Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 15 km ESE of Karluk, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 15 km ESE of Karluk, Alaska on Sat, Mar 16, 2019, 11:15 AM AKDT (19:15 UTC), 40 km (25 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.6 38 km NNE of Larsen Bay, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-03-16 19:15:02 UTC
Depth
40.0 km (24.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
57.495° N, 154.243° 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
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 106 in the 60 days after this one and 45 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 106.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aacse0193gcphhx. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:39 PM UTC.