Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 87 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 87 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska on Sun, Jan 15, 2017, 1:29 PM AKST (22:29 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 53 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-01-15 22:29:52 UTC
Depth
4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
58.305° N, 154.975° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
43

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 136 in the 60 days after this one and 68 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 136.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak017p6c2jg (also filed as ak15077087). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:02 AM UTC.