Alaska earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 47 km SSW of Karluk, Alaska

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 47 km SSW of Karluk, Alaska on Mon, Feb 22, 2021, 11:30 AM AKST (20:30 UTC), 56 km (35 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 50 km W of Akhiok, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

Womens Bay forecast More in Alaska

Map

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

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.0 (ml), minor
Local time: Mon, Feb 22, 2021, 11:30 AM AKST
UTC: 2021-02-22 20:30:07 UTC
Depth: 55.8 km (34.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 57.206° N, 154.867° 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: 36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 98 in the 60 days after this one and 66 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 98.

Before

Earthquakes today Alaska earthquakes Live radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0212fzkib1 (also filed as us6000dk7n). Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 12:35 AM UTC.