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M1.5 Earthquake near Bristol Bay Borough, Alaska (United States)

UTC time: 2026-10-14 09:12:23 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On October 14, 2026 at 09:12 UTC, a magnitude M1.5 earthquake occurred near Bristol Bay Borough, Alaska (United States). With a focal depth of about 15 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The data is provided by USGS and cross-checked across seismological networks. United States: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 190 earthquakes, the strongest at M3.7.

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 14.8 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 14.8 km
Shallow
14.8 km
14.8 km — close to the regional average (15.2 km)
Regional average: 15.2 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Martin
    Distance: 88 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'863 m ·Last eruption: 1953 ·United States
  • Griggs
    Distance: 90 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'317 m ·Last eruption: -1790 ·United States
  • Novarupta
    Distance: 92 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 841 m ·Last eruption: 1912 ·United States
  • Mageik
    Distance: 92 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'165 m ·Last eruption: -500 ·United States
  • Ukinrek Maars
    Distance: 96 km ·Maar(s) ·Elevation: 91 m ·Last eruption: 1977 ·United States
  • Trident
    Distance: 96 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'864 m ·Last eruption: 1974 ·United States

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • King Salmon AirportUnited States · AKN · PAKN
    9.0 kmStraight-line distance
  • South Naknek Number 2 AirportUnited States · WSN · PFWS
    29.1 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

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Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 4,148 Catalogue entries

Sufficiently reliable matching data are not currently available for a direct comparison. The area profile shows the available records and their limitations.

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