Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 79 km NE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 79 km NE of Chignik, Alaska on Sun, Aug 9, 2026, 4:36 PM AKDT (00:36 UTC), 83 km (51 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
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-08-10 00:36:46 UTC
Depth
82.7 km (51.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
56.749° N, 157.407° 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 5.9 km horizontally, 4.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
105°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 71 since this one and 39 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.186 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 51 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 2.587 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 51 days ago · 71 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.691 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 51 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.959 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 50 days ago · 20 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.797 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 49 days ago · 91 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 2.187 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 47 days ago · 99 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 2.284 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 46 days ago · 74 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 1.874 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 44 days ago · 88 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 1.771 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 43 days ago · 85 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 1.883 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 42 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 1.981 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 42 days ago · 16 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 1.961 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 42 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 2.267 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 40 days ago · 20 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 2.1123 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 39 days ago · 23 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 2.084 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 39 days ago · 75 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 1.894 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 38 days ago · 77 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 2.097 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 38 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 2.070 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 38 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 2.138 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 38 days ago · 88 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 2.786 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 37 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  21. 2.385 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 37 days ago · 76 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 3.028 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 37 days ago · 86 km deep · 52 km away
  23. 1.876 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 37 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  24. 2.2114 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 35 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 1.765 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 35 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  26. 2.067 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 35 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  27. 2.067 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 35 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  28. 2.160 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 35 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  29. 1.962 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 35 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  30. 2.062 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 35 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  31. 2.289 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 35 days ago · 29 km deep · 49 km away
  32. 2.0114 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 35 days ago · 65 km deep · 73 km away
  33. 2.060 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 34 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  34. 1.7111 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 34 days ago · 78 km deep · 87 km away
  35. 2.326 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 34 days ago · 84 km deep · 63 km away
  36. 2.376 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 30 days ago · 81 km deep · 39 km away
  37. 2.9119 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 29 days ago · 56 km deep · 66 km away
  38. 2.071 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 29 days ago · 77 km deep · 78 km away
  39. 2.3113 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 29 days ago · 73 km deep · 59 km away
  40. 2.8128 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 28 days ago · 27 km deep · 74 km away
  41. 2.848 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 26 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  42. 1.955 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 25 days ago · 92 km deep · 93 km away
  43. 2.8118 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 21 days ago · 70 km deep · 83 km away
  44. 2.6115 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 20 days ago · 23 km deep · 77 km away
  45. 2.0102 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 19 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  46. 2.160 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 19 days ago · 24 km deep · 76 km away
  47. 2.090 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 19 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  48. 1.662 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 19 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  49. 1.762 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 18 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  50. 1.795 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 18 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  51. 1.7101 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 17 days ago · 72 km deep · 100 km away
  52. 1.751 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 17 days ago · 84 km deep · 30 km away
  53. 1.890 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 16 days ago · 22 km deep · 40 km away
  54. 2.130 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 15 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  55. 4.0119 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 15 days ago · 18 km deep · 83 km away
  56. 2.236 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 15 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  57. 2.564 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 14 days ago · 98 km deep · 65 km away
  58. 2.439 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 13 days ago · 57 km deep · 98 km away
  59. 1.636 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 12 days ago · 75 km deep · 44 km away
  60. 2.1109 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 12 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away

The first 60 of 71.

Before

  1. 2.887 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 53 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 1.987 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 53 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 3.984 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 53 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 1.856 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 55 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 2.166 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 55 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 2.334 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 56 days ago · 65 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 3.486 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 59 days ago · 69 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 1.780 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 59 days ago · 94 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 3.615 km NNW of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 60 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 2
  10. 1.654 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 60 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 1.959 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 60 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 2.1137 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 61 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.666 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 61 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 1.864 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 62 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 1.623 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 62 days ago · 116 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 2.027 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 62 days ago · 63 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 1.662 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 63 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 1.755 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 63 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 1.749 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 63 days ago · 16 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 1.860 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 63 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026psgbla. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:21 PM UTC.