Earthquakes near Anchorage today

Recent earthquakes near Anchorage

USGS recorded 20 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more within 100 km of Anchorage in the past 30 days, 1 of them in the last 7 days. The most recent was M2.8 68 km W of the city at Oct 23, 14:29 local time (44 hours ago).

The average depth was about 46 km and 17 of 20 were shallow (under 70 km), which are the ones most likely to be felt at the surface. The busiest day was Oct 16, 2026 with 5 quakes.

USGS also lists 4 smaller quakes (below M2.5) within 100 km in the last 24 hours; these are rarely felt.

M2.5+ within 150 km, past 30 days, newest first. Times in America/Anchorage.

Largest earthquakes near Anchorage in the past year

The strongest earthquake within 150 km of Anchorage in the past 12 months was M6.0 on Nov 27, 2025, 60 km NW of the city (12 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska).

With 485 M2.5+ earthquakes in a year (about 40.4 a month), the area around Anchorage is very active by global standards. 4 of the ten largest reached M4.5, the level at which damage near the epicentre becomes possible.

Was it felt in Anchorage?

The largest nearby quake this month, M3.6 at 29 km, may have been felt lightly in Anchorage by a rough rule of thumb (an M3 is typically noticed within a few tens of km, an M5 up to a few hundred km; local ground and building type matter a lot).

USGS "Did You Feel It?" received reports for 29 of these quakes: M2.9 on Oct 25, 2026 (1 reports, max intensity 1); M2.8 on Oct 23, 2026 (1 reports, max intensity 1); M2.9 on Oct 22, 2026 (1 reports, max intensity 2); M2.7 on Oct 20, 2026 (1 reports, max intensity 1).

If you felt shaking, you can report it to USGS; reports refine the intensity map within minutes.

• Report shaking to USGS "Did You Feel It?"

Tsunami warning status

3 earthquakes near Anchorage in the past year carried the USGS tsunami flag: M6.0 12 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska (Nov 27, 2025); M4.6 8 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska (Feb 10, 2026); M4.4 46 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska (Feb 4, 2026). The flag means the quake was large enough and in an oceanic region where tsunami warning centres issue messages; it does not mean a tsunami happened.

Official tsunami warnings come from the NOAA tsunami warning centres (tsunami.gov) and national agencies; follow local authorities if you are on a coast after strong shaking.

• Official tsunami messages (tsunami.gov)

Earthquakes around the world today

Worldwide, USGS listed 154 earthquakes of M1+ in the last 24 hours; the largest was M6.5 Bonin Islands, Japan region.

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USGS lists every magnitude in the United States but outside it coverage is complete only from about M4–4.5, so smaller local quakes reported by national agencies may be missing. Magnitudes and locations are revised for hours after an event.

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