International Disaster and Emergency Monitoring Center

Preliminary earthquake data and analysis


Earthquake Report
Base data
Event ID 1582980
Event time 2026-02-26 03:49:11 (UTC)
Local time 2026-02-26 12:49:11 - [It was afternoon in the affected area.]
Last update 2026-02-26 04:15:21 (UTC)
Magnitude 2.4
Depth 105 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 Anchor Point
Distance 29 km
Course W
Surface type underwater quake
Tsunami region North Pacific
Water surface name Gulf of Alaska



Risk Analisys
Nearest nuclear power plants
There is no known nuclear power plant nearby.
Nearest marine ports
Snug Harbor (37,39 km), Snug Harbor (37,39 km), Ninilchik (47,07 km), Ninilchik (47,07 km), Seldovia (52,27 km)
Nearest airports
Anchor River Airpark (26,91 km), Anchor River Airpark (26,91 km), Lowell Field (40,44 km), Lowell Field (40,44 km), Camp Point Airport (41,74 km)
Nearest volcanoes
Iliamna volcano (49,98 km)
Quick Analysis
Due to the small magnitude of the earthquake and the deep depth of the hypocenter, no damage is conceivable.According to the epicenter of the quake, this is an underwater quake.