Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 78 km W of Karluk, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 78 km W of Karluk, Alaska on Mon, Jan 27, 2025, 9:01 PM AKST (06:01 UTC), 93 km (58 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 38 km SSE of Egegik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

Naknek forecastMore in Alaska

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2025-01-28 06:01:32 UTC
Depth
93.0 km (57.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
57.695° N, 155.753° 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: 141 in the 60 days after this one and 67 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.182 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 614 days ago · 66 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 1.533 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 614 days ago · 58 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.531 km SSE of King Salmon, Alaska · 613 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.846 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 613 days ago · 69 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 3.054 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 613 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.691 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 613 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 2.165 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 612 days ago · 96 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 3.238 km SSE of Egegik, Alaska · 611 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 2.064 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 611 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 2.164 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 611 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 1.876 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 610 days ago · 121 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 1.793 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 610 days ago · 45 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.962 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 609 days ago · 131 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 1.636 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska · 609 days ago · 54 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 1.575 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 609 days ago · 80 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 1.838 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 609 days ago · 113 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 1.660 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 608 days ago · 16 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 2.074 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska · 608 days ago · 130 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 1.838 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 608 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 1.857 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska · 607 days ago · 145 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 1.593 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 606 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 2.653 km ESE of King Salmon, Alaska · 606 days ago · 163 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 1.515 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 606 days ago · 55 km deep · 70 km away
  24. 1.567 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 605 days ago · 94 km deep · 66 km away
  25. 1.889 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 605 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 1.662 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 605 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  27. 2.160 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 604 days ago · 61 km deep · 55 km away
  28. 2.024 km SSW of Karluk, Alaska · 604 days ago · 32 km deep · 76 km away
  29. 1.867 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 604 days ago · 105 km deep · 44 km away
  30. 2.059 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 603 days ago · 153 km deep · 53 km away
  31. 2.163 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 602 days ago · 118 km deep · 38 km away
  32. 2.778 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 602 days ago · 125 km deep · 33 km away
  33. 1.793 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 601 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  34. 1.586 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 601 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  35. 2.112 km WNW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 600 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  36. 2.458 km SSE of King Salmon, Alaska · 599 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  37. 1.564 km SSE of King Salmon, Alaska · 599 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  38. 1.945 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 598 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  39. 1.884 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 598 days ago · 112 km deep · 27 km away
  40. 2.081 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 598 days ago · 71 km deep · 78 km away
  41. 1.763 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 597 days ago · 98 km deep · 41 km away
  42. 1.841 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 597 days ago · 63 km deep · 71 km away
  43. 1.783 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 597 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  44. 2.187 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 596 days ago · 113 km deep · 27 km away
  45. 1.568 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 596 days ago · 48 km deep · 47 km away
  46. 1.639 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 596 days ago · 64 km deep · 68 km away
  47. 1.683 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 595 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  48. 1.856 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 595 days ago · 61 km deep · 96 km away
  49. 1.977 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 594 days ago · 76 km deep · 93 km away
  50. 1.832 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 594 days ago · 75 km deep · 47 km away
  51. 1.780 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 594 days ago · 77 km deep · 72 km away
  52. 2.254 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 593 days ago · 87 km deep · 51 km away
  53. 1.934 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 592 days ago · 76 km deep · 50 km away
  54. 2.592 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 591 days ago · 66 km deep · 84 km away
  55. 3.059 km SSE of King Salmon, Alaska · 591 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  56. 2.057 km SSE of King Salmon, Alaska · 591 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  57. 1.755 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 589 days ago · 76 km deep · 26 km away
  58. 2.059 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 589 days ago · 76 km deep · 36 km away
  59. 1.768 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 588 days ago · 81 km deep · 41 km away
  60. 1.557 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 588 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away

The first 60 of 141.

Before

  1. 2.754 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 614 days ago · 54 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 1.963 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 616 days ago · 71 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 2.783 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 616 days ago · 108 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 2.461 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska · 617 days ago · 139 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 1.819 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska · 618 days ago · 53 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.632 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 618 days ago · 67 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 2.131 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 620 days ago · 57 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 2.140 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 621 days ago · 77 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 1.872 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 622 days ago · 61 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 1.752 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska · 622 days ago · 72 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.854 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 622 days ago · 22 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 1.787 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 622 days ago · 29 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 2.268 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska · 622 days ago · 138 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 1.840 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 622 days ago · 25 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 3.163 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 623 days ago · 152 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 1.769 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 623 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 2.238 km SSE of Egegik, Alaska · 624 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.929 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 625 days ago · 56 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 1.648 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 625 days ago · 80 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 1.887 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 626 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away

Earthquakes todayAlaska earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0251aemlp9. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:54 PM UTC.