Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 91 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 91 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska on Mon, Jan 27, 2020, 3:35 PM AKST (00:35 UTC), 1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 71 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 1.7 (ml), micro
Local time: Mon, Jan 27, 2020, 3:35 PM AKST
UTC: 2020-01-28 00:35:37 UTC
Depth: 0.8 km (0.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 58.347° N, 154.937° W
Region: Alaska
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Stations used: 34

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 194 in the 60 days after this one and 61 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 194.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0201ab9ak4 (also filed as av70867189). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:12 AM UTC.