Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 62 km E of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 62 km E of Chignik, Alaska on Sat, Apr 18, 2026, 10:25 AM AKDT (18:25 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 31 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

Sand Point forecastMore in Alaska

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-04-18 18:25:13 UTC
Depth
17.0 km (10.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.202° N, 157.405° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 9.0 km horizontally, 11.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
250°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 55 in the 60 days after this one and 34 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.7139 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 165 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 2.177 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 165 days ago · 26 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 2.1108 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 165 days ago · 75 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 1.942 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 162 days ago · 49 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 1.951 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 162 days ago · 40 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 2.040 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 161 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 2.9115 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 159 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 2.386 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 159 days ago · 86 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 2.295 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 159 days ago · 79 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 2.1107 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 158 days ago · 104 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 2.283 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 158 days ago · 27 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 2.2119 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 156 days ago · 74 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 2.1114 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 153 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 2.355 km S of Chignik, Alaska · 152 days ago · 50 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 2.5114 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 151 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 1.654 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 148 days ago · 42 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 2.078 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 148 days ago · 62 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 2.044 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 148 days ago · 49 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 2.060 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 147 days ago · 18 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 2.774 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 146 days ago · 26 km deep · 26 km away
  21. 2.5117 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 144 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  22. 3.031 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 143 days ago · 60 km deep · 51 km away
  23. 2.279 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 143 days ago · 67 km deep · 35 km away
  24. 2.152 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 141 days ago · 17 km deep · 18 km away
  25. 1.87 km ENE of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 138 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  26. 2.266 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 138 days ago · 54 km deep · 22 km away
  27. 2.357 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 138 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  28. 2.359 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 137 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
  29. 2.180 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 137 days ago · 69 km deep · 49 km away
  30. 2.246 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 135 days ago · 53 km deep · 17 km away
  31. 2.4123 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 135 days ago · 266 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 1.960 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 133 days ago · 27 km deep · 18 km away
  33. 2.484 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 132 days ago · 24 km deep · 22 km away
  34. 2.334 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 127 days ago · 96 km deep · 37 km away
  35. 2.075 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 126 days ago · 77 km deep · 42 km away
  36. 1.660 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 125 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  37. 2.352 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 125 days ago · 29 km deep · 42 km away
  38. 2.247 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 122 days ago · 92 km deep · 98 km away
  39. 1.957 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 118 days ago · 71 km deep · 36 km away
  40. 1.540 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 117 days ago · 98 km deep · 58 km away
  41. 1.885 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 117 days ago · 84 km deep · 63 km away
  42. 2.430 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 117 days ago · 65 km deep · 37 km away
  43. 2.061 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 116 days ago · 31 km deep · 13 km away
  44. 1.6101 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 113 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  45. 2.227 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 111 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  46. 2.846 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 111 days ago · 64 km deep · 22 km away
  47. 2.289 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 111 days ago · 18 km deep · 34 km away
  48. 2.479 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 111 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  49. 2.5142 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 111 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  50. 2.644 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 110 days ago · 66 km deep · 24 km away
  51. 2.2108 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 110 days ago · 27 km deep · 76 km away
  52. 1.568 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 110 days ago · 117 km deep · 70 km away
  53. 2.2105 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 109 days ago · 77 km deep · 89 km away
  54. 2.435 km SSE of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 109 days ago · 66 km deep · 72 km away
  55. 1.735 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 108 days ago · 93 km deep · 50 km away

Before

  1. 2.328 km E of Perryville, Alaska · 168 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 1.782 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 170 days ago · 27 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 1.647 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 170 days ago · 78 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 1.696 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 170 days ago · 22 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.999 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 170 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 1.9101 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 170 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 1.882 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 171 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 3.127 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 172 days ago · 58 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 3.043 km ESE of Perryville, Alaska · 174 days ago · 52 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.997 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 175 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 2.0106 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 177 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 2.278 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 178 days ago · 18 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 2.375 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 178 days ago · 53 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 1.975 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 180 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 2.583 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 180 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 1.682 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 180 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 2.241 km NNW of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 180 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 1.9102 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 181 days ago · 18 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 2.6116 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 182 days ago · 20 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 2.2131 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 182 days ago · 55 km deep · 69 km away

Earthquakes todayAlaska earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026hpviox. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:42 AM UTC.