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M1.8 Earthquake near 50 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska

UTC time: 2026-10-20 00:47:03 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M1.8
Depth
77.0 km
Source
USGS

50 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska

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About this earthquake

On October 20, 2026 at 00:47 UTC, a magnitude M1.8 earthquake occurred near 50 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska. At around 77 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Earthquakes of this small magnitude are usually barely noticeable and cause no damage.

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Details

ID
8bc38f520f2aa887805fe1132486e85928f8093b
Magnitude
M1.8
Depth
77.0 km
UTC time
2026-10-20 00:47:03 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
59.30100, -152.79700
Temperature
5.6°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 77 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 77 km
Intermediate
77 km
Why depth matters

Intermediate-depth quakes are felt across a wider area but usually cause less surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Augustine
    Distance: 37 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 1'218 m ·Last eruption: 2006 ·United States
  • Douglas
    Distance: 65 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'140 m ·United States
  • Fourpeaked
    Distance: 77 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'105 m ·Last eruption: 2006 ·United States
  • Iliamna
    Distance: 83 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'053 m ·Last eruption: 1876 ·United States
  • Kaguyak
    Distance: 104 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 901 m ·Last eruption: -3850 ·United States
  • Kukak
    Distance: 130 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'043 m ·United States

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Nanwalek AirportUnited States · KEB · KEB
    49.8 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

Earthquake overview

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