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Latest quakes in or near Anchorage, Alaska, USA - list, stats and map

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Mag. 1.3 earthquake Matanuska-Susitna, Anchorage, Alaska -
Strongest past 7 daysMag. 2.5 Matanuska-Susitna, Anchorage, Alaska -
Updated: Mar 19, 2024 10:35 GMT -
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In the past 24 hours, Anchorage has had 3 quakes of magnitudes up to 2.2.
In the past 7 days, Anchorage has had 44 quakes of magnitudes up to 2.5 within up to 100 km (63 mi) distance:
  • 6 quakes above magnitude 2
  • 38 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
Latest today: Mag. 1.3 Earthquake Matanuska-Susitna, United States, 31 mi NW of Eagle River, Anchorage, Alaska -
Strongest: Mag. 2.5 Earthquake Matanuska-Susitna, United States, 17 mi N of Anchorage, Anchorage, Alaska -

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Showing all recent or significant quakes in the past 7 days, magnitude 0 or higher, within up to 100 km (62 mi) distance (44 quakes):
Date and TimeMag
Depth
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Mar 18, 07:17 pm (Anchorage)
Mar 19, 03:17 GMT
1.3

46 km
56 km (35 mi) to the N Matanuska-Susitna, United States, 31 mi northwest of Eagle River, Anchorage, Alaska Info
Mar 18, 06:37 pm (Anchorage)
Mar 19, 02:37 GMT
1.9

20 km
63 km (39 mi) to the SE Kenai Peninsula, United States, 39 mi southeast of Anchorage, Anchorage, Alaska Info
Monday, March 18, 2024 GMT (4 quakes)
Mar 18, 05:03 am (Anchorage)
Mar 18, 13:03 GMT
2.2

46 km
43 km (27 mi) to the W Matanuska-Susitna, United States, 27 mi west of Anchorage, Anchorage, Alaska Info
Mar 17, 08:26 pm (Anchorage)
Mar 18, 04:26 GMT
1.8

33 km
41 km (26 mi) to the S Kenai Peninsula, United States, 26 mi south of Anchorage, Anchorage, Alaska 1 reportInfo
Mar 17, 07:52 pm (Anchorage)
Mar 18, 03:52 GMT
1.6

2.9 km
84 km (52 mi) to the N Matanuska-Susitna, United States, 52 mi north of Anchorage, Anchorage, Alaska Info
Mar 17, 07:12 pm (Anchorage)
Mar 18, 03:12 GMT
1.4

0 km
64 km (40 mi) to the N Matanuska-Susitna, United States, 30 mi north of Eagle River, Anchorage, Alaska Info
Sunday, March 17, 2024 GMT (10 quakes)
Mar 17, 01:58 pm (Anchorage)
Mar 17, 21:58 GMT
2.1

56 km
65 km (40 mi) to the NW Matanuska-Susitna, United States, 40 mi northwest of Anchorage, Anchorage, Alaska Info
Mar 17, 10:47 am (Anchorage)
Mar 17, 18:47 GMT
1.3

67 km
75 km (47 mi) to the SW Kenai Peninsula, United States, 47 mi southwest of Anchorage, Anchorage, Alaska Info
Mar 17, 09:34 am (Anchorage)
Mar 17, 17:34 GMT
2.4

6.8 km
53 km (33 mi) to the N Matanuska-Susitna, United States, 26 mi north of Eagle River, Anchorage, Alaska Info
Mar 17, 06:34 am (Anchorage)
Mar 17, 14:34 GMT
1.5

54 km
96 km (60 mi) to the SW Kenai Peninsula, United States, 60 mi southwest of Anchorage, Anchorage, Alaska Info
Mar 17, 06:02 am (Anchorage)
Mar 17, 14:02 GMT
1.8

3.7 km
73 km (45 mi) to the NW Matanuska-Susitna, United States, 45 mi northwest of Anchorage, Anchorage, Alaska Info
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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 1.8 x 109 joules (497 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.427 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy

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Earthquake statistics

Average number of earthquakes

Based on data from the past 10 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 3,000 quakes on average per year in or near Anchorage, Alaska, USA:
  • Mag. 7 or higher: 0.02 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 62.5 years)
  • Mag. 6 or higher: 0.11 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 9.5 years)
  • Mag. 5 or higher: 1.09 quakes per year
  • Mag. 4 or higher: 9.9 quakes per year
  • Mag. 3 or higher: 54 quakes per year (or 4.5 quakes per month)
  • Mag. 2 or higher: 489 quakes per year (or 41 quakes per month)
  • Mag. 1 or higher: 2,800 quakes per year (or 7.7 quakes per day)
Anchorage has a very high level of seismic activity. Anchorage has had at least 2 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 60 to 65 years.

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