A 5.1-magnitude earthquake was reported in Alaska on Tuesday (August 26), according to the United States Geological Survey.

The earthquake was centered at a depth of 32.6 kilometers (about 20 miles). The USGS said it received one report of a person having felt the earthquake at the time of publication.

The Alaska earthquake was reported hours after a 6.1-magnitude earthquake was reported east of the Kuril Islands on Monday (August 25), according to the United States Geological Survey. The earthquake was centered at a depth of 10.0 kilometers (about 6.2 miles).

The Kuril Islands earthquake was reported three days after a 3.2-magnitude earthquake was reported in Texas on Friday (August 22), according to the United States Geological Survey. The earthquake was centered at a depth of 8.7 kilometers (about 5.7 miles).

The Texas earthquake was reported around the same time as a 7.5-magnitude earthquake was reported on Drake Passage on Friday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The earthquake was centered at a depth of 10.8 kilometers (about 6.7 miles).

The Drake Passage earthquake was reported six days after a 5.8-magnitude earthquake was reported in Indonesia on August 16, according to the United States Geological Survey. The earthquake was centered near Poso at a depth of 10 kilometers (about 6.2 miles).

The Indonesia earthquake was reported two days after a 3.9-magnitude earthquake was reported in California on August 14, according to the United States Geological Survey. The earthquake was centered near San Simeon at a depth of 8.3 kilometers (about five miles).

The Bitung earthquake was reported hours after a 6.3-magnitude earthquake was reported in Indonesia on August 12, according to the United States Geological Survey. The earthquake was centered near Abepura at a depth of 10 kilometers (about 6.2 miles).

The earlier Indonesia earthquake was reported two days after a 6.1-magnitude earthquake was reported in Turkey on August 10, according to the United States Geological Survey. The earthquake was centered near Bigadiç at a depth of 10 kilometers (about 6.2 miles).

The Russia earthquake was reported days after a 4.0-magnitude earthquake was reported in Alaska on August 7, according to the United States Geological Survey. The earthquake was centered near Ninilchik at a depth of 40.3 kilometers (about 25 miles).

The Alaska earthquake was reported hours after a 3.5-magnitude earthquake was reported in California on August 6, according to the United States Geological Survey. The earthquake was centered near Ontario at a depth of 6.5 kilometers (about 4.0 miles).

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