Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 70 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 70 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska on Wed, Jan 31, 2024, 12:17 AM AKST (09:17 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 36 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2024-01-31 09:17:24 UTC
Depth
33.3 km (20.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.587° N, 155.120° 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
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 95 in the 60 days after this one and 44 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.820 km NW of Akhiok, Alaska · 974 days ago · 36 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 2.3117 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 974 days ago · 46 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 2.4112 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 974 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 1.838 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 974 days ago · 44 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 2.651 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 973 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 1.975 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 972 days ago · 23 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 2.1114 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 971 days ago · 47 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 2.246 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 971 days ago · 56 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 2.2112 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 971 days ago · 25 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 1.930 km SSW of Karluk, Alaska · 970 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 2.671 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 969 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 1.883 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 969 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 2.3119 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 969 days ago · 76 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 2.699 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 968 days ago · 53 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 2.075 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 966 days ago · 70 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 2.167 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 964 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 2.293 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 964 days ago · 62 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 2.198 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 964 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 1.885 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 963 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 2.6149 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 963 days ago · 25 km deep · 80 km away
  21. 1.930 km NNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 957 days ago · 39 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 1.868 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 956 days ago · 50 km deep · 32 km away
  23. 1.930 km SSW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 955 days ago · 47 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 1.9104 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 955 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  25. 1.8105 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 954 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  26. 2.344 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 953 days ago · 17 km deep · 26 km away
  27. 2.8116 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 952 days ago · 20 km deep · 47 km away
  28. 2.477 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 951 days ago · 70 km deep · 41 km away
  29. 1.942 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 951 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  30. 2.337 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 951 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  31. 1.879 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 951 days ago · 50 km deep · 64 km away
  32. 1.784 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 950 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
  33. 1.859 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 949 days ago · 50 km deep · 63 km away
  34. 2.089 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 949 days ago · 79 km deep · 53 km away
  35. 1.773 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 949 days ago · 61 km deep · 8 km away
  36. 2.529 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 947 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  37. 2.040 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 946 days ago · 49 km deep · 80 km away
  38. 2.176 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 944 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  39. 2.244 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 944 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  40. 3.236 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 943 days ago · 51 km deep · 93 km away
  41. 1.8100 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 943 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  42. 1.666 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 942 days ago · 65 km deep · 89 km away
  43. 2.070 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 942 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  44. 2.4154 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 941 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  45. 2.352 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 941 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  46. 2.1139 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 940 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  47. 2.063 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 940 days ago · 66 km deep · 84 km away
  48. 3.2165 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 940 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  49. 2.235 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 940 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  50. 2.3115 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 940 days ago · 77 km deep · 91 km away
  51. 2.063 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 939 days ago · 58 km deep · 34 km away
  52. 1.884 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 939 days ago · 78 km deep · 68 km away
  53. 2.575 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 938 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  54. 2.263 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 935 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  55. 1.880 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 935 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  56. 1.984 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 935 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  57. 1.641 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 932 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  58. 1.735 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 931 days ago · 70 km deep · 85 km away
  59. 1.969 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 931 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  60. 1.683 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 931 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away

The first 60 of 95.

Before

  1. 1.563 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 974 days ago · 54 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 1.735 km ESE of Akhiok, Alaska · 975 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.932 km ESE of Akhiok, Alaska · 975 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.922 km E of Akhiok, Alaska · 975 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 2.033 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 975 days ago · 46 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 2.031 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 975 days ago · 43 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 2.036 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 975 days ago · 48 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 2.035 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 975 days ago · 44 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 1.934 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 975 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 2.136 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 975 days ago · 48 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 2.867 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 977 days ago · 55 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 2.130 km ESE of Akhiok, Alaska · 978 days ago · 25 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.886 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 978 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 2.282 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 978 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 2.045 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 978 days ago · 49 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 3.120 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 979 days ago · 44 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 1.860 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 979 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 2.515 km ESE of Akhiok, Alaska · 981 days ago · 40 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 1.874 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 982 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 2.4106 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 982 days ago · 43 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0241ff4csv. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:14 PM UTC.