Alaska earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 88 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 88 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska on Sun, Jul 26, 2026, 5:45 AM AKDT (13:45 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 41 km SW of Karluk, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.0 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from: Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time: Sun, Jul 26, 2026, 5:45 AM AKDT
UTC: 2026-07-26 13:45:43 UTC
Depth: 6.6 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 57.951° N, 155.966° 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.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
3.0	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.1 · 39 stations
3.0	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Confirmed · ±0.057 · 40 stations
2.65	ML, local (Richter)	AV	Final · ±0.263948991724775 · 23 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 3.0 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.10
Station coverage gap: 67°
Stations used: 52

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 161 in the 60 days after this one and 63 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 161.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026orobae (also filed as av94335103, us7000t3h6). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:19 PM UTC.