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

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Mag. 1.0 earthquake Yukon-Koyukuk, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska -
Strongest past 7 daysMag. 2.1 36 km NE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska -
Updated: Mar 28, 2024 11:58 GMT -
Find all latest earthquakes in or near Fairbanks, Alaska, USA, in our list below, updated every minute! Events are often reported within minutes. If you just felt a quake near Fairbanks, find out which quakes are happening right now!
In the past 24 hours, Fairbanks has had 8 small quakes between magnitudes 1.0 and 1.5.
In the past 7 days, Fairbanks has had 37 quakes of magnitudes up to 2.1 within up to 100 km (63 mi) distance:
  • 3 quakes above magnitude 2
  • 34 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
Strongest: Mag. 2.1 Earthquake United States, 46 mi E of Fairbanks, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska -
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Latest quakes in or near Fairbanks, Alaska, USA - list, stats and map
Date and TimeMag
Depth
Nearest VolcanoLocationDetailsMap
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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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 5.3 x 108 joules (148 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.127 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy

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Earthquake statistics

Average number of earthquakes

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:
  • Mag. 7 or higher: 0.02 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 41.7 years)
  • Mag. 6 or higher: 0.04 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 25 years)
  • Mag. 5 or higher: 0.32 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 3.1 years)
  • Mag. 4 or higher: 1.3 quakes per year
  • Mag. 3 or higher: 7.1 quakes per year
  • Mag. 2 or higher: 80 quakes per year (or 6.7 quakes per month)
  • Mag. 1 or higher: 987 quakes per year (or 82 quakes per month)
Fairbanks has a high level of seismic activity. 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.

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