Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 30 km S of Egegik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 30 km S of Egegik, Alaska on Wed, Jan 21, 2026, 11:44 AM AKST (20:44 UTC), 4 km (2 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
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-01-21 20:44:15 UTC
Depth
3.5 km (2.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
57.940° N, 157.410° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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, 3.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
111°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 59 in the 60 days after this one and 46 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.683 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 253 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 2.483 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 251 days ago · 134 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 2.083 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 249 days ago · 118 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.887 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 248 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 2.516 km NNE of Pilot Point, Alaska · 246 days ago · 193 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 2.055 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska · 246 days ago · 145 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.812 km E of King Salmon, Alaska · 245 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.053 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 244 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 2.065 km E of Egegik, Alaska · 240 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 1.561 km E of Egegik, Alaska · 240 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 2.343 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 239 days ago · 94 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 1.665 km E of Egegik, Alaska · 239 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 2.073 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 239 days ago · 130 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 1.658 km E of Egegik, Alaska · 238 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 1.659 km E of Egegik, Alaska · 238 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 1.555 km E of Egegik, Alaska · 236 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 2.380 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 235 days ago · 111 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 1.980 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 235 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 2.282 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 234 days ago · 108 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 1.936 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 234 days ago · 117 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 3.488 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 232 days ago · 123 km deep · 84 km away
  22. 3.945 km SE of Egegik, Alaska · 232 days ago · 169 km deep · 32 km away
  23. 1.853 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska · 232 days ago · 148 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 1.978 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 230 days ago · 121 km deep · 71 km away
  25. 2.552 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 229 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  26. 1.787 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 227 days ago · 132 km deep · 81 km away
  27. 1.734 km SSE of King Salmon, Alaska · 226 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  28. 2.132 km SSE of Egegik, Alaska · 225 days ago · 14 km deep · 18 km away
  29. 2.279 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 224 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  30. 2.366 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska · 224 days ago · 158 km deep · 94 km away
  31. 2.287 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 224 days ago · 119 km deep · 84 km away
  32. 1.887 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 223 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  33. 2.228 km S of South Naknek, Alaska · 220 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  34. 2.333 km SSE of Egegik, Alaska · 220 days ago · 18 km deep · 15 km away
  35. 2.052 km E of Egegik, Alaska · 220 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  36. 3.162 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska · 220 days ago · 151 km deep · 89 km away
  37. 1.962 km E of Egegik, Alaska · 219 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  38. 1.962 km E of Egegik, Alaska · 219 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  39. 1.877 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 217 days ago · 125 km deep · 71 km away
  40. 2.331 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 215 days ago · 105 km deep · 66 km away
  41. 1.864 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 215 days ago · 91 km deep · 74 km away
  42. 1.772 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 215 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  43. 2.361 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska · 214 days ago · 155 km deep · 91 km away
  44. 2.761 km NE of Ugashik, Alaska · 214 days ago · 138 km deep · 52 km away
  45. 1.659 km E of Egegik, Alaska · 213 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away
  46. 2.973 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 213 days ago · 111 km deep · 79 km away
  47. 2.673 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 212 days ago · 110 km deep · 78 km away
  48. 2.356 km SE of Egegik, Alaska · 210 days ago · 159 km deep · 43 km away
  49. 2.175 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 207 days ago · 119 km deep · 71 km away
  50. 1.788 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 207 days ago · 128 km deep · 86 km away
  51. 2.082 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 206 days ago · 160 km deep · 77 km away
  52. 1.976 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 204 days ago · 143 km deep · 70 km away
  53. 2.079 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 204 days ago · 91 km deep · 96 km away
  54. 1.746 km SE of Egegik, Alaska · 203 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  55. 2.274 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 201 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  56. 1.993 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 200 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  57. 2.18 km SSE of King Salmon, Alaska · 197 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  58. 2.438 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 196 days ago · 125 km deep · 70 km away
  59. 2.291 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 195 days ago · 113 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 1.684 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 255 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.552 km SE of Egegik, Alaska · 255 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 1.559 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska · 255 days ago · 152 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.658 km E of Egegik, Alaska · 256 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 1.677 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 256 days ago · 124 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 1.658 km E of Egegik, Alaska · 256 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 1.557 km E of Egegik, Alaska · 257 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 2.148 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 257 days ago · 94 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.753 km SSE of King Salmon, Alaska · 258 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 1.557 km SSE of King Salmon, Alaska · 258 days ago · 16 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 1.873 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 258 days ago · 125 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 1.977 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 259 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 1.957 km SSE of King Salmon, Alaska · 259 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 2.059 km E of Egegik, Alaska · 260 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 2.061 km E of Egegik, Alaska · 260 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 2.260 km E of Egegik, Alaska · 260 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 2.160 km E of Egegik, Alaska · 260 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 2.261 km E of Egegik, Alaska · 261 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 2.069 km E of Egegik, Alaska · 261 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 1.764 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 262 days ago · 66 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak2026bmhttx. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:03 PM UTC.