The map shows quakes of M1.5 and up from the last 90 days, the 8 biggest on record, and always the very latest quake — even if it was smaller than M1.5. The list below can include smaller ones the map leaves out. Tap any dot for details.
In the last 30 days, 1 earthquakes of M1.5 or bigger were recorded within 100 km of Nome, the biggest of them M2.7. Over the past year, M3.0+ quakes near Nome came at 0.4× the usual pace — quieter than normal for this area. The biggest quake on record near Nome — records go back to 1980 — was the M4.7 of Jun 18, 2000, 15:37 UTC: 79 km NW of White Mountain, Alaska.
How we figure this: 1 quakes of M3.0 or bigger within 100 km in the last 12 months (Nov 03, 2025 – Nov 03, 2026), compared with an average of 2.5 a year across the full calendar years 2016–2025, counted the same way. This compares how often quakes happened in two past periods. It is not a forecast, and it does not mean a big earthquake is on its way — nobody can predict earthquakes.
Latest earthquakes near Nome
| Mag | Location | Local time | Depth | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M2.7 | 35 km NNE of Nome, Alaska | Oct 22, 2026, 04:04 PM | 6 km | 36 km NNE |
| M2.0 | 39 km S of Nome, Alaska | Oct 02, 2026, 05:33 AM | 10 km | 39 km S |
| M2.1 | 13 km ESE of Nome, Alaska | Sep 01, 2026, 07:23 PM | 11 km | 13 km ESE |
| M2.1 | 19 km W of White Mountain, Alaska | Aug 31, 2026, 09:11 PM | 6 km | 79 km ENE |
| M2.6 | 8 km SSW of Solomon, Alaska | Aug 07, 2026, 10:54 AM | 14 km | 42 km E |
| M2.1 | 43 km S of Teller, Alaska | Jul 30, 2026, 06:19 AM | 2 km | 65 km NW |
| M1.9 | 12 km ENE of Teller, Alaska | Jul 21, 2026, 08:48 PM | 1 km | 96 km NNW |
| M2.2 | 17 km WSW of White Mountain, Alaska | Jul 11, 2026, 05:24 AM | 4 km | 81 km E |
| M1.6 | 29 km WSW of Golovin, Alaska | Jul 10, 2026, 01:13 AM | 9 km | 88 km E |
| M2.0 | 14 km S of White Mountain, Alaska | Jul 06, 2026, 08:13 PM | 7 km | 96 km E |
Earthquakes per year near Nome (M3.0 and up, within 100 km)
M3.0–3.9 M4.0+
Each bar is one year; taller means more quakes (M3.0 and up). The dark red part is the bigger ones (M4.0+), counted inside the number above each bar — not added on top. These may be felt, depending on how far away and how deep they are. 2026 is not a full year yet — it only counts up to today. Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog.
What the last year looked like near Nome
Every quake of M1.5 or bigger within 100 km over the last year — 18 in total. A quake of exactly M2.0 counts in the M2.0–3.0 group.
The 8 biggest earthquakes on record near Nome (M4.0 and up, since 1980)
| Mag | Location | Date (UTC) | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| M4.7 | 79 km NW of White Mountain, Alaska | Jun 18, 2000, 15:37 UTC | 99 km |
| M4.7 | 27 km NNW of Nome, Alaska | Aug 30, 1992, 13:51 UTC | 28 km |
| M4.7 | 24 km S of Port Clarence, Alaska | Feb 04, 1987, 00:18 UTC | 89 km |
| M4.4 | 22 km SW of White Mountain, Alaska | Apr 30, 2001, 12:36 UTC | 82 km |
| M4.4 | 46 km NNW of Solomon, Alaska | Jul 14, 1997, 21:55 UTC | 61 km |
| M4.4 | 43 km E of Teller, Alaska | Aug 27, 1996, 01:33 UTC | 78 km |
| M4.3 | 30 km SSW of White Mountain, Alaska | Jun 16, 2023, 07:23 UTC | 85 km |
| M4.3 | 49 km S of Nome, Alaska | Mar 08, 2015, 20:23 UTC | 50 km |
USGS data fetched Nov 03, 2026, 17:45 UTC · page built Nov 03, 2026, 17:45 UTC. How to read this page: recent-window counts cover M1.5+ events within 100 km; the 10-year layer is based on M3.0+ and the history layer on M4.0+ since 1980. Recording completeness varies by era and region — small quakes from early decades are under-recorded, so “no record” does not prove “never happened”. Depths are relative to sea level and can be slightly negative for shallow events in elevated terrain. Method: data & methodology.