M1.6 earthquake 86 km NW of Karluk, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 86 km NW of Karluk, Alaska on Wed, Feb 8, 2023, 6:12 PM AKST (03:12 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 58 km SSE of Kokhanok, 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
1.5	ML, local (Richter)	AV	Final · ±0.38618288093719 · 11 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: 186 in the 60 days after this one and 72 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 186.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0231u7cvld (also filed as av91756936). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:31 AM UTC.