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Earthquake · past event
M3.6 earthquake 2 km NW of Knik, Alaska
Last changed (16:19 UTC, 8 November 2026). This event is over, so no next check is due.
Over. This earthquake is over. The page keeps the figures USGS last reported; the USGS page has any later revision.
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 2 km NW of Knik, Alaska at 14:49 UTC, 16 October 2026, at a depth of 50 km (31 mi), according to the U.S. Geological Survey. 485 people reported feeling it through the USGS Did You Feel It? survey.
Key figures
- Magnitude
- 3.6scale mlSource: USGS
- Depth
- 50 km31 miSource: USGS
- Time
- 14:49 UTC, 16 October 2026Source: USGS
- Felt reports
- 485Source: USGS Did You Feel It?
- USGS significance
- 364Source: USGS
Sources
Recorded by Gods Eyes from the live feed ; the source last updated it . Figures are as the source reported them at the time and may since have been revised; the source pages are authoritative.
Affected area
Nearest towns
- Wasilla21 km away · pop. 8,521
- Anchorage29 km away · pop. 260,283
- Palmer37 km away · pop. 13,111
- Montana69 km away · pop. 10
- Talkeetna96 km away · pop. 1,078
- Whittier97 km away · pop. 177
Places from the Natural Earth populated places list, by straight-line distance. The source names no towns for this event.
Timeline
- 16:19 UTC8 November 2026Latest update from the source.
- 08:48 UTC3 November 2026Gods Eyes recorded it from the feed.
- 14:49 UTC16 October 2026The earthquake happened.
Only updates Gods Eyes saw in the feed are listed.
Nearby airports
- PABV Birchwood Airport15 km · Birchwood
- WWA Wasilla Airport16 km · Wasilla
- EDF Elmendorf Air Force Base25 km · Anchorage
- MRI Merrill Field29 km · Anchorage
- ANC Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport35 km · Anchorage
Airports and runways: OurAirports (public domain). All data sources.
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