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M2.2 earthquake 15 km W of Knik-Fairview, Alaska, United States

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 15 km W of Knik-Fairview, Alaska, United States at 20:08 local time (04:08 UTC) on 24 Sept 2026, at a depth of 41 km, according to USGS. The solution is preliminary and may be revised.

1 reports to USGS “Did You Feel It?”

Data: USGS · updated 2026-09-25 05:35 UTC · automatic solution

Magnitude
2.2micro
local magnitude (Richter) (ml)
Depth
40.7 km
Status
Automatic
Origin time
2026-09-25 04:08:00 UTC
Local: 24 Sept 2026, 20:08:00 (America/Anchorage)
Epicentre
61.506° N, 149.875° W

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Nearby places

Distance and estimated shaking at nearby places
PlaceDistanceEst. shaking
Knik-FairviewAlaska, United States · pop. 14,92315 kmINot felt
Meadow LakesAlaska, United States · pop. 7,57019 kmINot felt
Eagle RiverAlaska, United States · pop. 24,79326 kmINot felt
AnchorageAlaska, United States · pop. 289,60032 kmINot felt

Shaking is an estimate from the intensity prediction equation of Allen, Wald & Worden (2012), not an observation. Local ground and buildings can change it by a level or more.

Every agency's solution

Agencies locate earthquakes with their own stations and methods, so their numbers differ. We match reports of the same event by time, distance and magnitude and show them side by side. The headline uses USGS · AK.

AgencyMagnitudeDepthEpicentreTime offsetStatus
USGS · AKheadlineAlaska Earthquake Center via U.S. Geological Survey2.2 ml40.7 km61.51° N, 149.88° W–Automatic

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How big was it?

Usually not felt. Recorded by nearby seismometers; thousands occur worldwide every day.

It released roughly the energy of 30 kg of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step means about 32 times more energy and 10 times larger waves on a seismogram. Depth matters too: at 41 km this was a shallow earthquake, which is felt more strongly at the surface than a deeper one of the same size.

M2.2 releases about 32× the energy of M1.2, and its waves are about 10× taller on a seismogram. Energy: 30 kg of TNT vs 951 g of TNT.

Each square is the energy of one M1.2. Energy from log₁₀E = 1.5M + 4.8.

Aftershocks and nearby activity

4 later earthquakes within 30 km; the largest was M2.3 2 days ago. 6 in the 7 days before. Aftershock rates usually fall off roughly in proportion to 1/time.

Aftershocks

Mainshock M2.2

4 later earthquakes nearby. Aftershock rates typically fall off roughly as 1/time (Omori's law).

Aftershocks
Time after mainshock (hours)MagnitudeDepth (km)
33.082.331
34.242.262
37.272.314
71.262.026
  1. 2.316 km W of Knik-Fairview, Alaska, United States09-26 13:12
  2. 2.318 km W of Meadow Lakes, Alaska, United States09-26 17:24
  3. 2.211 km WNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska, United States09-26 14:22
  4. 2.030 km WNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska, United States09-28 03:23

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Event id aka2026szmctx. First recorded here 28 Sept 2026, 17:32:10 UTC. Solutions: USGS · AK (usgs:aka2026szmctx). Cite as: SeismoAtlas, “M2.2 earthquake 15 km W of Knik-Fairview, Alaska, United States”, https://seismoatlas.com/earthquake/aka2026szmctx-m2-2-earthquake-15-km-w-of-knik-fairview-alaska-united-states, data from USGS.

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