Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 30 km W of Karluk, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 30 km W of Karluk, Alaska on Tue, Jan 9, 2024, 2:40 AM AKST (11:40 UTC), 71 km (44 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 8 km SSW of Larsen Bay, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2024-01-09 11:40:25 UTC
Depth
71.2 km (44.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
57.581° N, 154.966° 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
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 163 in the 60 days after this one and 57 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.979 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 996 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 1.717 km NW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 996 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 1.722 km ESE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 996 days ago · 53 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.884 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 995 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.772 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 994 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 1.812 km NE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 994 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 2.410 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 993 days ago · 62 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 2.475 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 992 days ago · 105 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 1.686 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 991 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 1.668 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska · 991 days ago · 126 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 2.051 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 990 days ago · 47 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 1.976 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 990 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 1.767 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 990 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 1.59 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 990 days ago · 43 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 2.735 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 990 days ago · 54 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.827 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 990 days ago · 57 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 2.541 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 990 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 1.765 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 989 days ago · 81 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 1.785 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 989 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 1.789 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 989 days ago · 59 km deep · 71 km away
  21. 1.879 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 989 days ago · 135 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 1.966 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 988 days ago · 69 km deep · 49 km away
  23. 1.964 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 988 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 1.819 km SSE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 987 days ago · 47 km deep · 70 km away
  25. 1.879 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 987 days ago · 90 km deep · 49 km away
  26. 1.788 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 987 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  27. 1.829 km WSW of Port Lions, Alaska · 987 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 2.591 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 985 days ago · 81 km deep · 66 km away
  29. 1.949 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 985 days ago · 72 km deep · 46 km away
  30. 1.920 km ENE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 985 days ago · 57 km deep · 77 km away
  31. 1.827 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 984 days ago · 47 km deep · 26 km away
  32. 1.552 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska · 984 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  33. 2.369 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 983 days ago · 134 km deep · 90 km away
  34. 1.686 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 983 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  35. 1.930 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 983 days ago · 64 km deep · 3 km away
  36. 1.874 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 983 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  37. 1.566 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 983 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  38. 2.515 km ESE of Akhiok, Alaska · 982 days ago · 40 km deep · 97 km away
  39. 2.132 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 981 days ago · 72 km deep · 3 km away
  40. 2.265 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 981 days ago · 111 km deep · 81 km away
  41. 2.574 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 980 days ago · 125 km deep · 84 km away
  42. 1.860 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 980 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  43. 3.120 km SSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 980 days ago · 44 km deep · 99 km away
  44. 2.045 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 979 days ago · 49 km deep · 80 km away
  45. 2.045 km NNE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 979 days ago · 54 km deep · 82 km away
  46. 2.282 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 979 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  47. 1.886 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 979 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  48. 2.136 km NE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 978 days ago · 46 km deep · 85 km away
  49. 2.867 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 978 days ago · 55 km deep · 94 km away
  50. 1.960 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 978 days ago · 76 km deep · 30 km away
  51. 2.168 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 977 days ago · 91 km deep · 60 km away
  52. 2.186 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 977 days ago · 100 km deep · 77 km away
  53. 1.934 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 976 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  54. 1.563 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 975 days ago · 54 km deep · 42 km away
  55. 1.650 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 975 days ago · 75 km deep · 42 km away
  56. 1.820 km NW of Akhiok, Alaska · 975 days ago · 36 km deep · 66 km away
  57. 1.739 km W of Port Lions, Alaska · 975 days ago · 34 km deep · 91 km away
  58. 2.347 km WSW of Aleneva, Alaska · 975 days ago · 48 km deep · 87 km away
  59. 1.838 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 974 days ago · 44 km deep · 57 km away
  60. 2.651 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 973 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away

The first 60 of 163.

Before

  1. 1.586 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 997 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 1.635 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 997 days ago · 54 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 1.978 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 998 days ago · 82 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 1.687 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 998 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 1.534 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 998 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 2.025 km NNW of Old Harbor, Alaska · 998 days ago · 45 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.989 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 999 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.215 km S of Akhiok, Alaska · 999 days ago · 26 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 1.766 km W of Aleneva, Alaska · 999 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 2.225 km SSW of Karluk, Alaska · 999 days ago · 68 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 2.269 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 1000 days ago · 70 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 2.094 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1001 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 2.074 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 1002 days ago · 104 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 3.655 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1005 days ago · 43 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 1.829 km SSE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1006 days ago · 19 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 1.987 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 1006 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 2.283 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 1007 days ago · 119 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 2.425 km SE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1008 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 2.737 km NNE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 1009 days ago · 41 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 1.938 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 1009 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away

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