Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 78 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 78 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska on Sat, Jan 12, 2019, 7:38 PM AKST (04:38 UTC), 99 km (62 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 87 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.1 (ml), micro
Local time: Sat, Jan 12, 2019, 7:38 PM AKST
UTC: 2019-01-13 04:38:29 UTC
Depth: 99.2 km (61.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 58.247° N, 154.836° W
Region: Alaska
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Stations used: 33

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 123 in the 60 days after this one and 59 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 123.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019lklgcx (also filed as aacse019lklgcx). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:18 PM UTC.