Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 119 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 119 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska on Thu, Aug 8, 2024, 8:00 AM AKDT (16:00 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 112 km E of Chignik, Alaska. 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
2024-08-08 16:00:35 UTC
Depth
6.6 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.567° N, 156.455° 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
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 67 in the 60 days after this one and 35 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.1126 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 783 days ago · 52 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 1.990 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 783 days ago · 54 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 1.570 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 783 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.0108 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 782 days ago · 64 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 2.050 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 781 days ago · 25 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 3.3112 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 781 days ago · 67 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 2.262 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 779 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.574 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 778 days ago · 72 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 2.545 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 775 days ago · 43 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 2.470 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 774 days ago · 59 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 2.264 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 773 days ago · 101 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 2.4109 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 773 days ago · 68 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 2.058 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 772 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.677 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 772 days ago · 82 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.844 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 771 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 2.343 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 770 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 1.827 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 769 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 2.2109 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 767 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 2.1104 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 766 days ago · 38 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 2.260 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 765 days ago · 69 km deep · 68 km away
  21. 1.962 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 765 days ago · 31 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 1.6109 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 763 days ago · 20 km deep · 45 km away
  23. 2.1117 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 763 days ago · 56 km deep · 6 km away
  24. 2.5101 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 761 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  25. 1.797 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 759 days ago · 69 km deep · 59 km away
  26. 2.237 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 759 days ago · 104 km deep · 89 km away
  27. 1.694 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 758 days ago · 77 km deep · 72 km away
  28. 1.889 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 757 days ago · 58 km deep · 82 km away
  29. 2.174 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 757 days ago · 85 km deep · 66 km away
  30. 1.779 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 756 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  31. 2.336 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 756 days ago · 84 km deep · 88 km away
  32. 2.988 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 755 days ago · 29 km deep · 42 km away
  33. 2.374 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 754 days ago · 40 km deep · 51 km away
  34. 1.971 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 754 days ago · 58 km deep · 75 km away
  35. 2.785 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 753 days ago · 46 km deep · 43 km away
  36. 1.759 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 753 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  37. 2.285 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 753 days ago · 74 km deep · 51 km away
  38. 2.6104 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 752 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  39. 2.056 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 752 days ago · 54 km deep · 68 km away
  40. 2.454 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 752 days ago · 19 km deep · 92 km away
  41. 2.0104 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 750 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  42. 2.260 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 747 days ago · 27 km deep · 86 km away
  43. 1.776 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 747 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  44. 2.842 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 745 days ago · 54 km deep · 84 km away
  45. 1.999 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 744 days ago · 49 km deep · 43 km away
  46. 2.558 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 744 days ago · 82 km deep · 66 km away
  47. 2.697 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 743 days ago · 61 km deep · 27 km away
  48. 1.980 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 742 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  49. 1.972 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 742 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  50. 1.968 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 742 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  51. 1.871 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 742 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  52. 1.869 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 742 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  53. 3.197 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 741 days ago · 52 km deep · 30 km away
  54. 1.668 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 740 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  55. 2.752 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 739 days ago · 55 km deep · 75 km away
  56. 2.633 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 737 days ago · 57 km deep · 98 km away
  57. 2.388 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 735 days ago · 63 km deep · 33 km away
  58. 1.763 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 733 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  59. 2.576 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 733 days ago · 55 km deep · 70 km away
  60. 2.3103 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 733 days ago · 82 km deep · 44 km away

The first 60 of 67.

Before

  1. 2.2104 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 784 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 1.5110 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 784 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 1.7105 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 784 days ago · 42 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 2.285 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 786 days ago · 45 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.6128 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 787 days ago · 67 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 2.151 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 789 days ago · 25 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.963 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 789 days ago · 34 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.2130 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 789 days ago · 46 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 2.186 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 790 days ago · 71 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 2.158 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 790 days ago · 86 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 1.687 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 795 days ago · 50 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 1.6105 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 797 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 1.741 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 797 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.987 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 797 days ago · 63 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 1.7119 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 798 days ago · 18 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 2.174 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 799 days ago · 79 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 1.784 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 800 days ago · 52 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 1.993 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 800 days ago · 68 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 2.0133 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 802 days ago · 29 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 1.589 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 803 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024a5raq1y. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:18 AM UTC.