Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 81 km E of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 81 km E of Chignik, Alaska on Wed, Aug 19, 2026, 5:38 AM AKDT (13:38 UTC), 16 km (10 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
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-08-19 13:38:30 UTC
Depth
15.9 km (9.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.285° N, 157.082° 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 7.2 km horizontally, 12.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
142°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 58 since this one and 36 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.961 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 47 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.1142 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 46 days ago · 25 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 2.267 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 44 days ago · 20 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 2.1123 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 44 days ago · 23 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 2.097 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 43 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 2.070 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 42 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 2.138 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 42 days ago · 88 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 3.028 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 41 days ago · 86 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 2.2114 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 39 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 1.765 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 39 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 2.067 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 39 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 2.067 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 39 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 2.160 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 39 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 1.962 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 39 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 2.062 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 39 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 2.289 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 39 days ago · 29 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 2.0114 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 39 days ago · 65 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 2.060 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 39 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 1.7111 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 39 days ago · 78 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 2.326 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 38 days ago · 84 km deep · 55 km away
  21. 2.376 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 34 days ago · 81 km deep · 70 km away
  22. 2.9119 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 33 days ago · 56 km deep · 57 km away
  23. 2.3113 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 33 days ago · 73 km deep · 54 km away
  24. 2.8128 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 33 days ago · 27 km deep · 48 km away
  25. 2.848 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 31 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 2.8118 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 25 days ago · 70 km deep · 37 km away
  27. 2.6115 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 25 days ago · 23 km deep · 33 km away
  28. 2.0102 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 24 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  29. 2.160 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 23 days ago · 24 km deep · 36 km away
  30. 2.090 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 23 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
  31. 1.662 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 23 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  32. 2.071 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 22 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  33. 1.795 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 22 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  34. 1.751 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 21 days ago · 84 km deep · 63 km away
  35. 1.890 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 21 days ago · 22 km deep · 59 km away
  36. 2.130 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 20 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  37. 4.0119 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 20 days ago · 18 km deep · 38 km away
  38. 2.564 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 18 days ago · 98 km deep · 99 km away
  39. 2.439 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 17 days ago · 57 km deep · 75 km away
  40. 1.636 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 16 days ago · 75 km deep · 52 km away
  41. 2.1109 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 16 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  42. 2.549 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 16 days ago · 52 km deep · 35 km away
  43. 1.772 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 16 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  44. 1.783 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 16 days ago · 74 km deep · 55 km away
  45. 2.092 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 16 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  46. 3.655 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 15 days ago · 34 km deep · 57 km away
  47. 2.8112 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 14 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  48. 2.093 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 13 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  49. 2.9131 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 9 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  50. 2.9124 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 8 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  51. 2.396 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 4 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  52. 2.1116 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 3 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  53. 2.6118 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 3 days ago · 18 km deep · 38 km away
  54. 2.5103 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  55. 3.2130 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 45 hr ago · 64 km deep · 49 km away
  56. 2.191 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 45 hr ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  57. 2.542 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 34 hr ago · 50 km deep · 68 km away
  58. 2.258 km SSW of Ugashik, Alaska · 27 hr ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 2.284 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 51 days ago · 74 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 2.187 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 51 days ago · 99 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 1.797 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 54 days ago · 91 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.959 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 55 days ago · 20 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 1.691 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 55 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 1.673 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 55 days ago · 16 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 2.587 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 56 days ago · 71 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 1.679 km NE of Chignik, Alaska · 56 days ago · 83 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 2.053 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 57 days ago · 45 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 1.987 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 57 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 3.984 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 57 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 1.8114 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 58 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.856 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 59 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 2.166 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 60 days ago · 13 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 2.334 km SE of Chignik, Alaska · 60 days ago · 65 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 3.486 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 63 days ago · 69 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 1.780 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 63 days ago · 94 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 3.615 km NNW of Chignik Lagoon, Alaska · 64 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 2
  19. 1.654 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 64 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 1.959 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 64 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026qjwikl. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:08 AM UTC.