Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 43 km SW of Karluk, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 43 km SW of Karluk, Alaska on Fri, Mar 22, 2019, 8:01 PM AKDT (04:01 UTC), 51 km (32 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 53 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-03-23 04:01:08 UTC
Depth
51.3 km (31.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
57.269° N, 154.928° 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
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 107 in the 60 days after this one and 52 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 107.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aacse0193rogf90. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 1:01 AM UTC.