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M 3.1 Earthquake 7 km ENE of Denali Park, Alaska

Source: USGS · Alaska

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake was recorded by USGS near 7 km ENE of Denali Park. On the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program scale, M3.1 is classified "Minor". Among the 1,838 earthquake reports Areazine has published, this M3.1 event ranks stronger than 8% of them (rank #1,573 by magnitude).

The earthquake report, at a glance

Magnitude
M 3.1
USGS class
Minor
Location
7 km ENE of Denali Park
Archive rank
#1,573 of 1,838
Source
USGS
Published
September 28, 2026
MINOR

Sits above 8% of the 1,838 earthquakes in the archive by magnitude; 1,572 ran stronger.

Record status: a snapshot from USGS, not a final record. Check USGS's own event page for aftershocks and any later revision to the magnitude shown here.

What Happened

A M 3.1 ml earthquake occurred at 7 km ENE of Denali Park, Alaska. The event took place at Unix timestamp 1790601328116 (UTC) with a depth of 114.2 km.

Location Details

The earthquake was located at coordinates 63.767 latitude, -148.775 longitude. The depth of 114.2 km classifies it as a deep earthquake (>70 km).

Impact Assessment

No felt reports, tsunami advisory, or alert level information are available in the source data. The tsunami flag is recorded as 0.

What You Should Know

This was a minor earthquake (M 2.5-3.9). Such events are often felt but rarely cause damage.

Source

Data from USGS: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/aka2026tfsled

Original source: USGS Official Notice ↗

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What People Ask

Questions readers often have about this USGS earthquake report.

What magnitude was this earthquake? ▾
A magnitude 3.1 ml earthquake struck 7 km ENE of Denali Park, Alaska at a depth of 114.2 km.
What does a magnitude 3.1 ("Minor") earthquake mean? ▾
The USGS classifies M3.1 as "Minor" on its Earthquake Hazards Program scale. Events in this range are rarely felt beyond the immediate epicenter and typically cause no damage; most are recorded only by seismographs.
Is this earthquake stronger or weaker than others in the archive? ▾
This is the #1,573 strongest of the 1,838 earthquake reports in Areazine's archive by magnitude, stronger than 8% of them and weaker than 1,572 others.
Was Denali Park likely to feel this earthquake? ▾
This event was centered 7 km ENE of Denali Park. Shaking intensity falls off sharply with distance from the epicenter and depends on depth and local geology, so check the USGS "Did You Feel It?" report for this event for real felt-shaking data rather than assuming from magnitude and distance alone.

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