Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 24 km N of Karluk, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 24 km N of Karluk, Alaska on Sun, Jan 6, 2019, 4:45 AM AKST (13:45 UTC), 47 km (29 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 75 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-01-06 13:45:01 UTC
Depth
46.5 km (28.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
57.787° N, 154.478° 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
50

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 105 in the 60 days after this one and 51 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 105.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aacse019a58d7a. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:56 PM UTC.