Alaska Earthquake Center

10/13/2026

Thanks to US National Weather Service Fairbanks Alaska for helping to spread earthquake and earthquake safety knowledge this week!

Did you know that you’re more likely to feel stronger shaking if you live near a fault? On either side of a fault, rocks grind past each other, building stress until a rupture happens. The rupture (earthquake) sends seismic waves through the globe. About 90% of earthquakes occur near the edges of tectonic plates. For Alaska, the plate boundaries form between the Pacific and North American plates. Take a look at the image to see Alaska’s faults.

10/12/2026

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.

A few years ago, my husband and I sat in near-standstill traffic on Homer Spit Rd., anxiously watching the clock approach our boat tour departure time.

10/12/2026

Our thanks to US National Weather Service Fairbanks Alaska for sharing interesting and important information this week as a lead-up to the Great Alaska ShakeOut, happening this Thursday, 10/15 at 10:15 am.

NWS Fairbanks and have partnered to start the very first starting tomorrow! Follow along as we share information on the science and dangers of earthquakes and how they impact Alaska.

10/10/2026

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. Thanks to EarthScope Consortium Ground Motion Visualization (GMV) tool!

10/08/2026

Field engineers at the Earthquake Center maintain and repair seismic stations across the state. Many of our 254 sites are remote, but when possible, we set up instruments in or near buildings where we can access power. We partner with Native Corporations, Village Councils, schools, government agencies, parks, and private landowners.
Our school partners are particularly special to us. We love connecting with teachers and students to help bring earthquake science into the classroom for the next generation.
Cade Quigley and Shah Khan recently visited Top of the Kuskokwim School in Nikolai to build a brand-new setup that relays live seismic data from two remote stations to the Earthquake Center. These stations have been offline since 2024. While they were there, they gave a presentation about what to do during an earthquake, and how to get earthquake information and submit a “Did you feel it?” report.
Whenever we work near communities, we connect with our partners to see if they are interested in learning more about what the Earthquake Center does. To learn more about our partners, visit the Network tab at earthquake.alaska.edu

10/07/2026

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.

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10/06/2026

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10/06/2026

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.

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10/06/2026

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10/02/2026

It's our final of the season! Snows 🌨️ have started in the Interior, but the field team still headed out today to spend the week swapping out dataloggers at all of our pipeline stations 🚉 .
Today, we revisit Nikolai to show you what a relay station is. Our local school partner 🏫 allowed the team to build the tower shown here to receive the data streamed by radio wave 📻️ from 2 remote stations, K20K and L20K, each about 40 miles from Nikolai. The installation included hooking up a power system and satellite comms with a router.
Next week we kick off TriviaTuesday! Stay tuned 📡