5 miles deep.
No reports of the event being felt have been received at this time.
For more information, please visit
earthquake.alaska.edu/event/ak2025...
No reports of the event being felt have been received at this time.
For more information, please visit
earthquake.alaska.edu/event/ak2025...
Ever wondered what it's like to tromp around the Alaska wilderness, just as winter is setting in, all in the name of earthquake science? Join Alaska Earthquake Center grad students in this tale of testing a nodal array in service of earthquake early warning. https://bit.ly/49gOuJs
Testing an array setup for earthquake early warning | Alaska Earthquake Center
KODIAK ISLAND, Alaska — Alders, alders, everywhere.When you follow scientists in the Alaska wilderness, you’ll almost certainly get alder-snagged.
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December 24, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Ever wondered what it's like to tromp around the Alaska wilderness, just as winter is setting in, all in the name of earthquake science? Join Alaska Earthquake Center grad students in this tale of testing a nodal array in service of earthquake early warning. https://bit.ly/49gOuJs