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USGS, NRCan, GA, BGSOctober 2026

Earthquakes in October 2026

The agencies located 3 earthquakes in October 2026: 3 in and near the U.S. (USGS, M2.5 or more), 0 in and near Canada (Earthquakes Canada, M2.5 or more), 0 in Australia (Geoscience Australia, M2.5 or more) and 0 in and around the U.K. (BGS, M1.5 or more). The largest was M3.4, 23 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska, on October 1, 2026.

How strong were they?

MagnitudeEarthquakes
5.0 or more0
4.0 to 4.90
3.0 to 3.93
2.5 to 2.90

Source: USGS earthquake catalog; Earthquakes Canada; Geoscience Australia; British Geological Survey.

The largest of October 2026

DateMagnitudePlaceCountry
1 Oct 2026M3.423 km NW of Nanwalek, AlaskaUnited States
1 Oct 2026M3.120 km ESE of Anza, CAUnited States
1 Oct 2026M3.038 km WNW of Anchor Point, AlaskaUnited States

Source: USGS earthquake catalog; Earthquakes Canada; Geoscience Australia; British Geological Survey.

By country

CountryAgencyEarthquakes
United StatesUSGS3
CanadaEarthquakes Canada0
AustraliaGeoscience Australia0
United KingdomBGS0

Source: USGS earthquake catalog; Earthquakes Canada; Geoscience Australia; British Geological Survey.

The list below holds AreaZine's notices: the U.S., Canada and Australia from April 6, 2026, the U.K. (magnitude 1.5 or more) from 5 Aug 2026. The counts above are the agencies' complete catalogues.

AreaZine's earthquake notices, October 2026

Source: U.S. Geological Survey earthquake catalog.

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