Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 88 km W of Karluk, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 88 km W of Karluk, Alaska on Wed, Dec 21, 2016, 10:37 AM AKST (19:37 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 27 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-12-21 19:37:26 UTC
Depth
9.2 km (5.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
57.658° N, 155.924° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
19

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 98 in the 60 days after this one and 37 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 98.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak016gd2uruh (also filed as ak14782406). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:05 PM UTC.