Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 50 km W of Karluk, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 50 km W of Karluk, Alaska on Sun, Jan 4, 2026, 10:37 AM AKST (19:37 UTC), 72 km (45 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 45 km SE of Egegik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-01-04 19:37:30 UTC
Depth
72.4 km (45.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
57.634° N, 155.296° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 9.4 km horizontally, 5.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.30
Station coverage gap
187°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and 86 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.786 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 271 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 2.659 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 271 days ago · 111 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 3.268 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 271 days ago · 66 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 1.588 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 270 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 2.159 km E of Egegik, Alaska · 270 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.585 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 270 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.686 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 270 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 2.951 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 268 days ago · 92 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 2.055 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 268 days ago · 95 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 1.758 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 268 days ago · 80 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 2.852 km E of Egegik, Alaska · 268 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 1.855 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 268 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 2.439 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 268 days ago · 117 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 2.495 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 267 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 2.696 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 267 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 3.027 km SSW of Karluk, Alaska · 267 days ago · 43 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 2.799 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 267 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 2.665 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 266 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 2.569 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 266 days ago · 67 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 1.761 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 266 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  21. 3.122 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 265 days ago · 78 km deep · 37 km away
  22. 1.782 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 265 days ago · 16 km deep · 55 km away
  23. 1.948 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 264 days ago · 74 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 1.836 km N of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 264 days ago · 67 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 1.786 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 264 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  26. 1.687 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 264 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  27. 2.047 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 264 days ago · 70 km deep · 55 km away
  28. 2.152 km W of Aleneva, Alaska · 263 days ago · 60 km deep · 100 km away
  29. 2.084 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 263 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  30. 2.473 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 263 days ago · 59 km deep · 54 km away
  31. 1.585 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 263 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  32. 2.968 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 263 days ago · 136 km deep · 65 km away
  33. 2.159 km E of Egegik, Alaska · 263 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  34. 2.156 km E of Egegik, Alaska · 263 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  35. 2.056 km SSE of King Salmon, Alaska · 263 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  36. 2.996 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 262 days ago · 66 km deep · 64 km away
  37. 2.473 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 262 days ago · 78 km deep · 25 km away
  38. 1.685 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 262 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  39. 2.386 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 262 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  40. 2.352 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 262 days ago · 102 km deep · 74 km away
  41. 1.764 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 262 days ago · 66 km deep · 78 km away
  42. 1.756 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 261 days ago · 24 km deep · 6 km away
  43. 2.112 km ENE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 261 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  44. 2.089 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 261 days ago · 72 km deep · 55 km away
  45. 1.545 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 261 days ago · 77 km deep · 7 km away
  46. 2.087 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 261 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  47. 2.069 km E of Egegik, Alaska · 261 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  48. 2.261 km E of Egegik, Alaska · 261 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  49. 2.163 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 261 days ago · 66 km deep · 19 km away
  50. 2.160 km E of Egegik, Alaska · 260 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  51. 2.260 km E of Egegik, Alaska · 260 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  52. 2.061 km E of Egegik, Alaska · 260 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  53. 2.369 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 260 days ago · 80 km deep · 40 km away
  54. 2.059 km E of Egegik, Alaska · 260 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  55. 2.116 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 260 days ago · 63 km deep · 42 km away
  56. 2.486 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 259 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  57. 2.222 km NNW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 259 days ago · 34 km deep · 73 km away
  58. 2.381 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 259 days ago · 87 km deep · 42 km away
  59. 1.957 km SSE of King Salmon, Alaska · 259 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  60. 1.685 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 259 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.861 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska · 272 days ago · 84 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.881 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 272 days ago · 85 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 1.842 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 272 days ago · 26 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 1.629 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 272 days ago · 78 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 1.960 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 273 days ago · 60 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 2.149 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 273 days ago · 85 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 2.739 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 273 days ago · 79 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 1.557 km E of Egegik, Alaska · 273 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.772 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 273 days ago · 79 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 1.747 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 273 days ago · 140 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.627 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska · 274 days ago · 74 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 1.716 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 274 days ago · 18 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 1.777 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 274 days ago · 77 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 1.756 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 274 days ago · 80 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 1.689 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 274 days ago · 101 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 2.671 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 274 days ago · 76 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 2.275 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 274 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 2.473 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 274 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 1.561 km E of Egegik, Alaska · 275 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 1.770 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 275 days ago · 17 km deep · 20 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak2026ahafip. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:31 PM UTC.