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Earthquakes in Alaska

In the last 30 days there were 529 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or larger in Alaska, and 4 in the last 24 hours. The strongest was a magnitude 5.6, 43 km NNW of Lake Minchumina, Alaska, on 2026-10-15.

Earthquakes M2.5+ in Alaska

Last 24 hours4
Last 7 days84
Last 30 days529
Last year8,797
Last 5 years31,587

M1+ in the last 7 days: 414. Methodology

Fig. 1Earthquakes per month, M2.5+ in Alaska

14,815 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or larger in Alaska in the last 24 months. The busiest month was Dec 2025, with 1,318.

01 — Latest

Latest earthquakes in Alaska

Latest magnitude 2.5+ earthquakes in Alaska in the last 30 days
Magnitude	Location	Depth	Time
4.6	153 km WNW of Adak, Alaska	depth 153 km	Oct 25, 17:49 UTC
2.7	69 km SE of Yakutat, Alaska	depth 10 km	Oct 25, 14:31 UTC
2.9	297 km WSW of Pelican, Alaska	depth 10 km	Oct 25, 10:32 UTC
2.9	166 km SSE of Old Harbor, Alaska	depth 0 km	Oct 25, 10:17 UTC
2.9	35 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska	depth 81 km	Oct 25, 07:46 UTC
4.3	81 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska	depth 35 km	Oct 25, 07:45 UTC
4.6	82 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska	depth 35 km	Oct 25, 07:44 UTC
2.5	38 km SSW of Dry Creek, Alaska	depth 0 km	Oct 25, 07:08 UTC
3.3	52 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska	depth 76 km	Oct 24, 22:35 UTC
2.7	108 km NNE of Arctic Village, Alaska	depth 2 km	Oct 24, 15:54 UTC
2.5	30 km W of Anderson, Alaska	depth 13 km	Oct 24, 10:20 UTC
4.5	81 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska	depth 35 km	Oct 24, 08:33 UTC
3.3	108 km NNE of Arctic Village, Alaska	depth 10 km	Oct 24, 05:58 UTC
3.5	11 km NNE of Atka, Alaska	depth 206 km	Oct 24, 05:57 UTC
2.8	71 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska	depth 123 km	Oct 24, 05:03 UTC
2.8	29 km WNW of Atka, Alaska	depth 199 km	Oct 24, 03:05 UTC
3.1	286 km SW of Yakutat, Alaska	depth 0 km	Oct 24, 02:14 UTC
3.2	135 km SW of Nikolski, Alaska	depth 0 km	Oct 24, 01:42 UTC
3.4	176 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska	depth 10 km	Oct 24, 01:00 UTC
3.1	68 km SE of Yakutat, Alaska	depth 1 km	Oct 23, 23:41 UTC
4.6	100 km NNW of Nikolski, Alaska	depth 230 km	Oct 23, 23:08 UTC
2.8	14 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska	depth 75 km	Oct 23, 22:29 UTC
3.1	48 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska	depth 93 km	Oct 23, 19:10 UTC
3.7	40 km SSE of Nikolski, Alaska	depth 131 km	Oct 23, 09:18 UTC
2.7	66 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska	depth 123 km	Oct 23, 07:14 UTC

02 — Questions

Earthquakes in Alaska, answered

Was there an earthquake in Alaska today?

Yes. USGS recorded 4 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or larger in Alaska in the last 24 hours. The table above lists the latest with times and depths.

How many earthquakes does Alaska have each year?

Over the last five years there were 31,587 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or larger in Alaska, an average of 6,317 a year. 8,797 occurred in the last 12 months.

What was the strongest earthquake in Alaska in five years?

A magnitude 7.3 on Jul 16, 2025, 20:37 UTC, 2025 Sand Point, Alaska Earthquake. See this earthquake

An earthquake belongs to the state USGS names in its location. Counts describe past activity and are not a forecast. Source: USGS.

03 — Cities

Cities in Alaska

Earthquakes within 100 km of cities in Alaska
City	Last year	Last 5 years
Anchorage	269	803
Fairbanks	44	164
Eagle River	248	767
Badger	41	157