LIGHT EARTHQUAKE
9 km E of Chenega, Alaska
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 9 km E of Chenega, Alaska on 15 Nov 2026, 05:15 UTC. The hypocentre was 8.5 km below the surface — shallow by seismological convention. This is an automatic solution that an analyst has not yet reviewed, so the magnitude and depth above may still change. 3 other earthquakes above our reporting threshold have been recorded within 250 km in the past 30 days.
- Depth
- 8.5 km
- Latitude
- 60.06°N
- Time
- 05:15 UTC
- Magnitude
- M4.0
shallow
147.84°W longitude
15 Nov 2026
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EPICENTRE
MAGNITUDE 4.0
Noticeable shaking of indoor objects. Damage is unlikely.
The scale is logarithmic: this released about 32 times the energy of a magnitude 3.0, roughly the energy of 15 tonnes of TNT.
8.5 KM DEEP
Shallow earthquakes release their energy close to the surface, so they are felt more strongly, and do more damage, than deeper earthquakes of the same magnitude.
NEARBY IN THE PAST 30 DAYS
3 earthquakes above our reporting threshold within 250 km of this one, the largest a magnitude 4.4.
OTHER RECENT EARTHQUAKES
15 Nov 2026, 05:15 UTC · 469.9 km deep
15 Nov 2026, 04:38 UTC · 151.7 km deep
15 Nov 2026, 04:23 UTC · 254.5 km deep
15 Nov 2026, 03:59 UTC · 108.9 km deep