M1.6 earthquake 86 km N of Karluk, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 86 km N of Karluk, Alaska on Wed, Jun 17, 2020, 3:33 AM AKDT (11:33 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 6 km ESE of Larsen Bay, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
1.6	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preferred · Preliminary
0.92	ML, local (Richter)	AV	Final · ±0.284 · 8 stations

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 64 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 64.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0207rokl2h (also filed as av70903494). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:34 AM UTC.