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M 5.6 - 43 km NNW of Lake Minchumina, Alaska

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Captured 2026-10-16 23:47:43 UTC

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Magnitude

M 5.6

Scale: ml

Depth

4.5 km

Source-reported depth

Reported by people

106

Number of felt reports

USGS review

reviewed

Review does not imply final measurements

What the record tells us

USGS reports a magnitude 5.6 earthquake in 43 km NNW of Lake Minchumina, Alaska, at a depth of 4.5 km.

Detailed source data captured 2026-10-16 23:47:43 UTC.

Measurements & confidence

Event time (UTC)
2026-10-15 11:07:01.800 UTC
Source updated (UTC)
2026-10-16 15:55:01.775 UTC
Location
64.220°, -152.746°
Stations used for location
209
Horizontal error
1.8 km
Depth error
2.0895 km
Magnitude error
0.3

Errors are the source’s reported uncertainty estimates, not guaranteed bounds. A depth marked “operator assigned” was fixed during analysis.

Shaking & impact

Instrumental intensity
7.049 MMI
Felt-report intensity
4.8 CDI
PAGER impact alert
Not published

No published assessment does not mean no shaking or no impact. A magnitude value alone cannot establish damage or a tsunami warning.

Shaking map · available at USGS ↗
PAGER impact assessment · not in this captured record
Did You Feel It? reports · available at USGS ↗
Fault-motion solution · available at USGS ↗
USGS shaking intensity map for this earthquake
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Nearby seismic activity

Within 500 km · M2.5+ · seven days before the event through the latest query, up to seven days after

48 nearby records

Query window: 2026-10-08 11:07:01 to 2026-10-16 23:47:43 UTC. This is spatial proximity, not an identified aftershock sequence.

M2.624 km W of Susitna, Alaska2026-10-16 21:39:06 UTC
307 km away · 71.1 km deep ↗
M2.648 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska2026-10-16 19:51:25 UTC
434 km away · 11.1 km deep ↗
M3.021 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska2026-10-16 17:24:27 UTC
257 km away · 46.6 km deep ↗
M2.518 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska2026-10-16 17:16:49 UTC
275 km away · 72.2 km deep ↗
M2.528 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska2026-10-16 15:27:40 UTC
415 km away · 0.2 km deep ↗
M3.62 km NW of Knik, Alaska2026-10-16 14:49:43 UTC
341 km away · 49.9 km deep ↗
M2.662 km NE of Venetie, Alaska2026-10-16 11:11:30 UTC
487 km away · 6.7 km deep ↗
M2.824 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska2026-10-16 11:04:25 UTC
316 km away · 5 km deep ↗
M2.519 km ENE of Girdwood, Alaska2026-10-16 07:41:09 UTC
410 km away · 14.5 km deep ↗
M2.542 km NW of Rampart, Alaska2026-10-16 02:05:30 UTC
198 km away · 15 km deep ↗
M3.15 km N of Nikiski, Alaska2026-10-16 00:04:22 UTC
394 km away · 67.5 km deep ↗
M2.972 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska2026-10-15 23:30:20 UTC
268 km away · 51.9 km deep ↗
M3.641 km NNE of Beaver, Alaska2026-10-15 19:46:42 UTC
384 km away · 5 km deep ↗
M2.762 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska2026-10-15 19:35:47 UTC
467 km away · 111.7 km deep ↗
M2.515 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska2026-10-15 17:56:32 UTC
448 km away · 54.5 km deep ↗
M2.859 km ENE of Lake Minchumina, Alaska2026-10-15 17:20:31 UTC
71 km away · 14 km deep ↗
M3.056 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska2026-10-15 14:02:45 UTC
230 km away · 107.8 km deep ↗
M3.040 km NNW of Lake Minchumina, Alaska2026-10-15 13:05:45 UTC
3 km away · 8.2 km deep ↗
M2.963 km ENE of Lake Minchumina, Alaska2026-10-15 06:42:40 UTC
74 km away · 1 km deep ↗
M2.659 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska2026-10-15 03:57:25 UTC
158 km away · 124.8 km deep ↗
M2.665 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska2026-10-14 16:02:44 UTC
476 km away · 111.1 km deep ↗
M2.914 km ENE of Glacier View, Alaska2026-10-14 11:53:26 UTC
374 km away · 16.8 km deep ↗
M2.671 km NNE of White Mountain, Alaska2026-10-14 09:56:16 UTC
494 km away · 10 km deep ↗
M3.28 km SSE of Tyonek, Alaska2026-10-14 03:53:48 UTC
369 km away · 65.6 km deep ↗
M2.515 km NNE of Ridgeway, Alaska2026-10-13 14:24:13 UTC
406 km away · 55.5 km deep ↗
M3.034 km N of Skwentna, Alaska2026-10-13 08:28:51 UTC
225 km away · 98.9 km deep ↗
M2.548 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska2026-10-13 05:10:29 UTC
427 km away · 86.4 km deep ↗
M2.530 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska2026-10-12 23:35:48 UTC
216 km away · 84.5 km deep ↗
M2.773 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska2026-10-12 14:19:11 UTC
430 km away · 132.6 km deep ↗
M2.636 km WNW of Central, Alaska2026-10-12 12:24:04 UTC
381 km away · 4.3 km deep ↗
M2.562 km ENE of Chase, Alaska2026-10-12 04:33:13 UTC
246 km away · 62.2 km deep ↗
M2.819 km N of Glacier View, Alaska2026-10-12 02:53:49 UTC
357 km away · 14.1 km deep ↗
M2.838 km W of Petersville, Alaska2026-10-12 02:40:10 UTC
200 km away · 93.1 km deep ↗
M2.728 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska2026-10-11 20:25:56 UTC
234 km away · 76.6 km deep ↗
M2.559 km N of Petersville, Alaska2026-10-11 13:31:17 UTC
168 km away · 111.4 km deep ↗
M3.639 km N of Petersville, Alaska2026-10-11 13:15:41 UTC
183 km away · 104.1 km deep ↗
M2.737 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska2026-10-11 10:43:05 UTC
233 km away · 109.4 km deep ↗
M3.040 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska2026-10-11 06:22:39 UTC
487 km away · 80.3 km deep ↗
M3.143 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska2026-10-10 23:42:03 UTC
173 km away · 113.1 km deep ↗
M2.527 km WNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska2026-10-09 23:34:12 UTC
159 km away · 16.2 km deep ↗
M2.946 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska2026-10-09 20:31:11 UTC
135 km away · 5 km deep ↗
M3.229 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska2026-10-09 18:40:03 UTC
380 km away · 85.3 km deep ↗
M2.616 km NE of Valdez, Alaska2026-10-09 17:48:24 UTC
472 km away · 22.9 km deep ↗
M2.557 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska2026-10-09 16:15:46 UTC
299 km away · 22 km deep ↗
M2.670 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska2026-10-09 16:08:14 UTC
451 km away · 132.4 km deep ↗
M3.010 km WSW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska2026-10-09 11:23:52 UTC
123 km away · 10.2 km deep ↗
M2.86 km WSW of Willow, Alaska2026-10-09 07:14:32 UTC
306 km away · 19.1 km deep ↗
M2.764 km NNE of White Mountain, Alaska2026-10-09 01:39:00 UTC
489 km away · 9.4 km deep ↗
View the USGS catalogue query ↗

The record as it develops

This timeline begins when our journal started capturing details. It is not a complete USGS revision history.

  1. Captured 2026-10-15 11:13:57 UTC

    First detailed capture · M5.6 · 0.8 km deep · 29 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-10-15 11:13:10 UTC

  2. Captured 2026-10-15 11:28:52 UTC

    Updated capture · M5.6 · 4.5 km deep · 29 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-10-15 11:27:15 UTC

  3. Captured 2026-10-15 11:43:50 UTC

    Updated capture · M5.6 · 4.5 km deep · 29 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-10-15 11:43:02 UTC

  4. Captured 2026-10-15 11:58:50 UTC

    Updated capture · M5.6 · 4.5 km deep · 29 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-10-15 11:47:15 UTC

  5. Captured 2026-10-15 12:13:52 UTC

    Updated capture · M5.6 · 4.5 km deep · 29 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-10-15 12:10:48 UTC

  6. Captured 2026-10-15 12:28:50 UTC

    Updated capture · M5.6 · 4.5 km deep · 29 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-10-15 12:24:59 UTC

  7. Captured 2026-10-15 12:43:50 UTC

    Updated capture · M5.6 · 4.5 km deep · 29 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-10-15 12:40:56 UTC

  8. Captured 2026-10-15 12:58:51 UTC

    Updated capture · M5.6 · 4.5 km deep · 29 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-10-15 12:54:16 UTC

  9. Captured 2026-10-15 13:28:50 UTC

    Updated capture · M5.6 · 4.5 km deep · 30 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-10-15 13:17:47 UTC

  10. Captured 2026-10-15 13:43:51 UTC

    Updated capture · M5.6 · 4.5 km deep · 30 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-10-15 13:39:29 UTC

  11. Captured 2026-10-15 13:58:52 UTC

    Updated capture · M5.6 · 4.5 km deep · 30 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-10-15 13:47:04 UTC

  12. Captured 2026-10-15 14:43:51 UTC

    Updated capture · M5.6 · 4.5 km deep · 31 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-10-15 14:29:42 UTC

  13. Captured 2026-10-15 14:58:52 UTC

    Updated capture · M5.6 · 4.5 km deep · 31 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-10-15 14:47:11 UTC

  14. Captured 2026-10-15 15:13:55 UTC

    Updated capture · M5.6 · 4.5 km deep · 31 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-10-15 15:12:45 UTC

  15. Captured 2026-10-15 15:28:50 UTC

    Updated capture · M5.6 · 4.5 km deep · 31 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-10-15 15:17:24 UTC

  16. Captured 2026-10-15 15:43:53 UTC

    Updated capture · M5.6 · 4.5 km deep · 31 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-10-15 15:31:43 UTC

  17. Captured 2026-10-15 15:58:50 UTC

    Updated capture · M5.6 · 4.5 km deep · 31 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-10-15 15:52:37 UTC

  18. Captured 2026-10-15 16:32:46 UTC

    Updated capture · M5.6 · 4.5 km deep · 31 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-10-15 16:32:27 UTC

  19. Captured 2026-10-15 16:47:40 UTC

    Updated capture · M5.6 · 4.5 km deep · 31 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-10-15 16:43:54 UTC

  20. Captured 2026-10-15 17:32:43 UTC

    Updated capture · M5.6 · 4.5 km deep · 32 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-10-15 17:17:08 UTC

  21. Captured 2026-10-15 18:32:42 UTC

    Updated capture · M5.6 · 4.5 km deep · 34 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-10-15 18:27:34 UTC

  22. Captured 2026-10-15 19:02:41 UTC

    Updated capture · M5.6 · 4.5 km deep · 34 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-10-15 18:47:35 UTC

  23. Captured 2026-10-15 19:17:40 UTC

    Updated capture · M5.6 · 4.5 km deep · 34 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-10-15 19:11:36 UTC

  24. Captured 2026-10-15 20:02:41 UTC

    Updated capture · M5.6 · 4.5 km deep · 36 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-10-15 19:55:12 UTC

  25. Captured 2026-10-15 21:02:41 UTC

    Updated capture · M5.6 · 4.5 km deep · 36 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-10-15 19:55:12 UTC

  26. Captured 2026-10-15 21:17:40 UTC

    Updated capture · M5.6 · 4.5 km deep · 36 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-10-15 21:10:22 UTC

  27. Captured 2026-10-15 22:02:40 UTC

    Updated capture · M5.6 · 4.5 km deep · 36 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-10-15 21:51:56 UTC

  28. Captured 2026-10-15 22:17:41 UTC

    Updated capture · M5.6 · 4.5 km deep · 36 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-10-15 22:16:25 UTC

  29. Captured 2026-10-15 23:17:41 UTC

    Updated capture · M5.6 · 4.5 km deep · 36 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-10-15 23:17:04 UTC

  30. Captured 2026-10-16 00:32:41 UTC

    Updated capture · M5.6 · 4.5 km deep · 38 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-10-15 23:17:04 UTC

  31. Captured 2026-10-16 01:32:43 UTC

    Updated capture · M5.6 · 4.5 km deep · 38 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-10-15 23:17:04 UTC

  32. Captured 2026-10-16 02:17:42 UTC

    Updated capture · M5.6 · 4.5 km deep · 38 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-10-16 02:13:22 UTC

  33. Captured 2026-10-16 03:32:40 UTC

    Updated capture · M5.6 · 4.5 km deep · 38 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-10-16 02:13:22 UTC

  34. Captured 2026-10-16 04:32:45 UTC

    Updated capture · M5.6 · 4.5 km deep · 38 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-10-16 02:13:22 UTC

  35. Captured 2026-10-16 05:17:40 UTC

    Updated capture · M5.6 · 4.5 km deep · 38 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-10-16 05:17:11 UTC

  36. Captured 2026-10-16 05:32:41 UTC

    Updated capture · M5.6 · 4.5 km deep · 38 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-10-16 05:25:30 UTC

  37. Captured 2026-10-16 06:32:43 UTC

    Updated capture · M5.6 · 4.5 km deep · 38 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-10-16 05:25:30 UTC

  38. Captured 2026-10-16 07:02:44 UTC

    Updated capture · M5.6 · 4.5 km deep · 38 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-10-16 06:50:11 UTC

  39. Captured 2026-10-16 08:02:46 UTC

    Updated capture · M5.6 · 4.5 km deep · 39 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-10-16 06:50:11 UTC

  40. Captured 2026-10-16 09:02:49 UTC

    Updated capture · M5.6 · 4.5 km deep · 39 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-10-16 06:50:11 UTC

  41. Captured 2026-10-16 10:17:41 UTC

    Updated capture · M5.6 · 4.5 km deep · 39 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-10-16 06:50:11 UTC

  42. Captured 2026-10-16 11:32:41 UTC

    Updated capture · M5.6 · 4.5 km deep · 41 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-10-16 11:17:04 UTC

  43. Captured 2026-10-16 12:32:45 UTC

    Updated capture · M5.6 · 4.5 km deep · 41 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-10-16 11:17:04 UTC

  44. Captured 2026-10-16 13:47:41 UTC

    Updated capture · M5.6 · 4.5 km deep · 41 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-10-16 11:17:04 UTC

  45. Captured 2026-10-16 14:47:42 UTC

    Updated capture · M5.6 · 4.5 km deep · 41 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-10-16 11:17:04 UTC

  46. Captured 2026-10-16 15:47:42 UTC

    Updated capture · M5.6 · 4.5 km deep · 43 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-10-16 11:17:04 UTC

  47. Captured 2026-10-16 17:02:43 UTC

    Updated capture · M5.6 · 4.5 km deep · 43 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-10-16 15:55:01 UTC

  48. Captured 2026-10-16 18:02:43 UTC

    Updated capture · M5.6 · 4.5 km deep · 45 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-10-16 15:55:01 UTC

  49. Captured 2026-10-16 19:02:44 UTC

    Updated capture · M5.6 · 4.5 km deep · 45 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-10-16 15:55:01 UTC

  50. Captured 2026-10-16 20:17:42 UTC

    Updated capture · M5.6 · 4.5 km deep · 47 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-10-16 15:55:01 UTC

  51. Captured 2026-10-16 21:32:42 UTC

    Updated capture · M5.6 · 4.5 km deep · 47 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-10-16 15:55:01 UTC

  52. Captured 2026-10-16 22:32:45 UTC

    Updated capture · M5.6 · 4.5 km deep · 48 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-10-16 15:55:01 UTC

  53. Captured 2026-10-16 23:47:43 UTC

    Updated capture · M5.6 · 4.5 km deep · 48 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-10-16 15:55:01 UTC

Magnitude is not shaking

Magnitude describes the earthquake’s size. The shaking experienced at a place depends on distance, depth, local ground conditions and the rupture.

Depth needs context

A reported depth describes the location of the earthquake underground. Some solutions use an assigned depth; uncertainty and review status matter.

Nearby does not mean aftershock

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