Earthquakes in the United States — July 2026

7586 earthquakes were recorded in the United States during July 2026, an average of 244.7 per day.

53 reached magnitude 4 or above and 15 reached magnitude 5 or above. The average focal depth was 13 km.

The month's largest event in the United States was a magnitude 5.8 earthquake near Atka, United States on 26 July 2026 at 08:35 UTC. A magnitude 5.8 earthquake radiates roughly 7,558 tons of TNT equivalent in seismic energy.

That is close to the the United States monthly average of 7168 events over the period we cover, and down from the 7948 recorded the previous month.

96% of events here are shallow (under 70 km), 4% intermediate (70–300 km) and 0% deep-focus (over 300 km). Almost everything here is crustal. That is characteristic of transform faulting or continental deformation rather than subduction — and it means shaking at the surface is strong for the magnitudes involved.

By band, the catalogue holds 2 in the magnitude -2 range, 282 in the magnitude -1 range, 2115 in the magnitude 0 range, 3772 in the magnitude 1 range, 1162 in the magnitude 2 range, 199 in the magnitude 3 range.

Activity peaked on 29 July, when 348 events were recorded.

The month's largest events were M5.8 near Atka, United States on 26 July at 10 km; M5.8 near Atka, United States on 26 July at 5 km; M5.4 near False Pass, United States on 14 July at 47 km.

That is close to the 7168 events the United States averages per month across the 21 months on record.