Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 61 km W of Karluk, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 61 km W of Karluk, Alaska on Mon, Jan 7, 2019, 11:50 PM AKST (08:50 UTC), 71 km (44 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 76 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-01-08 08:50:47 UTC
Depth
71.3 km (44.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
57.467° N, 155.457° 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
52

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 116 in the 60 days after this one and 44 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 116.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aacse019ddd2a3. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:37 PM UTC.