International Disaster and Emergency Monitoring Center

Preliminary earthquake data and analysis


Earthquake Report
Base data
Event ID 1583143
Event time 2026-02-26 08:50:19 (UTC)
Local time 2026-02-26 17:50:19 - [It was evening in the affected area.]
Last update 2026-02-26 09:44:15 (UTC)
Magnitude 2.7
Depth 72.8 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 Skwentna
Distance 33 km
Course SSE
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
Talaheim Airport (14,68 km), Talaheim Airport (14,68 km), Talachulitna River Airport (20,37 km), Talachulitna River Airport (20,37 km), Yentna Bend Strip (23,84 km)
Nearest volcanoes
Hayes volcano (68,51 km)
Quick Analysis
Due to the small magnitude of the earthquake and the deep depth of the hypocenter, no damage is conceivable.