Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 52 km SE of Egegik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 52 km SE of Egegik, Alaska on Wed, Jan 21, 2026, 5:57 AM AKST (14:57 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-01-21 14:57:52 UTC
Depth
6.7 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
57.893° N, 156.717° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

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.ScaleComputed byNotes
1.5ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreferred · Reviewed · ±0.5 · 5 stations
0.15ML, local (Richter)AVFinal · ±0.127643175483074 · 7 stations

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 5.1 km horizontally, 6.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.50
Station coverage gap
85°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 100 in the 60 days after this one and 86 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 100.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak2026blwhim (also filed as av94005151). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:40 PM UTC.