M1.7 earthquake 85 km NW of Karluk, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 85 km NW of Karluk, Alaska on Sun, Aug 6, 2023, 12:43 PM AKDT (20:43 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 62 km SE of King Salmon, 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
1.7	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preferred · Preliminary
1.48	ML, local (Richter)	AV	Final · ±0.337388485406666 · 19 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: 162 in the 60 days after this one and 145 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 162.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak023a0vbkgu (also filed as av91993031). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:49 AM UTC.