Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 48 km NW of Karluk, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 48 km NW of Karluk, Alaska on Sat, Feb 23, 2019, 1:27 PM AKST (22:27 UTC), 79 km (49 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 86 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 1.7 (ml), micro
Local time: Sat, Feb 23, 2019, 1:27 PM AKST
UTC: 2019-02-23 22:27:01 UTC
Depth: 79.4 km (49.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 57.872° N, 155.047° W
Region: Alaska
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Stations used: 22

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 135 in the 60 days after this one and 61 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 135.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0192hoa2fv (also filed as aacse0192hoa2fv). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:20 PM UTC.