Latest quake See all | Mag. 1.0 earthquake Yukon-Koyukuk, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska - |
Strongest past 7 days | Mag. 2.1 36 km NE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska - |
Date and Time | Mag Depth | Nearest Volcano | Location | Details | Map |
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Mar 28, 02:13 am (Anchorage) Mar 28, 10:13 GMT | 1.0 14 km | 96 km (59 mi) to the SW | Yukon-Koyukuk, United States, 60 mi southwest of Fairbanks, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska | Info | |
Mar 27, 08:29 pm (Anchorage) Mar 28, 04:29 GMT | 1.3 0.9 km | 15 km (9.2 mi) to the E | 7 km ENE of Badger, Alaska | Info | |
Mar 27, 05:25 pm (Anchorage) Mar 28, 01:25 GMT | 1.5 18 km | 58 km (36 mi) to the W | Yukon-Koyukuk, United States, 36 mi west of Fairbanks, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska | Info | |
Wednesday, March 27, 2024 GMT (7 quakes) | |||||
Mar 27, 03:45 pm (Anchorage) Mar 27, 23:45 GMT | 1.4 2.4 km | 21 km (13 mi) to the NE | 9 km ENE of Fox, Alaska | Info | |
Mar 27, 12:07 pm (Anchorage) Mar 27, 20:07 GMT | 1.2 0 km | 56 km (35 mi) to the SE | 5 km S of Salcha, Alaska | Info | |
Mar 27, 05:35 am (Anchorage) Mar 27, 13:35 GMT | 1.1 8.9 km | 54 km (33 mi) to the SE | 6 km SSW of Salcha, Alaska | Info | |
Mar 27, 05:15 am (Anchorage) Mar 27, 13:15 GMT | 1.3 7.8 km | 55 km (34 mi) to the SE | 7 km SSW of Salcha, Alaska | Info | |
Mar 27, 05:10 am (Anchorage) Mar 27, 13:10 GMT | 0.8 3.5 km | 54 km (33 mi) to the SE | 5 km SSW of Salcha, Alaska | Info | |
Mar 27, 03:42 am (Anchorage) Mar 27, 11:42 GMT | 0.8 27 km | 54 km (34 mi) to the W | 23 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska | Info | |
Mar 27, 03:02 am (Anchorage) Mar 27, 11:02 GMT | 0.9 16 km | 90 km (56 mi) to the SW | 17 km NW of Anderson, Alaska | Info | |
Tuesday, March 26, 2024 GMT (4 quakes) | |||||
Mar 26, 03:06 pm (Anchorage) Mar 26, 23:06 GMT | 1.6 0 km | 23 km (14 mi) to the NE | 13 km WNW of Two Rivers, Alaska | Info |
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Fairbanks has a high level of seismic activity. Based on data from the past 14 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 1,300 quakes on average per year in or near Fairbanks, Alaska, USA. Fairbanks has had at least 3 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 40 to 45 years.
The last earthquake in Fairbanks occurred 1 hour and 45 minutes ago and had a magnitude of 1.0:
A light magnitude 1.0 earthquake hit 96 km (60 mi) away from Fairbanks, Alaska, United States, in the early morning of Thursday, Mar 28, 2024 at 2.13 am local time (America/Anchorage GMT -8). The quake had a very shallow depth of 13.8 km (9 mi) and was too small to be felt by people.
In the past 7 days, Fairbanks has had 3 quakes of magnitude 2.0 or above. There were also 34 quakes below magnitude 2.0 which people don't normally feel.
The strongest earthquake in Fairbanks in the past 7 days had a magnitude of 2.1 and occurred 3 days ago:
A light magnitude 2.1 earthquake hit 75 km (46 mi) away from Fairbanks, Alaska, United States, in the late afternoon of Sunday, Mar 24, 2024 at 7.55 pm local time (America/Anchorage GMT -8). The quake had a very shallow depth of 10.6 km (7 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).
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