Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 61 km N of Karluk, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 61 km N of Karluk, Alaska on Thu, Sep 12, 2019, 4:19 PM AKDT (00:19 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 56 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 1.8 (ml), micro
Local time: Thu, Sep 12, 2019, 4:19 PM AKDT
UTC: 2019-09-13 00:19:07 UTC
Depth: 7.3 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 58.111° N, 154.656° W
Region: Alaska
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Stations used: 30

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 107 in the 60 days after this one and 66 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 107.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019brdox9r (also filed as av62085381). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 7:20 PM UTC.