Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 56 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 56 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska on Tue, Jan 28, 2020, 9:16 PM AKST (06:16 UTC), 78 km (48 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 79 km E of Ugashik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-01-29 06:16:43 UTC
Depth
77.8 km (48.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
58.043° N, 154.807° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
32

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 124 in the 60 days after this one and 58 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.291 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 2437 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 1.596 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2437 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.894 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 2437 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.596 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 2437 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 1.594 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 2437 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 1.597 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 2437 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 2.563 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska · 2436 days ago · 142 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 1.849 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 2434 days ago · 24 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 3.965 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska · 2433 days ago · 147 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 2.115 km SW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 2433 days ago · 46 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 2.055 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2431 days ago · 74 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 2.071 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2431 days ago · 77 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 1.677 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 2431 days ago · 88 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 1.683 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 2430 days ago · 99 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 2.044 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 2430 days ago · 63 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 1.741 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2430 days ago · 61 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 1.929 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2429 days ago · 47 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 1.741 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 2429 days ago · 65 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 1.582 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 2428 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 1.684 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 2428 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  21. 2.214 km N of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 2428 days ago · 45 km deep · 64 km away
  22. 1.954 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 2428 days ago · 77 km deep · 40 km away
  23. 1.966 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 2427 days ago · 119 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 1.687 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 2426 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  25. 2.270 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2426 days ago · 129 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 1.897 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2426 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  27. 1.786 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 2426 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  28. 1.566 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2426 days ago · 63 km deep · 83 km away
  29. 2.474 km S of Kokhanok, Alaska · 2425 days ago · 122 km deep · 81 km away
  30. 1.775 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 2425 days ago · 91 km deep · 30 km away
  31. 1.551 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 2425 days ago · 97 km deep · 34 km away
  32. 1.881 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 2425 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  33. 1.677 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 2424 days ago · 82 km deep · 94 km away
  34. 1.733 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2424 days ago · 74 km deep · 65 km away
  35. 1.589 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 2424 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  36. 4.571 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 2423 days ago · 118 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1 · tsunami flag
  37. 2.770 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 2422 days ago · 118 km deep · 89 km away
  38. 2.313 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska · 2422 days ago · 47 km deep · 50 km away
  39. 1.896 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2422 days ago · 87 km deep · 71 km away
  40. 1.686 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 2421 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  41. 2.854 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska · 2421 days ago · 150 km deep · 80 km away
  42. 1.651 km NNE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 2420 days ago · 62 km deep · 61 km away
  43. 1.771 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2420 days ago · 73 km deep · 83 km away
  44. 3.18 km ENE of Karluk, Alaska · 2420 days ago · 58 km deep · 57 km away
  45. 4.979 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 2418 days ago · 101 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 8
  46. 1.622 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 2417 days ago · 65 km deep · 35 km away
  47. 1.735 km NNE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 2417 days ago · 48 km deep · 66 km away
  48. 2.563 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 2416 days ago · 120 km deep · 97 km away
  49. 1.517 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 2416 days ago · 52 km deep · 39 km away
  50. 1.967 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 2416 days ago · 106 km deep · 97 km away
  51. 1.742 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 2414 days ago · 61 km deep · 15 km away
  52. 1.930 km SSE of Karluk, Alaska · 2414 days ago · 30 km deep · 87 km away
  53. 2.085 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 2414 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  54. 1.688 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 2413 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  55. 1.821 km WSW of Port Lions, Alaska · 2412 days ago · 38 km deep · 96 km away
  56. 1.991 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 2412 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  57. 1.725 km SSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2412 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  58. 2.070 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2412 days ago · 72 km deep · 80 km away
  59. 1.783 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 2408 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
  60. 1.963 km S of Kokhanok, Alaska · 2408 days ago · 118 km deep · 93 km away

The first 60 of 124.

Before

  1. 2.475 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2438 days ago · 80 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 1.619 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2438 days ago · 56 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.791 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 2438 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 1.589 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 2439 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 1.589 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 2440 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 1.854 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 82 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 2.179 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 82 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 1.626 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 67 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 2.179 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 2442 days ago · 125 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 2.678 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 2443 days ago · 137 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 2.128 km NNW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 2443 days ago · 47 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 1.944 km NNE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 2444 days ago · 49 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 1.562 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 2445 days ago · 97 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 1.6Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 2446 days ago · 46 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 1.662 km S of Kokhanok, Alaska · 2446 days ago · 122 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 1.994 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 2447 days ago · 100 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 2.623 km SSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2448 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 2.066 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska · 2449 days ago · 144 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 1.863 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 2449 days ago · 77 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 1.670 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 2449 days ago · 98 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0201c296vo. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:45 AM UTC.