Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 89 km NW of Karluk, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 89 km NW of Karluk, Alaska on Sat, May 27, 2023, 2:47 PM AKDT (22:47 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 59 km N of Karluk, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2023-05-27 22:47:16 UTC
Depth
1.2 km (0.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
58.194° N, 155.391° 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
35

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 200 in the 60 days after this one and 119 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.685 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 1227 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.851 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 1226 days ago · 85 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 1.679 km S of Kokhanok, Alaska · 1225 days ago · 128 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 1.7Alaska Peninsula · 1225 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 1.885 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 1225 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 1.883 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 1225 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 1.783 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 1224 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 1.683 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 1224 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 1.7Alaska Peninsula · 1224 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 2.384 km ESE of King Salmon, Alaska · 1224 days ago · 124 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 1.653 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1224 days ago · 80 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 1.987 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1223 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 1.884 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 1223 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 1.665 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1223 days ago · 68 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 1.5Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 1223 days ago · 69 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 2.275 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 1223 days ago · 82 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 1.886 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 1223 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 1.952 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 1222 days ago · 78 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 1.637 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1222 days ago · 71 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 1.985 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 1222 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 1.686 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 1222 days ago · 81 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 1.885 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 1220 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  23. 1.684 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 1219 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  24. 1.549 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 1219 days ago · 74 km deep · 40 km away
  25. 3.1Alaska Peninsula · 1219 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  26. 2.279 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 1219 days ago · 129 km deep · 53 km away
  27. 1.964 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1218 days ago · 133 km deep · 77 km away
  28. 2.337 km NNE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1218 days ago · 37 km deep · 99 km away
  29. 2.584 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 1218 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  30. 1.685 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 1217 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  31. 1.730 km N of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1217 days ago · 60 km deep · 92 km away
  32. 2.985 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1217 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 1
  33. 1.886 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1217 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  34. 1.885 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1217 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  35. 1.5Alaska Peninsula · 1217 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  36. 1.5Alaska Peninsula · 1216 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  37. 1.886 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 1215 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  38. 1.614 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 1215 days ago · 52 km deep · 90 km away
  39. 2.159 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska · 1215 days ago · 156 km deep · 37 km away
  40. 1.5Kodiak Island region, Alaska · 1215 days ago · 67 km deep · 96 km away
  41. 1.685 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1214 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  42. 2.9Alaska Peninsula · 1214 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  43. 3.686 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1214 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  44. 1.686 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1214 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  45. 1.883 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 1214 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  46. 1.665 km N of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1213 days ago · 62 km deep · 80 km away
  47. 2.087 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 1213 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  48. 1.930 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 1213 days ago · 61 km deep · 74 km away
  49. 1.887 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1213 days ago · 95 km deep · 57 km away
  50. 2.486 km E of King Salmon, Alaska · 1213 days ago · 137 km deep · 50 km away
  51. 1.546 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 1213 days ago · 70 km deep · 46 km away
  52. 3.347 km W of Aleneva, Alaska · 1213 days ago · 60 km deep · 100 km away
  53. 2.5Alaska Peninsula · 1212 days ago · 106 km deep · 41 km away
  54. 2.928 km ESE of King Salmon, Alaska · 1212 days ago · 182 km deep · 65 km away
  55. 1.888 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 1211 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  56. 1.988 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 1211 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  57. 1.968 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 1210 days ago · 116 km deep · 90 km away
  58. 1.683 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 1210 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1
  59. 2.086 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 1209 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  60. 2.038 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 1209 days ago · 52 km deep · 70 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.086 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1227 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 2.086 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1227 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 2.886 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1227 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 1.784 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 1227 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 2.538 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 1228 days ago · 73 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 1.966 km S of Kokhanok, Alaska · 1228 days ago · 128 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 2.1Alaska Peninsula · 1228 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 1.783 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 1228 days ago · 97 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 1.597 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 1228 days ago · 95 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.872 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1228 days ago · 85 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 1.932 km ESE of King Salmon, Alaska · 1228 days ago · 169 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.584 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 1229 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 1.617 km NNW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1229 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.686 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1230 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 2.0Alaska Peninsula · 1230 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 1.686 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 1230 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 1.986 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1230 days ago · 27 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 1.689 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1230 days ago · 24 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 2.767 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 1230 days ago · 139 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 1.586 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1230 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0236rhdnth. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:00 PM UTC.