M2.3 earthquake 18 km SW of Karluk, Alaska

Magnitude

2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Alaska Earthquake Center

Local time

Mon, Feb 15, 2016, 12:17 AM AKST

UTC

2016-02-15 09:17:20 UTC

Depth

41.3 km (25.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

57.449° N, 154.670° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Stations used

17

• Womens Bay, AlaskaPopulation 719. Forecast122 kmWSW
• Anchorage, AlaskaPopulation 289,600. Forecast499 kmSW

After

1. 2.669 km WSW of Karluk, AlaskaTue, Feb 16, 4:16 AM AKST · 3884 days ago · 56 km deep · 51 km away
2. 1.933 km SW of Karluk, AlaskaThu, Feb 18, 6:12 AM AKST · 3882 days ago · 48 km deep · 15 km away
3. 2.182 km WSW of Karluk, AlaskaMon, Feb 22, 5:32 PM AKST · 3877 days ago · 81 km deep · 65 km away
4. 1.963 km SW of Karluk, AlaskaMon, Feb 22, 11:50 PM AKST · 3877 days ago · 65 km deep · 45 km away
5. 2.547 km WNW of Karluk, AlaskaWed, Feb 24, 6:20 AM AKST · 3876 days ago · 69 km deep · 42 km away
6. 2.985 km ESE of Egegik, AlaskaThu, Feb 25, 11:30 PM AKST · 3874 days ago · 125 km deep · 98 km away
7. 2.814 km SW of Larsen Bay, AlaskaFri, Feb 26, 6:00 AM AKST · 3874 days ago · 59 km deep · 32 km away
8. 2.361 km W of Karluk, AlaskaFri, Feb 26, 3:29 PM AKST · 3873 days ago · 75 km deep · 52 km away
9. 1.810 km W of Karluk, AlaskaFri, Feb 26, 11:23 PM AKST · 3873 days ago · 55 km deep · 14 km away
10. 1.940 km WSW of Karluk, AlaskaSat, Feb 27, 7:30 PM AKST · 3872 days ago · 63 km deep · 23 km away
11. 2.593 km W of Akhiok, AlaskaSun, Feb 28, 10:45 PM AKST · 3871 days ago · 56 km deep · 80 km away
12. 2.314 km E of Karluk, AlaskaTue, Mar 1, 1:44 PM AKST · 3869 days ago · 47 km deep · 31 km away
13. 2.832 km S of Larsen Bay, AlaskaTue, Mar 1, 6:21 PM AKST · 3869 days ago · 57 km deep · 44 km away
14. 2.343 km NNW of Karluk, AlaskaWed, Mar 2, 1:28 AM AKST · 3869 days ago · 76 km deep · 55 km away
15. 1.741 km SSW of Karluk, AlaskaThu, Mar 3, 10:50 PM AKST · 3867 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
16. 2.073 km E of Ugashik, AlaskaFri, Mar 4, 11:46 PM AKST · 3866 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
17. 2.152 km WSW of Akhiok, AlaskaSat, Mar 5, 12:05 AM AKST · 3866 days ago · 25 km deep · 75 km away
18. 2.127 km WSW of Karluk, AlaskaThu, Mar 10, 10:16 AM AKST · 3860 days ago · 72 km deep · 13 km away
19. 1.749 km WNW of Karluk, AlaskaThu, Mar 10, 4:00 PM AKST · 3860 days ago · 65 km deep · 47 km away
20. 2.470 km WSW of Karluk, AlaskaSun, Mar 13, 3:48 AM AKDT · 3858 days ago · 84 km deep · 55 km away
21. 2.230 km N of Old Harbor, AlaskaMon, Mar 14, 3:07 AM AKDT · 3857 days ago · 48 km deep · 84 km away
22. 1.939 km W of Akhiok, AlaskaTue, Mar 15, 2:49 AM AKDT · 3856 days ago · 39 km deep · 49 km away
23. 1.843 km WSW of Karluk, AlaskaTue, Mar 15, 5:45 AM AKDT · 3856 days ago · 88 km deep · 26 km away
24. 2.078 km W of Akhiok, AlaskaWed, Mar 16, 5:04 PM AKDT · 3854 days ago · 73 km deep · 62 km away
25. 2.170 km SW of Karluk, AlaskaThu, Mar 17, 1:58 AM AKDT · 3854 days ago · 67 km deep · 52 km away
26. 3.030 km W of Akhiok, AlaskaThu, Mar 17, 1:42 PM AKDT · 3853 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
27. 2.584 km ESE of Egegik, AlaskaSat, Mar 19, 9:34 AM AKDT · 3852 days ago · 130 km deep · 97 km away
28. 2.618 km NNE of Larsen Bay, AlaskaMon, Mar 21, 1:48 AM AKDT · 3850 days ago · 42 km deep · 53 km away
29. 2.168 km WSW of Akhiok, AlaskaMon, Mar 21, 7:48 PM AKDT · 3849 days ago · 57 km deep · 81 km away
30. 2.573 km WNW of Akhiok, AlaskaSat, Mar 26, 2:13 PM AKDT · 3844 days ago · 60 km deep · 55 km away
31. 3.560 km N of Karluk, AlaskaSun, Mar 27, 9:57 AM AKDT · 3844 days ago · 97 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
32. 2.5Alaska PeninsulaMon, Mar 28, 2:49 AM AKDT · 3843 days ago · 83 km deep · 76 km away
33. 2.021 km SSW of Karluk, AlaskaSat, Apr 2, 12:18 AM AKDT · 3838 days ago · 59 km deep · 11 km away
34. 1.833 km SSW of Akhiok, AlaskaSun, Apr 3, 12:09 AM AKDT · 3837 days ago · 53 km deep · 89 km away
35. 2.055 km NNE of Karluk, AlaskaMon, Apr 4, 11:37 PM AKDT · 3835 days ago · 55 km deep · 72 km away
36. 1.727 km SSW of Karluk, AlaskaTue, Apr 5, 3:53 PM AKDT · 3834 days ago · 47 km deep · 15 km away
37. 1.958 km W of Karluk, AlaskaWed, Apr 6, 4:12 AM AKDT · 3834 days ago · 96 km deep · 47 km away
38. 2.125 km SSW of Akhiok, AlaskaWed, Apr 6, 4:13 PM AKDT · 3833 days ago · 41 km deep · 82 km away
39. 1.756 km WSW of Karluk, AlaskaFri, Apr 8, 2:12 AM AKDT · 3832 days ago · 67 km deep · 39 km away
40. 1.818 km NNW of Karluk, AlaskaSat, Apr 9, 12:17 AM AKDT · 3831 days ago · 63 km deep · 29 km away
41. 2.40 km NNE of Larsen Bay, AlaskaSat, Apr 9, 7:18 AM AKDT · 3831 days ago · 61 km deep · 43 km away
42. 2.240 km SSW of Karluk, AlaskaSat, Apr 9, 1:24 PM AKDT · 3830 days ago · 35 km deep · 23 km away
43. 2.169 km WNW of Aleneva, AlaskaSun, Apr 10, 4:21 AM AKDT · 3830 days ago · 68 km deep · 93 km away
44. 2.223 km NW of Karluk, AlaskaWed, Apr 13, 5:48 PM AKDT · 3826 days ago · 56 km deep · 31 km away
45. 1.64 km N of Karluk, AlaskaThu, Apr 14, 2:23 AM AKDT · 3826 days ago · 51 km deep · 22 km away

Before

1. 1.532 km NW of Karluk, AlaskaSat, Feb 13, 10:26 AM AKST · 3886 days ago · 60 km deep · 38 km away
2. 1.928 km NW of Akhiok, AlaskaSat, Feb 13, 1:27 AM AKST · 3887 days ago · 54 km deep · 36 km away
3. 3.328 km SW of Karluk, AlaskaThu, Feb 11, 2:26 PM AKST · 3888 days ago · 69 km deep · 10 km away
4. 2.237 km SW of Karluk, AlaskaWed, Feb 10, 3:39 PM AKST · 3889 days ago · 42 km deep · 18 km away
5. 2.352 km WNW of Karluk, AlaskaTue, Feb 9, 6:32 AM AKST · 3891 days ago · 84 km deep · 45 km away
6. 2.736 km N of Larsen Bay, AlaskaMon, Feb 8, 8:13 PM AKST · 3891 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
7. 1.829 km SW of Karluk, AlaskaFri, Feb 5, 4:43 AM AKST · 3895 days ago · 17 km deep · 11 km away
8. 2.483 km ESE of Egegik, AlaskaWed, Feb 3, 11:23 PM AKST · 3896 days ago · 126 km deep · 98 km away
9. 2.373 km ENE of Ugashik, AlaskaWed, Feb 3, 10:00 PM AKST · 3896 days ago · 124 km deep · 100 km away
10. 1.933 km SW of Karluk, AlaskaTue, Feb 2, 1:06 PM AKST · 3897 days ago · 54 km deep · 15 km away
11. 2.267 km WNW of Karluk, AlaskaMon, Feb 1, 7:36 AM AKST · 3899 days ago · 95 km deep · 62 km away
12. 2.662 km N of Karluk, AlaskaSun, Jan 31, 2:34 AM AKST · 3900 days ago · 83 km deep · 75 km away
13. 1.9Kodiak Island region, AlaskaThu, Jan 28, 7:35 PM AKST · 3902 days ago · 68 km deep · 24 km away
14. 1.988 km ESE of Egegik, AlaskaThu, Jan 28, 11:12 AM AKST · 3902 days ago · 124 km deep · 94 km away
15. 2.222 km NNW of Akhiok, AlaskaThu, Jan 28, 3:21 AM AKST · 3903 days ago · 58 km deep · 41 km away
16. 2.066 km WNW of Karluk, AlaskaWed, Jan 27, 1:42 AM AKST · 3904 days ago · 93 km deep · 59 km away
17. 2.160 km WSW of Karluk, AlaskaSun, Jan 24, 6:50 PM AKST · 3906 days ago · 77 km deep · 44 km away
18. 2.066 km WSW of Karluk, AlaskaSun, Jan 24, 5:50 PM AKST · 3906 days ago · 64 km deep · 51 km away
19. 2.170 km NW of Karluk, AlaskaSun, Jan 24, 6:37 AM AKST · 3907 days ago · 87 km deep · 75 km away
20. 3.625 km SSW of Old Harbor, AlaskaSun, Jan 24, 1:42 AM AKST · 3907 days ago · 27 km deep · 91 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0162486jxe (also filed as ak12887420). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:18 AM UTC.