M 2.8 earthquake – 64 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska
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Local time: Oct 19, 2026 · 15:22 (UTC-8)
MicroIntermediate · 118 km
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- Magnitude
- 2.8local (Richter) magnitude (ml)
- Depth
- 118 kmIntermediate earthquake
- Epicenter
- 63.074, -150.953208 km from Eagle River
- Energy released
- 0.2 tons of TNTless than one Hiroshima bomb
- Felt reports
- —"Did You Feel It?" responses
- Shaking intensity
- —not estimated
- Aftershocks
- 2M2.5+ within 30 km, up to 60 days
- Significance
- 121USGS score, 0–1,000+
Not rare around here
An earthquake at least as strong struck within 300 km on Oct 19, 2026.
How strong was it?
Micro earthquake. It released 0.2 tons of TNT, 1,995 times less than a magnitude 5.0. Bars use the magnitude scale: every step is about 32 times more energy.
Aftershocks
2 earthquakes of M2.5+ within 30 km in the 60 days after.
The strongest earthquakes within 300 km
Since 1900, around United States.
- 7.9 2002 Denali Fault, Alaska Earthquake Nov 3, 2002
- 7.3 Central Alaska Aug 27, 1904
- 7.2 Mount McKinley (Denali) area, Alaska Jul 7, 1912
- 7.1 Central Alaska Jul 22, 1937
- 7.1 1 km SE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska Nov 30, 2018
- 7.1 Central Alaska Oct 16, 1947
- 6.9 27 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska Nov 3, 1943
- 6.8 Southern Alaska Apr 27, 1933
In the week before
Earthquakes within 30 km in the 7 days before this one: possible foreshocks.