M2.1 earthquake – Petersville, Alaska
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck in the Petersville, Alaska region at 17:42 local time (01:42 UTC) on 1 Oct 2026, at a depth of 90 km, according to USGS. The solution is preliminary and may be revised.
revised from M2.0
Data: USGS · updated 2026-10-02 01:45 UTC · automatic solution
- Magnitude
- 2.1micro
local magnitude (Richter) (ml)
revised from 2.0 - Depth
- 89.6 km
- Status
- Automatic
- Origin time
- 2026-10-02 01:42:17 UTC
- Local: 1 Oct 2026, 17:42:17 (America/Anchorage)
- Epicentre
- 62.830° N, 150.893° W
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Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Est. shaking |
|---|---|---|
| AnchorageAlaska, United States · pop. 289,600 | 186 km | INot 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.
| Agency | Magnitude | Depth | Epicentre | Time offset | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS · AKheadlineAlaska Earthquake Center via U.S. Geological Survey | 2.1 mlwas 2.0 | 89.6 km | 62.83° N, 150.89° W | – | Automatic · 1 revision |
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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 21 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 90 km this was a intermediate-depth earthquake, which spreads shaking over a wider area but less intensely.
M2.1 releases about 32× the energy of M1.1, and its waves are about 10× taller on a seismogram. Energy: 21 kg of TNT vs 674 g of TNT.
Each square is the energy of one M1.1. Energy from log₁₀E = 1.5M + 4.8.
Aftershocks and nearby activity
2 later earthquakes within 30 km; the largest was M1.7 11 h ago. 3 in the 7 days before. Aftershock rates usually fall off roughly in proportion to 1/time.
Mainshock M2.1
2 later earthquakes nearby. Aftershock rates typically fall off roughly as 1/time (Omori's law).
| Time after mainshock (hours) | Magnitude | Depth (km) |
|---|---|---|
| 12.73 | 1.7 | 89 |
| 16.51 | 1.5 | 5 |
Did you feel it?
Reports from people help show where shaking was strong. They are anonymous and shown here in aggregate.
Reports on SeismoAtlas
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Event id aka2026tmfkno. First recorded here 2 Oct 2026, 01:45:14 UTC. Solutions: USGS · AK (usgs:aka2026tmfkno). Cite as: SeismoAtlas, “M2.1 earthquake – Petersville, Alaska”, https://seismoatlas.com/earthquake/aka2026tmfkno-m2-1-earthquake-petersville-alaska, data from USGS.
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