Magnitude 5.8 Earthquake Strikes Alaska's Andreanof Islands

A magnitude 5.8 earthquake occurred in the Andreanof Islands, part of Alaska's Aleutian Islands, on July 26, 2026, at 08:35:19 UTC. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) reported the seismic event.

The earthquake was centered at geographic coordinates 51.499N, 173.306W, at a shallow depth of 10 kilometers. It was located approximately 99.0 kilometers (61.4 miles) southeast of Atka, Alaska.

The event, identified with ID us7000t3fm, has been reviewed by a seismologist. The epicenter was also about 1790.3 kilometers (1110.0 miles) southwest of Anchorage, Alaska.