Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 48 km N of Karluk, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 48 km N of Karluk, Alaska on Thu, Dec 20, 2018, 7:59 AM AKST (16:59 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 87 km ESE of King Salmon, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from: Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time: Thu, Dec 20, 2018, 7:59 AM AKST
UTC: 2018-12-20 16:59:26 UTC
Depth: 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 57.997° N, 154.328° W
Region: Alaska
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
1.5	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preferred · Preliminary
1.5	ML, local (Richter)	AACSE	Preliminary

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: 17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 115 in the 60 days after this one and 56 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 115.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak018g9q4ht3 (also filed as ak20523951, aacse018g9q4ht3). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:55 AM UTC.