M1.5 earthquake 85 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 85 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska on Thu, Jul 21, 2022, 10:43 AM AKDT (18:43 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 37 km W of Aleneva, 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
1.5	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preferred · Preliminary
1.41	ML, local (Richter)	AV	Final · ±0.479165990478088 · 18 stations

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 106 in the 60 days after this one and 57 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 106.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0229adj6am (also filed as av91640896). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:51 AM UTC.