Alaska earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 59 km N of Karluk, Alaska

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 59 km N of Karluk, Alaska on Thu, Dec 12, 2019, 7:51 PM AKST (04:51 UTC), 87 km (54 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 65 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.9 (ml), micro
Local time: Thu, Dec 12, 2019, 7:51 PM AKST
UTC: 2019-12-13 04:51:17 UTC
Depth: 86.9 km (54.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 58.097° N, 154.588° W
Region: Alaska
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Stations used: 138

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 185 in the 60 days after this one and 54 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 185.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019fxy64ls (also filed as us60006qwx). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 5:56 PM UTC.