M1.5 earthquake 61 km E of Egegik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 61 km E of Egegik, Alaska on Thu, Jan 1, 2026, 5:21 PM AKST (02:21 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.

Automatic solution: the magnitude and location may still be revised.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 45 km SE of Egegik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
1.5	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preferred · Confirmed · ±0.3 · 4 stations
0.98	ML, local (Richter)	AV	Final · ±0.190754712121714 · 16 stations

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 155 in the 60 days after this one and 47 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 155.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak2026acakuc (also filed as av93975061). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:50 PM UTC.