Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 60 km SE of Egegik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 60 km SE of Egegik, Alaska on Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 7:12 AM AKDT (15:12 UTC), 163 km (101 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 75 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-09-21 15:12:15 UTC
Depth
162.8 km (101.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
57.909° N, 156.532° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 11.2 km horizontally, 4.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.50
Station coverage gap
242°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 since this one and 78 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.494 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 9 days ago · 66 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.638 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 8 days ago · 76 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.577 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 7 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 3.175 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 7 days ago · 51 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 2.372 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 7 days ago · 66 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.697 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 6 days ago · 77 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.555 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 5 days ago · 69 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.747 km SSE of King Salmon, Alaska · 3 days ago · 169 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 2.563 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3 days ago · 86 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 1.676 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 1.886 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 2.862 km ESE of King Salmon, Alaska · 2 days ago · 152 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 2.086 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 44 hr ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 1.636 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 35 hr ago · 85 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 1.780 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 35 hr ago · 120 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 1.676 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 32 hr ago · 17 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 1.886 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 14 hr ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 1.582 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 7 hr ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 2.039 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 2 hr ago · 64 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 1.958 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 1 hr ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away

Before

  1. 1.770 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska · 9 days ago · 140 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 2.673 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 9 days ago · 75 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.759 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 9 days ago · 85 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.677 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 9 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 2.178 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 9 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 1.878 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 9 days ago · 19 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 2.231 km NE of Ugashik, Alaska · 9 days ago · 160 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 1.976 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 9 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 2.062 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 10 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 2.178 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 10 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 2.079 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 10 days ago · 18 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 1.980 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 10 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 1.947 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 10 days ago · 71 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 2.448 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 11 days ago · 54 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 2.564 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 13 days ago · 98 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 1.758 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 14 days ago · 26 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 2.236 km S of Ugashik, Alaska · 15 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.664 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska · 16 days ago · 147 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 1.675 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 16 days ago · 83 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.961 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 16 days ago · 79 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026ssyeah. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:51 AM UTC.