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We have reviewed a M3.5 earthquake that occurred at 4:48 PM AK time. This event was located 17 miles W of Hope and 27 miles deep. This earthquake was widely felt around Anchorage. For more info, visit

We have reviewed a M3.6 earthquake that occurred at 9:16 AM AK time. This earthquake was located 23 miles ESE of Talkeetna and 18 miles deep. Felt reports came in from Talkeetna, Susitna North, and Anchorage. For more information, visit

We have reviewed a magnitude 3.6 earthquake that occurred at 09:16 AM AK time. The quake was located 23 miles ESE of Talkeetna and 18 miles deep. Felt reports were sent in from Talkeetna, Susitna North, and Anchorage. For more information, visit: earthquake.alaska.edu/event/aka202...

A M4.8 earthquake occurred about 60 miles southeast of Akutan at 12:34pm AKDT tonight. It doesn't seem to have stirred anyone from bed, but it was loud and clear across the network. Details: buff.ly/ugnvySb

As we enter the season of spooky, this is a first: Alaska made the list of top 10 "most cursed" states for natural disasters. 👻 Um...thanks? At least the Earthquake Center got a shout-out for earthquake monitoring! buff.ly/fglhYpJ

Seismic instruments can tell us about more than earthquakes. Belgian researchers Koen Van Noten and Philippe Roux visited the Earthquake Center before heading to Eight Mile Lake, near Denali National Park to deploy about 100 seismic nodes to study permafrost. Listen to the story buff.ly/XWmpr9K

We have reviewed a magnitude 5.4 earthquake that occurred at 2:40 AM AKDT on October 20, 2026. It was located 55 miles South of Sand Point and reported felt in nearby communities. buff.ly/RNcluri

We have located a magnitude 4.8 that occurred at 11:14 AKDT and 42 miles East of Homer. At this time we have not received any reports of this earthquake being felt. buff.ly/h5Lmloc

We have reviewed a magnitude 3.6 that occurred at 6:49 NW of Chugiak. The event was felt in nearby communities such a Palmer, Anchorage, and Wasilla. buff.ly/EUHUmUS

Grad student extraordinaire Cade Quigley has been experimenting with graphics to show features of recent earthquakes and how/what we detect. What do you think of these options, from this morning's Interior shaker? Let us know in the comments what you like or dislike, understand or are confused by.

We were in the middle of a tour during the Great Alaska ShakeOut this morning. A shoutout to these students, who did a great job practicing Drop Cover Hold! Did you participate in the ShakeOut today?

For those of you in the Interior that are light sleepers. We have reviewed a magnitude 5.6 earthquake earthquake that was located near Lake Minchumina at 3:07 AM AKDT. The earthquake has been reported felt from nearby communities to Fairbanks. buff.ly/QL136GR

What’s Shaking Alaska?! The annual earthquake emergency drill, the Great Alaska ShakeOut, is Oct.15 at 10:15am. Statewide, people and organizations will test their readiness for a large, damaging earthquake. Listen to safety tips at buff.ly/t7RrOIm

It's #TriviaTuesday! The first person to answer correctly will have their name entered in a drawing to win Earthquake Center swag in December. You can find the answer on our website. 👀

3-min read: Do you live in coastal Alaska? Visit regularly, occasionally, or plan to? Then you want to know where to go in case of a large earthquake or landslide that triggers a tsunami. Scientist Elena Troshina lays out why this is important. buff.ly/WtJITQz

Watch the seismic waves from today's quake in Panama ripple across Alaska's network. Shaking was widespread and intense, but thankfully, destruction was not major.

We have reviewed a magnitude 3.3 event that occurred at 09:45 AM AK time. This event was located 14 miles SW of Hope and 14 miles deep. This event was reported as felt in Anchorage and Eagle River. For more information, please visit:

#TriviaTuesday is back! First to answer correctly will have their name entered in a drawing to win AEC merch in December. Poke around our website for the answer! And ask us anything about our new tsunami map app.

Good morning, Alaska. We have reviewed a magnitude 5.5 that occurred at 10:34 AKDT. This event was located 83 miles NW of Kodiak. This event has been reported as felt. For more info: buff.ly/KiKlN7H

It's our final #FieldWorkFriday of the season! Today, we revisit Nikolai where our local school partner 🏫 allowed the team to build the tower shown here. It receives the data streamed by radio wave 📻️ from 2 remote stations, K20K and L20K, each about 40 miles from Nikolai. Stay tuned 📡 for TriviaTues

Listen to this week's episode buff.ly/M9RFpgZ to learn about our new one-stop portal for tsunami hazard information in coastal Alaska, at buff.ly/BUeuyWx

Good morning, Alaska. We have reviewed a magnitude 4.5 that occurred on October 1, at 6:46 AKDT about 81 miles S of False Pass and 15 miles depth. At this time we haven't received any felt reports. For more information or to report feeling the event: buff.ly/iYBUi9Y

We love meeting with people to talk about what we do and how they can prepare for the next significant earthquake. On Saturday, we sent 2 staff to the MatSu Emergency Preparedness Expo. Where do YOU get your earthquake information from?

Good morning Alaska! We have reviewed a magnitude 4.2 earthquake that occurred at 6:55 AM AK time. This earthquake was located 20 miles W of Kantishna and 3 miles deep. No felt reports have been received at this time. For more information, please visit earthquake.alaska.edu/event/aka202...

Do you live in the Wasilla area? Get on over to the 18th annual Mat-Su Emergency Preparedness Expo! Alaska Earthquake Center folks will be there (along with a LOT of others!) to answer your questions about our work with earthquakes. And tsunamis. And landslides. TODAY! 11am-3pm at Menard Sports Ctr.

It’s #FieldworkFriday! Field team members Shah Khan and Cade Quigley visited Nikolai recently to build a new relay station from the ground up! Thank you to Top of the Kuskokwim School for hosting the new station. Khan and Quigley also gave a presentation to students and practiced earthquake safety!

We have reviewed a magnitude 3.7 earthquake that occurred at 5:27 PM AK time. This earthquake was located 22 miles SE of Talkeetna and 16.8 miles deep. This event was reported felt in the Mat-Su Valley and Anchorage area. For more information, please visit earthquake.alaska.edu/event/aka2026sxksxl

The biggest earthquake of the past week was a magnitude 6.5 that went largely unnoticed. Why? Check out our recent radio segment here: buff.ly/0NiANuS

We have located a magnitude 3.5 earthquake that occurred at 6:20 AK time this morning. The earthquake was located 35 miles NE of Ambler. We have yet to receive any reports of this event being felt. You can learn more or report feeling it at: buff.ly/yZvzLqk

We have reviewed a magnitude 3.7 earthquake that occurred at 00:48 AKDT. The earthquake was located 24 miles SW of Karluk. We have only received one felt report from the area. If you felt the earthquake or want more information: buff.ly/fDVPWpX .

Happy #FieldworkFriday! We maintain seismic stations at several of Alyeska's Trans Alaska Pipeline System pumpstations. This week the field team upgraded the data digitizer (which makes data ready to transmit) at station PS08 and performed "shake tests" to ensure it would alert Alyeska's systems.

We have reviewed a magnitude 6.4 earthquake that occurred at about 6:20 am AK time. No tsunami warning was issued. This earthquake was located ~20 miles west of Yunaska Island and 70 miles deep. This event has not been reported felt. For more information, visit buff.ly/q9N1QW7.

We reviewed a magnitude 4.3 earthquake that occurred at 1:51 am AK time, 43 miles S of Kaktovik at a depth of 4.3 miles. No reports of this event being felt have been received at this time. For more info, or to submit a “Did You Feel It” report, click the map earthquake.alaska.edu/event/aka202...

It’s #FieldworkFriday! A shoutout to Chevak School and all of our community partners! Field team members Shah Khan and Celia Chmielowski went to Chevak in western Alaska to move a relay station antenna at the school. K13K on Kusilvak Mountain sends seismic data via radio, then school internet.

We have reviewed a magnitude 5.7 earthquake that occurred 50 miles south of Mt Gareloi at 2:47 am AK time, and was 8.1 miles deep. This event was not reported felt at this time. For more info, or to submit a “Did You Feel It” report, clock the map below earthquake.alaska.edu/event/aka202...

We have reviewed a magnitude 4 earthquake 47 miles NE of Sutton that occurred at 11:10 pm AK time and was 17 miles deep. This earthquake was reported felt in south-central AK. For more info, or to submit a “Did You Feel It” report, click the map below earthquake.alaska.edu/event/aka202...

We have reviewed a magnitude 4 earthquake that occurred at 3:03 pm AK time. This earthquake was 11 miles SW of Brevig Mission & was 3 miles deep. It was reported felt in Nome. For more info, or to submit a “Did You Feel It” report, click the map below earthquake.alaska.edu/event/aka202...

We have reviewed a magnitude 4.2 earthquake that occurred at 9:18 pm AK time. This earthquake was located 67 miles NE of Sutton & was 7.5 miles deep, & was felt in south central AK. For more info, or to submit a “Did You Feel It” report, click the map below earthquake.alaska.edu/event/aka202...

We have reviewed a magnitude 3.1 earthquake that occurred at 1:37 AM AK time. This earthquake was located 17 miles E of Nenana and 4 miles deep. This event was reported felt in Nenana and Fairbanks. For more information, please visit buff.ly/6sQ4uVC

The earthquakes don't take a break, and neither do we! Our thanks go out this Labor Day to all who work, especially when others get a break.

The devastating landslide and flood in Nepal last week was not only recorded on Alaska's seismic network, it also echoes the types of threats we face here. Click for a 3-minute read from our state seismologist on cascading hazards.

We have reviewed a magnitude 5.3 earthquake that occurred at 4:39 AM AK time. This earthquake was located 52 miles SW of Nikolski and 17 miles deep. This event was reported felt in Nikolski. For more information, please visit: earthquake.alaska.edu/event/aka202...

We have reviewed a magnitude 6.3 earthquake that occurred at 3:17 AM AK time. This earthquake was located 57 miles S of Nikolski and 6 miles deep. This event was reported felt in Nikolski. For more information, visiit: earthquake.alaska.edu/event/aka202...

What’s Shaking Alaska?! We’re often asked if the Earthquake Center is able to detect large earthquakes from around the world, and the answer is yes! When a large seismic event occurs, the seismic waves often travel over most of the globe. Listen to how this affects our Alaska: buff.ly/tbPANqt

We have reviewed a magnitude 5.0 earthquake that occurred at 4:32 AM AK time. This earthquake was located 48 miles SE of Mt. Cleveland and 8 miles deep. No reports of this event being felt have been received at this time. For more information, please visit earthquake.alaska.edu/event/aka202... .

We have reviewed a magnitude 5.1 earthquake that occurred at 9:14 PM AK time. This earthquake was located 56 miles S of Nikolski and 12 miles deep. No reports of this event being felt have been received at this time. For more information, please visit earthquake.alaska.edu/event/aka202...