Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 65 km N of Karluk, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 65 km N of Karluk, Alaska on Wed, Jan 17, 2024, 8:18 AM AKST (17:18 UTC), 81 km (50 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 83 km ESE of King Salmon, 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
2024-01-17 17:18:17 UTC
Depth
80.9 km (50.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
58.157° N, 154.436° 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
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 157 in the 60 days after this one and 61 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.785 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 989 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 1.819 km SSE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 988 days ago · 47 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.879 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 988 days ago · 90 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 3.056 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 988 days ago · 123 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.829 km WSW of Port Lions, Alaska · 987 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 1.860 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 987 days ago · 67 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 2.081 km S of Kokhanok, Alaska · 986 days ago · 124 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 1.949 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 986 days ago · 72 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 1.920 km ENE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 985 days ago · 57 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.827 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 985 days ago · 47 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 1.552 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska · 984 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 1.686 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 984 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 1.930 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 984 days ago · 64 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 2.122 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 984 days ago · 38 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 2.184 km E of King Salmon, Alaska · 982 days ago · 131 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 3.683 km ESE of King Salmon, Alaska · 982 days ago · 128 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 1.587 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 982 days ago · 98 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 1.696 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 982 days ago · 90 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 2.132 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 982 days ago · 72 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 1.684 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 981 days ago · 93 km deep · 52 km away
  21. 1.862 km S of Kokhanok, Alaska · 981 days ago · 126 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 2.062 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 980 days ago · 123 km deep · 86 km away
  23. 1.985 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 980 days ago · 95 km deep · 63 km away
  24. 2.035 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 980 days ago · 60 km deep · 86 km away
  25. 2.045 km NNE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 979 days ago · 54 km deep · 48 km away
  26. 2.021 km W of Port Lions, Alaska · 979 days ago · 51 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 1.860 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 979 days ago · 63 km deep · 97 km away
  28. 2.136 km NE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 978 days ago · 46 km deep · 65 km away
  29. 1.960 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 978 days ago · 76 km deep · 83 km away
  30. 2.168 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 978 days ago · 91 km deep · 31 km away
  31. 2.186 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 978 days ago · 100 km deep · 39 km away
  32. 1.650 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 976 days ago · 75 km deep · 35 km away
  33. 1.739 km W of Port Lions, Alaska · 976 days ago · 34 km deep · 60 km away
  34. 2.347 km WSW of Aleneva, Alaska · 976 days ago · 48 km deep · 49 km away
  35. 1.520 km W of Port Lions, Alaska · 975 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  36. 2.561 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 974 days ago · 115 km deep · 85 km away
  37. 1.625 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 974 days ago · 46 km deep · 83 km away
  38. 1.693 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 973 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  39. 1.961 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska · 973 days ago · 150 km deep · 91 km away
  40. 1.859 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 973 days ago · 83 km deep · 86 km away
  41. 1.644 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska · 973 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
  42. 2.094 km ESE of King Salmon, Alaska · 973 days ago · 117 km deep · 49 km away
  43. 1.783 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 972 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  44. 1.862 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 972 days ago · 69 km deep · 36 km away
  45. 1.582 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 972 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  46. 1.930 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 972 days ago · 59 km deep · 78 km away
  47. 2.275 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 971 days ago · 63 km deep · 100 km away
  48. 1.930 km SSW of Karluk, Alaska · 971 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  49. 1.585 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 971 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  50. 1.886 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 971 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  51. 2.082 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 971 days ago · 103 km deep · 84 km away
  52. 3.28 km SSW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 971 days ago · 57 km deep · 79 km away
  53. 1.838 km N of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 971 days ago · 45 km deep · 42 km away
  54. 1.986 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 970 days ago · 110 km deep · 63 km away
  55. 2.380 km S of Kokhanok, Alaska · 970 days ago · 128 km deep · 73 km away
  56. 1.961 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 970 days ago · 122 km deep · 86 km away
  57. 2.762 km ESE of King Salmon, Alaska · 970 days ago · 150 km deep · 80 km away
  58. 1.970 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 969 days ago · 85 km deep · 38 km away
  59. 2.990 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 969 days ago · 78 km deep · 69 km away
  60. 1.884 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 969 days ago · 27 km deep · 56 km away

The first 60 of 157.

Before

  1. 1.852 km ESE of King Salmon, Alaska · 990 days ago · 149 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 2.541 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 990 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.827 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 991 days ago · 57 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 2.735 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 991 days ago · 54 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.59 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 991 days ago · 43 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 2.035 km W of Aleneva, Alaska · 991 days ago · 62 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 1.695 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 991 days ago · 88 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 1.668 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska · 992 days ago · 126 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 1.686 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 992 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 2.256 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska · 992 days ago · 152 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 2.410 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 994 days ago · 62 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 1.812 km NE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 994 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 2.785 km E of King Salmon, Alaska · 995 days ago · 134 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 2.278 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 995 days ago · 92 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 1.884 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 995 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 1.688 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 996 days ago · 94 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 1.722 km ESE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 996 days ago · 53 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 2.972 km E of King Salmon, Alaska · 996 days ago · 152 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 1.717 km NW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 997 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 1.730 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 998 days ago · 71 km deep · 71 km away

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