Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 85 km NW of Karluk, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 85 km NW of Karluk, Alaska on Wed, Dec 26, 2018, 1:46 PM AKST (22:46 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 61 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 1.6 (ml), micro
Local time: Wed, Dec 26, 2018, 1:46 PM AKST
UTC: 2018-12-26 22:46:48 UTC
Depth: 0.1 km (0.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 58.173° N, 155.347° W
Region: Alaska
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Stations used: 24

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 106 in the 60 days after this one and 42 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 106.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak018gjqufqf (also filed as ak20550907, av61875871, aacse018gjqufqf). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:52 PM UTC.