International Disaster and Emergency Monitoring Center

Preliminary earthquake data and analysis


Earthquake Report
Base data
Event ID 1550543
Event time 2026-01-14 21:53:51 (UTC)
Local time 2026-01-15 06:53:51 - [It was morning in the affected area.]
Last update 2026-01-14 22:07:02 (UTC)
Magnitude 2.5
Depth 127.6 km
Class Micro
Hypocenter Medium deep
Mercalli scale 1
Possible effects People do not feel any Earth movement.
Data status
Data provider EMSC

Location
Continent North-America
Country USA
Administration area Alaska
Nearest settlement Denali National Park
Distance 63 km
Course SE
Surface type underground quake



Risk Analisys
Nearest nuclear power plants
There is no known nuclear power plant nearby.
Nearest marine ports
There is no known marine port nearby.
Nearest airports
Sheldon Chalet Heliport (17,08 km), Kantishna Airport (48,70 km), Nugget Bench Airport (65,71 km), Mc Kinley Country Airport (69,10 km), Era Chulitna River Heliport (69,11 km)
Nearest volcanoes
There is no known volcanoes nearby.
Quick Analysis
Due to the small magnitude of the earthquake and the deep depth of the hypocenter, no damage is conceivable.