Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 77 km S of Chitina, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 77 km S of Chitina, Alaska on Thu, Jul 23, 2026, 1:28 PM AKDT (21:28 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 141 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-07-23 21:28:12 UTC
Depth
25.8 km (16.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.818° N, 144.402° 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 4.7 km horizontally, 4.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
74°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.639 km S of Tonsina, Alaska · 69 days ago · 36 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 1.8126 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 65 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.598 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 62 days ago · 16 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 1.593 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 52 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 3.5141 km ESE of Cordova, Alaska · 46 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.3137 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 46 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.152 km SE of Cordova, Alaska · 41 days ago · 24 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 1.649 km NE of Cordova, Alaska · 39 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 1.5128 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 36 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.591 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 32 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.9120 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 31 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 2.4102 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 29 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.689 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 26 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 1.6122 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 26 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 1.6121 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 25 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 1.7112 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 24 days ago · 19 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 2.816 km SSE of Kenny Lake, Alaska · 23 days ago · 39 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 1.59 km ESE of Kenny Lake, Alaska · 18 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 1.5124 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 17 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 2.297 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 16 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 2.3109 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 14 days ago · 16 km deep · 55 km away
  22. 1.8136 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 11 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 2.614 km SE of Valdez, Alaska · 74 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.656 km ENE of Cordova, Alaska · 76 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 1.848 km NE of Cordova, Alaska · 76 days ago · 17 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 1.720 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 78 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 1.534 km ENE of Cordova, Alaska · 81 days ago · 16 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 1.753 km SE of Cordova, Alaska · 86 days ago · 27 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 1.652 km SE of Cordova, Alaska · 86 days ago · 28 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 1.5122 km SSW of McCarthy, Alaska · 91 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.526 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 93 days ago · 17 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 1.8137 km S of McCarthy, Alaska · 94 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.526 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 97 days ago · 21 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 2.027 km E of Cordova, Alaska · 97 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026ompiyn. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:53 AM UTC.