M2.3 earthquake 84 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 84 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska on Mon, Mar 24, 2025, 12:41 AM AKDT (08:41 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 59 km E of Egegik, 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
2.3	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preferred · Preliminary
2.36	ML, local (Richter)	AV	Final · ±0.210207716898903 · 12 stations

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 132 in the 60 days after this one and 68 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 132.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0253tem4fn (also filed as av93543496). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:14 AM UTC.