Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 49 km NW of Karluk, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 49 km NW of Karluk, Alaska on Wed, Feb 8, 2023, 10:17 AM AKST (19:17 UTC), 94 km (58 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 32 km SSW of Larsen Bay, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-02-08 19:17:48 UTC
Depth
93.5 km (58.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
57.874° N, 155.050° 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
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 66 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.740 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 1330 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.964 km ESE of King Salmon, Alaska · 1330 days ago · 151 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.529 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 1330 days ago · 59 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 1.686 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 1330 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 1.586 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 1329 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 2.755 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 1329 days ago · 116 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.786 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 1328 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 2.850 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 1328 days ago · 45 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 1.778 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 1328 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 2.259 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1328 days ago · 66 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 1.784 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1327 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 2.373 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 1327 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 2.073 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska · 1326 days ago · 71 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 2.162 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska · 1325 days ago · 62 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 1.686 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 1325 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 1.983 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1325 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 1.786 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1325 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 2.284 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1325 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 1.872 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 1325 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 1.771 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska · 1325 days ago · 69 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 2.575 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 1325 days ago · 88 km deep · 74 km away
  22. 1.520 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 1325 days ago · 54 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 2.047 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1323 days ago · 68 km deep · 23 km away
  24. 1.651 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 1322 days ago · 78 km deep · 43 km away
  25. 1.687 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 1322 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  26. 1.763 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1322 days ago · 132 km deep · 84 km away
  27. 1.756 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 1321 days ago · 79 km deep · 40 km away
  28. 2.166 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska · 1321 days ago · 68 km deep · 59 km away
  29. 1.786 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1321 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  30. 1.815 km NNW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1321 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  31. 1.586 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1321 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  32. 1.687 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1321 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  33. 1.885 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 1321 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  34. 2.415 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1321 days ago · 58 km deep · 34 km away
  35. 2.486 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1320 days ago · 120 km deep · 62 km away
  36. 1.694 km ESE of King Salmon, Alaska · 1319 days ago · 117 km deep · 67 km away
  37. 1.885 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 1319 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  38. 1.856 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska · 1318 days ago · 149 km deep · 75 km away
  39. 3.370 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 1317 days ago · 141 km deep · 75 km away
  40. 2.373 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 1317 days ago · 115 km deep · 70 km away
  41. 2.674 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1317 days ago · 74 km deep · 67 km away
  42. 2.467 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1316 days ago · 116 km deep · 80 km away
  43. 1.773 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1316 days ago · 88 km deep · 88 km away
  44. 2.188 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 1315 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  45. 1.964 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1315 days ago · 64 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  46. 1.772 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1315 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  47. 1.682 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 1315 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  48. 4.385 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1314 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  49. 1.685 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 1314 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  50. 2.685 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1314 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  51. 3.130 km N of Akhiok, Alaska · 1314 days ago · 24 km deep · 93 km away
  52. 1.537 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1314 days ago · 65 km deep · 22 km away
  53. 2.085 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1314 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  54. 2.687 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 1313 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  55. 2.188 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 1313 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  56. 2.163 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska · 1313 days ago · 149 km deep · 70 km away
  57. 1.979 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1313 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  58. 2.172 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1312 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  59. 2.293 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 1312 days ago · 97 km deep · 96 km away
  60. 4.632 km SSW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1312 days ago · 27 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 3 · tsunami flag

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.7Alaska Peninsula · 1330 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 1.784 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1330 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 1.720 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 1331 days ago · 59 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 1.776 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1331 days ago · 83 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 1.554 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 1332 days ago · 82 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 1.687 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1332 days ago · 102 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 1.890 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 1332 days ago · 102 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 1.984 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1332 days ago · 89 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 1.879 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 1333 days ago · 20 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 2.261 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1333 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 1.856 km W of Aleneva, Alaska · 1333 days ago · 60 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 1.948 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 1333 days ago · 67 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 1.986 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 1333 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 1.787 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 1334 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 1.678 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 1334 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 1.828 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 1335 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 1.760 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska · 1335 days ago · 152 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 2.772 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1336 days ago · 116 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 1.680 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1336 days ago · 81 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 1.78 km ENE of Karluk, Alaska · 1337 days ago · 55 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0231stdinv. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:26 PM UTC.