Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 70 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 70 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska on Tue, Jan 20, 2026, 10:06 PM AKST (07:06 UTC), 74 km (46 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 13 km WNW of Larsen Bay, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-01-21 07:06:33 UTC
Depth
73.5 km (45.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
58.174° N, 154.107° 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 7.3 km horizontally, 4.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
131°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 165 in the 60 days after this one and 105 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.160 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 257 days ago · 113 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.831 km SW of Port Lions, Alaska · 257 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 1.938 km NNE of Aleneva, Alaska · 257 days ago · 44 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.586 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 256 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 2.126 km SSW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 256 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.657 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 256 days ago · 131 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.793 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 256 days ago · 93 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 1.813 km WSW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 256 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.724 km ENE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 255 days ago · 29 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 1.618 km N of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 255 days ago · 54 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 1.822 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska · 255 days ago · 57 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 1.762 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 255 days ago · 64 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 1.963 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 255 days ago · 118 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 1.887 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 254 days ago · 86 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 1.785 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 253 days ago · 88 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 1.919 km NE of Karluk, Alaska · 253 days ago · 41 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 1.5100 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 253 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 1.914 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 253 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 1.830 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 253 days ago · 79 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 1.684 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 252 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  21. 2.082 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 252 days ago · 96 km deep · 65 km away
  22. 2.057 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 251 days ago · 85 km deep · 34 km away
  23. 1.970 km S of Kokhanok, Alaska · 251 days ago · 134 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 1.997 km S of Kokhanok, Alaska · 250 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  25. 2.872 km S of Kokhanok, Alaska · 250 days ago · 123 km deep · 74 km away
  26. 1.757 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 250 days ago · 83 km deep · 51 km away
  27. 2.479 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 250 days ago · 73 km deep · 64 km away
  28. 1.793 km ESE of King Salmon, Alaska · 250 days ago · 136 km deep · 70 km away
  29. 1.873 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 250 days ago · 79 km deep · 53 km away
  30. 1.683 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 249 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  31. 2.29 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 249 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  32. 1.667 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 249 days ago · 74 km deep · 11 km away
  33. 1.577 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 248 days ago · 101 km deep · 38 km away
  34. 1.927 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 248 days ago · 60 km deep · 48 km away
  35. 2.122 km SE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 248 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  36. 2.57 km SW of Aleneva, Alaska · 248 days ago · 18 km deep · 67 km away
  37. 2.763 km N of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 247 days ago · 68 km deep · 7 km away
  38. 2.335 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 247 days ago · 61 km deep · 89 km away
  39. 2.259 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 247 days ago · 92 km deep · 28 km away
  40. 1.661 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 247 days ago · 123 km deep · 84 km away
  41. 1.735 km N of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 246 days ago · 64 km deep · 37 km away
  42. 1.757 km S of Kokhanok, Alaska · 246 days ago · 142 km deep · 90 km away
  43. 2.026 km W of Aleneva, Alaska · 246 days ago · 52 km deep · 47 km away
  44. 2.121 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 245 days ago · 72 km deep · 79 km away
  45. 1.923 km N of Old Harbor, Alaska · 245 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
  46. 1.859 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 245 days ago · 77 km deep · 20 km away
  47. 1.876 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 245 days ago · 73 km deep · 41 km away
  48. 1.757 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 244 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  49. 2.174 km S of Kokhanok, Alaska · 244 days ago · 114 km deep · 76 km away
  50. 1.980 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 243 days ago · 92 km deep · 17 km away
  51. 1.648 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 243 days ago · 75 km deep · 64 km away
  52. 2.172 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 241 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  53. 2.551 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 241 days ago · 120 km deep · 95 km away
  54. 2.173 km S of Kokhanok, Alaska · 240 days ago · 125 km deep · 78 km away
  55. 2.330 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 240 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
  56. 2.268 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 240 days ago · 106 km deep · 89 km away
  57. 1.939 km NNE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 239 days ago · 38 km deep · 39 km away
  58. 1.736 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 239 days ago · 75 km deep · 79 km away
  59. 2.080 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 239 days ago · 77 km deep · 58 km away
  60. 2.498 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 239 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away

The first 60 of 165.

Before

  1. 1.761 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 257 days ago · 80 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.052 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 257 days ago · 57 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.733 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 257 days ago · 58 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 1.559 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 257 days ago · 69 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 2.150 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 257 days ago · 58 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 1.959 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 258 days ago · 119 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 2.141 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 259 days ago · 57 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 2.020 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 260 days ago · 59 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 1.740 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 260 days ago · 69 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 1.678 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 260 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 1.699 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 260 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 2.398 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 260 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 1.798 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 260 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 1.685 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 260 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 2.222 km NNW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 261 days ago · 34 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 1.778 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 261 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 2.116 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 261 days ago · 63 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 2.974 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 262 days ago · 103 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 2.264 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 262 days ago · 71 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 1.996 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 263 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak2026blgren. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:07 AM UTC.