Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 36 km ESE of King Salmon, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 36 km ESE of King Salmon, Alaska on Mon, Aug 26, 2019, 6:23 PM AKDT (02:23 UTC), 176 km (109 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 56 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 1.8 (ml), micro
Local time: Mon, Aug 26, 2019, 6:23 PM AKDT
UTC: 2019-08-27 02:23:42 UTC
Depth: 176.1 km (109.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 58.511° N, 156.135° W
Region: Alaska
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Stations used: 33

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 80 in the 60 days after this one and 36 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 80.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019azartz8 (also filed as aacse019azartz8). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:43 PM UTC.