Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake Alaska Peninsula

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck in the Alaska Peninsula on Wed, Jul 26, 2023, 7:50 AM AKDT (15:50 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 Alaska Peninsula. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2023-07-26 15:50:37 UTC
Depth
17.0 km (10.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.274° N, 156.550° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
20

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 66 in the 60 days after this one and 44 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.956 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 1163 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 4.6Alaska Peninsula · 1161 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.975 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1161 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.2116 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1160 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 2.9122 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1159 days ago · 53 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 2.5107 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1159 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 2.672 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1157 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.8Alaska Peninsula · 1157 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 3.2102 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1156 days ago · 30 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 1.547 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 1156 days ago · 85 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 2.4123 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1153 days ago · 23 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 3.6Alaska Peninsula · 1152 days ago · 43 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 1.680 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1151 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 3.1124 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1150 days ago · 23 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 1.6106 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1150 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 2.487 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1148 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 2.150 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1147 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 3.0170 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1146 days ago · 27 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 2.4114 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1144 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 1.9125 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1143 days ago · 17 km deep · 100 km away
  21. 1.763 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 1143 days ago · 89 km deep · 95 km away
  22. 2.2107 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1141 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  23. 2.383 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1141 days ago · 89 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 2.693 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1140 days ago · 56 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 1.8127 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1140 days ago · 29 km deep · 18 km away
  26. 1.975 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1139 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  27. 1.9117 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1139 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  28. 2.6Alaska Peninsula · 1139 days ago · 72 km deep · 76 km away
  29. 2.1109 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1138 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  30. 2.0115 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 1138 days ago · 47 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  31. 2.2116 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1138 days ago · 28 km deep · 9 km away
  32. 2.873 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1137 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  33. 1.9131 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1137 days ago · 23 km deep · 59 km away
  34. 1.668 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1136 days ago · 79 km deep · 79 km away
  35. 2.7122 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1133 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  36. 2.299 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1129 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  37. 3.6107 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1129 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  38. 2.992 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1128 days ago · 62 km deep · 90 km away
  39. 2.6114 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1128 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
  40. 2.2128 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1127 days ago · 39 km deep · 32 km away
  41. 2.5105 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1127 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  42. 2.467 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1125 days ago · 51 km deep · 49 km away
  43. 2.2101 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1124 days ago · 65 km deep · 27 km away
  44. 2.5Alaska Peninsula · 1122 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  45. 2.073 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1122 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  46. 2.2114 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1122 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  47. 2.8105 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1120 days ago · 62 km deep · 42 km away
  48. 2.272 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1120 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  49. 1.7108 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1118 days ago · 53 km deep · 58 km away
  50. 1.6Alaska Peninsula · 1118 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  51. 2.174 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1115 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  52. 2.0112 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1115 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  53. 2.762 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1115 days ago · 46 km deep · 53 km away
  54. 1.864 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 1114 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  55. 2.172 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1112 days ago · 41 km deep · 93 km away
  56. 2.0155 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1112 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  57. 2.5117 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1111 days ago · 21 km deep · 56 km away
  58. 1.893 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1111 days ago · 71 km deep · 94 km away
  59. 2.8114 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 1104 days ago · 46 km deep · 4 km away
  60. 1.8Alaska Peninsula · 1103 days ago · 47 km deep · 4 km away

The first 60 of 66.

Before

  1. 1.8103 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1164 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 2.6142 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1164 days ago · 65 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 1.974 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1164 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.576 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1165 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 2.472 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1165 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 2.6176 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1165 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 2.6110 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1165 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.9115 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1168 days ago · 30 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 1.736 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1168 days ago · 53 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.799 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1169 days ago · 38 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 1.680 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1169 days ago · 82 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.9102 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1170 days ago · 64 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.065 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1170 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 2.2112 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1172 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.777 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1173 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 1.974 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1173 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 2.0128 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 1174 days ago · 17 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 2.6112 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1174 days ago · 47 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 1.536 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 1174 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 1.885 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1174 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0239ilh511. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:32 AM UTC.