M5.5

USGS earthquake · M5.592 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska

🇺🇸 - United States

· 1 hour ago

Map centered on the earthquake at 92 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska, with a marker at its epicenterKokhanokPope-Vannoy LandingAlenevaPort LionsNanwalekOuzinkieOpen in Apple Maps ↗
Shaking intensity
  1. II
  2. III
  3. IV

Strongest contour: Light (IV). Modelled by USGS ShakeMap; contours show where shaking was expected to reach each level, not damage.

Depth87.6 km
Origin timeOct 6, 2026, 6:34 PM UTC
Coordinates58.802, -153.609
Tsunami flagNot reported
Estimated shakingLight (IV)Modelled by USGS ShakeMap
Reported shakingModerate (V)From 307 public reports
Magnitude scaleLocal magnitude
SolutionReviewed by a seismologist
Who felt it

People in the shaking

In the modelled area397
At light shaking or aboveNone modelled
  1. IIIWeak397
Nearby towns and the shaking modelled for each
PlacePopulationShaking
Kokhanok109III
Pope-Vannoy Landing0III
Aleneva0III
Port Lions128III
Nanwalek196III
Ouzinkie108III

Past earthquakes here. A magnitude 6.9 earthquake 207 km e of this event struck UK on January 10, 2001 (UTC), with estimated population exposures of 11,000 at intensity V and 1,000 at intensity VI, with no reported fatalities.

Local buildings. Overall, the population in this region resides in structures that are resistant to earthquake shaking, though vulnerable structures exist. The predominant vulnerable building types are unreinforced brick masonry and reinforced masonry construction.

Population and intensity modelled by USGS PAGER. Estimates, not a count of people affected.

Official source

U.S. Geological Survey

Terremoto preserves this event snapshot for a stable public link. USGS remains the authoritative source for revisions and scientific details. Shaking contours and population estimates come from USGS ShakeMap and PAGER, which revise them as more data arrives.

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