Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 56 km W of Karluk, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 56 km W of Karluk, Alaska on Wed, Jan 14, 2026, 6:39 PM AKST (03:39 UTC), 24 km (15 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
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-01-15 03:39:22 UTC
Depth
24.3 km (15.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
57.627° N, 155.402° 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 12.4 km horizontally, 10.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.50
Station coverage gap
247°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
9

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 99 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.112 km ENE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 261 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 2.089 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 261 days ago · 72 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 1.545 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 261 days ago · 77 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 2.087 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 261 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 2.069 km E of Egegik, Alaska · 261 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 2.261 km E of Egegik, Alaska · 261 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 2.163 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 261 days ago · 66 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 2.160 km E of Egegik, Alaska · 260 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 2.260 km E of Egegik, Alaska · 260 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.061 km E of Egegik, Alaska · 260 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 2.369 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 260 days ago · 80 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 2.059 km E of Egegik, Alaska · 260 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 2.116 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 260 days ago · 63 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 2.486 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 259 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 2.222 km NNW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 259 days ago · 34 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 2.381 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 259 days ago · 87 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 1.957 km SSE of King Salmon, Alaska · 259 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 1.685 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 259 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 1.798 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 259 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 1.977 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 259 days ago · 17 km deep · 43 km away
  21. 2.334 km NW of Akhiok, Alaska · 258 days ago · 27 km deep · 72 km away
  22. 2.398 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 258 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 1.699 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 258 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 1.678 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 258 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  25. 1.740 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 258 days ago · 69 km deep · 42 km away
  26. 2.020 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 258 days ago · 59 km deep · 42 km away
  27. 2.687 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 258 days ago · 56 km deep · 47 km away
  28. 1.873 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 258 days ago · 125 km deep · 61 km away
  29. 1.557 km SSE of King Salmon, Alaska · 258 days ago · 16 km deep · 83 km away
  30. 1.753 km SSE of King Salmon, Alaska · 258 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  31. 2.290 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 258 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  32. 2.148 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 257 days ago · 94 km deep · 97 km away
  33. 3.577 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 257 days ago · 58 km deep · 49 km away
  34. 1.557 km E of Egegik, Alaska · 257 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  35. 1.658 km E of Egegik, Alaska · 256 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  36. 1.845 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 256 days ago · 62 km deep · 42 km away
  37. 1.677 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 256 days ago · 124 km deep · 56 km away
  38. 1.733 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 256 days ago · 58 km deep · 56 km away
  39. 1.658 km E of Egegik, Alaska · 255 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  40. 2.052 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 255 days ago · 57 km deep · 8 km away
  41. 1.679 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 255 days ago · 69 km deep · 34 km away
  42. 1.761 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 255 days ago · 80 km deep · 13 km away
  43. 1.670 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska · 255 days ago · 74 km deep · 98 km away
  44. 1.559 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska · 255 days ago · 152 km deep · 80 km away
  45. 1.753 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 255 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  46. 1.552 km SE of Egegik, Alaska · 255 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  47. 1.586 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 255 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  48. 2.126 km SSW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 255 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  49. 1.684 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 255 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  50. 2.184 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 255 days ago · 70 km deep · 89 km away
  51. 1.813 km WSW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 254 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  52. 1.618 km N of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 254 days ago · 54 km deep · 86 km away
  53. 1.863 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 254 days ago · 70 km deep · 28 km away
  54. 1.822 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska · 254 days ago · 57 km deep · 63 km away
  55. 1.683 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 253 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  56. 1.919 km NE of Karluk, Alaska · 252 days ago · 41 km deep · 70 km away
  57. 1.914 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 251 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  58. 1.830 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 251 days ago · 79 km deep · 30 km away
  59. 2.483 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 251 days ago · 134 km deep · 51 km away
  60. 1.684 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 250 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.764 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 262 days ago · 66 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 2.352 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 262 days ago · 102 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 2.386 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 262 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.685 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 262 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 2.473 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 262 days ago · 78 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 2.996 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 262 days ago · 66 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 2.056 km SSE of King Salmon, Alaska · 262 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 2.156 km E of Egegik, Alaska · 263 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 2.159 km E of Egegik, Alaska · 263 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 2.968 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 263 days ago · 136 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 1.585 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 263 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 2.473 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 263 days ago · 59 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 2.084 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 263 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 2.047 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 264 days ago · 70 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 1.687 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 264 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 1.786 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 264 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 1.836 km N of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 264 days ago · 67 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 1.948 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 264 days ago · 74 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 1.782 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 265 days ago · 16 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 3.122 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 265 days ago · 78 km deep · 42 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak2026azzlit. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:29 PM UTC.