Alaska earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 121 km E of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 121 km E of Chignik, Alaska on Thu, Jul 23, 2026, 1:19 PM AKDT (21:19 UTC), 71 km (44 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 119 km E of Chignik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.1 (ml), minor
Local time: Thu, Jul 23, 2026, 1:19 PM AKDT
UTC: 2026-07-23 21:19:59 UTC
Depth: 70.8 km (44.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 56.262° N, 156.450° 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 3.8 km horizontally, 4.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.10
Station coverage gap: 119°
Stations used: 55

Nearest places

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

Sand Point, AlaskaPopulation 1,064. Forecast273 kmENE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 94 in the 60 days after this one and 59 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 94.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026ompdjf (also filed as us7000t2vg). Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 10:12 PM UTC.