The correct answer is station ATKA on Atka Island in the Aleutians. Great work @dasliterata.bsky.social , we'll add you to our April drawing for Earthquake Center goodies!

Trivia Tuesday text in top left, light bulb in top right, map of Alaska seismic stations in the background. Question at the bottom: What is the furthest west seismic station the Alaska Earthquake Center maintains?

It's time for #TriviaTuesday! You can find the answers for all of our trivia questions on our website earthquake.alaska.org. Today, take a tour of our seismic stations. First comment with the correct answer will be entered into our April drawing for Earthquake Center prizes!

Learn more about the Dec 2025 M7 Hubbard Glacier Earthquake and landslides with AEC Director Michael West and USGS Landslide Specialist Kate Allstadt on Feb. 5, 12-1 pm Pac Time. Register here: my.eeri.org/events/event...

oh you lucky Californians who can do field ops year-round!!! 😍

What is an earthquake swarm? | Alaska Earthquake Center If you've paid much attention to earthquakes in Alaska over the last few years, you've probably heard the phrase “earthquake swarm.” In 2014, a swarm near Noatak rattled residents with five magnitude ...

Good guess....The correct answer is an earthquake swarm, which is when there are multiple earthquakes in an area that are about the same magnitude, with smaller earthquakes smattered in as well. Swarms can occur over weeks or months. Learn more in this story: earthquake.alaska.edu/what-earthqu...

Trivia Tuesday text in top left, light bulb in top right, map of Alaska seismic stations in the background. Question at the bottom: A (fill in the blank) is a series of earthquakes that is not similar to your typical mainshock-aftershock sequence.

Got your thinking cap handy? It's #TriviaTuesday time! Can you fill in the correct earthquake lingo below? The first person with the correct answer 🤩 in the comments will be entered in our April drawing for Earthquake Center goodies.

Mt. Gareloi M5.0 | Alaska Earthquake Center January 19, 2026 15:32:06 AKST (January 20, 2026 00:32:06 UTC)

We just reviewed a magnitude 5.0 event that occurred at 03:32 PM AK time. This event was located 92 miles WSW of Adak and 4 miles deep. We don’t have reports of it being felt. If it was, the shaking would’ve been light. More info:
https://earthquake.alaska.edu/event/ak2026bixrku

Skwentna M4.1 | Alaska Earthquake Center Alaskan Earthquake Center

Plenty of folks chiming in about the M4.1 that occurred a few minutes ago at 5:45pm. Felt lightly in Mat-Su and Eagle River. It was highly typical for this region, about 39 miles deep inside the subducting Pacific plate.

More info:
https://earthquake.alaska.edu/event/ak2026bfkveq

If you are in Sitka you may well have felt the M4.0 earthquake at 12:45pm. It occurred on the Fairweather Fault 37 miles WNW of town. We had Fairweather earthquake Friday morning as well about 100 miles further north from this one. More info:
https://earthquake.alaska.edu/event/ak2026bfaxka

Good morning, Alaska! Sounds like some of you were woken at 05:06am by this light shaker. Some folks reported feeling the M3.8 earthquake at 5:06am. It about 17 miles WNW of Tatitlek and 10 miles deep. More info:
https://earthquake.alaska.edu/event/ak2026belrda

Magnitude 3.8 earthquake outside Glacier Bay at 9:35am Alaska time. This event was pretty clearly on the Fairweather fault.
No felt reports have been received at this time. More info:
https://earthquake.alaska.edu/event/ak2026bcyvlu

This week's radio segment lists an array of partners that we work with. In the coming weeks, we'll explore our vast network. No earthquake center is an island! earthquake.alaska.edu/sites/defaul...

Adak M4.5 | Alaska Earthquake Center January 15, 2026 06:50:57 AKST (January 15, 2026 15:50:57 UTC)

Magnitude 4.5 earthquake at 06:50am AK time. It was located 25 miles SSE of Adak and 13 miles deep. No felt reports have been received at this time.

More info:
https://earthquake.alaska.edu/event/ak2026baxrtb

Just before midnight (11:52pm AKST) there was M5.9 earthquake south of Kiska Island. It was about 31 miles deep. Pretty typical subduction zone earthquake. We don't have reports of it being felt. Here is what it looks like on nearby stations.
https://earthquake.alaska.edu/event/ak2026bajvqb

Good evening Southcentral. Looks like a few of you might(?) have felt this minor earthquake at 09:28pm that occurred about 63 miles under the Skwentna region. It was magnitude 3.7.
For more information, please visit
https://earthquake.alaska.edu/event/ak2026bafbdh

Sleep tight.

The answer is 5: 2020 M7.8 Simeonof Earthquake, 2020 M7.6 Simeonof aftershock, 2021 M8.2 Chignik Earthquake, 2023 M7.2 Sand Point Earthquake, and the 2025 M7.3 Sand Point Earthquake. Check out this map in our news story about the 2025 Sand Point Earthquake: earthquake.alaska.edu/.../Simeonof...

The words Trivia Tuesday in upper left corner, a lightbulb in upper right corner, Earthquake Center station map in the background. Text in center reads "How many earthquakes (including aftershocks) over magnitude 7 have occurred in the Sand Point region since 2020".

Time to kick off Trivia Tuesday for 2026! We’ll start with a bit of a look back. Just as a refresher, all answers can be found on our website, earthquake.alaska.edu. The first person to correctly answer in the comments 🙋will be entered into a drawing for Earthquake Center prizes in early April. GO!

Yukon earthquake reveals a fault line hidden beneath glaciers | CBC Accessibility An earthquake which struck near the Alaska-Yukon border last month has revealed a fault line hidden beneath ice, drawing international research interest.

Remember the Dec 6, magnitude 7 Hubbard Glacier Earthquake? Here is some follow-up reporting that you may be interested in. From AK state seismologist Mike West: “...researchers all around the world [are] investigating this earthquake in different ways." https://bit.ly/4jBf3xu

Map of Alaska showing earthquakes as dots for the week of December 31 to January 7, with text stating 1,100 earthquakes detected, 8 earthquakes reported as felt, and the largest recorded for the week was a magnitude 5.7 on December 31, and aftershock of the Hubbard Glacier earthquake in Southeast Alaska.

What’s Shaking Alaska?! Welcome to your seismic update from across the state for the week of January 7. We recorded 1,100 seismic events, 8 of which were felt. The largest was an M5.7 Hubbard Glacier aftershock on New Year’s Eve. https://earthquake.alaska.edu/sites/default/files/010726.wav

Port Alsworth M4.5 | Alaska Earthquake Center Alaskan Earthquake Center

We have reviewed a magnitude 4.5 event that occurred at 11:08 PM AK time. This event was located 22 miles ENE of Port Alsworth and 117 miles deep.
This event was felt throughout the Kenai Peninsula and Anchorage areas.
For more information, visit
https://earthquake.alaska.edu/event/ak2026ajuvvj

Burwash Landing M5.3 | Alaska Earthquake Center Alaskan Earthquake Center

We have reviewed a magnitude 5.3 event that occurred at 09:55 PM AK time. This event was located 65 miles N of Yakutat and 3 miles deep.
This event was reported felt in Haines Junction and Whitehorse, Canada.

For more information, please visit
https://earthquake.alaska.edu/event/ak2026aansvm

Burwash Landing M5.7 | Alaska Earthquake Center Alaskan Earthquake Center

We have reviewed a magnitude 5.7 event that occurred at 09:46 PM AK time. This event was located 65 miles N of Yakutat and 2 miles deep.
This event was reported felt in Haines Junction and Whitehorse, Canada
For more information, please visit
https://earthquake.alaska.edu/event/ak2026aanmpl

Burwash Landing M5.0 | Alaska Earthquake Center Alaskan Earthquake Center

We have reviewed a magnitude 5.0 event that occurred at 01:17 AM AK time. This event was located 58 miles N of Yakutat and 3 miles deep.
No reports of the event being felt have been received at this time.

For more information, please visit
earthquake.alaska.edu/event/ak2025...

Atka Pass M4.6 | Alaska Earthquake Center Alaskan Earthquake Center

We have reviewed a magnitude 4.6 event that occurred at 01:08 PM AK time. This event was located 61 miles SW of Atka and 11 miles deep.
No reports of the event being felt have been received at this time.

For more information, please visit
earthquake.alaska.edu/event/ak2025...

Atka Pass M4.7 | Alaska Earthquake Center Alaskan Earthquake Center

We have reviewed a magnitude 4.7 event that occurred at 01:57 AM AK time. This event was located 71 miles SSW of Atka and 5 miles deep.
No reports of the event being felt have been received at this time.

For more information, please visit
earthquake.alaska.edu/event/ak2025...

Testing an array setup for earthquake early warning | Alaska Earthquake Center KODIAK ISLAND, Alaska — Alders, alders, everywhere.When you follow scientists in the Alaska wilderness, you’ll almost certainly get alder-snagged.

Ever wondered what it's like to tromp around the Alaska wilderness, just as winter is setting in, all in the name of earthquake science? Join Alaska Earthquake Center grad students in this tale of testing a nodal array in service of earthquake early warning. https://bit.ly/49gOuJs

Tyonek M3.2 | Alaska Earthquake Center Alaskan Earthquake Center

We have reviewed a magnitude 3.2 event that occurred at 01:45 PM AK time. This event was located 29 miles W of Hope and 32 miles deep.

This event was reported felt in Anchorage and Eagle River.

For more information, please visit
https://earthquake.alaska.edu/event/ak2025zdkavy

We celebrate this time of year when the sun begins to return. Happy holidays to all!
In this winter greeting image, the line under the trees is the vertical record of shaking from the July 2025 magnitude 7.3 Sand Point earthquake, as recorded at an AEC station in Kodiak.

Minto M3.3 | Alaska Earthquake Center Alaskan Earthquake Center

A magnitude 3.3 shallow earthquake that occurred at about 9 am today near Minto, in Interior Alaska has been reported felt by many. If you felt it, you can visit the interactive map or list on our website, click on the event, and fill out a "Did You Feel It?" report. https://bit.ly/4pSPU3W

Our weekly earthquake roundup What's Shaking Alaska episode is here! https://earthquake.alaska.edu/sites/default/files/121625.wav