Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 83 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 83 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska on Fri, Jan 23, 2026, 8:35 AM AKST (17:35 UTC), 9 km (6 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-01-23 17:35:36 UTC
Depth
9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
57.762° N, 155.809° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 5.4 km horizontally, 3.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
158°
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: 172 in the 60 days after this one and 134 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.836 km ESE of King Salmon, Alaska · 252 days ago · 176 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 1.919 km NE of Karluk, Alaska · 252 days ago · 41 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.914 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 251 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 1.830 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 251 days ago · 79 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 2.483 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 250 days ago · 134 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 1.684 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 250 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 2.248 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 250 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 2.057 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 249 days ago · 85 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 1.975 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 249 days ago · 20 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 2.083 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 249 days ago · 118 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 2.873 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 249 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 2.071 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 249 days ago · 86 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 1.757 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 248 days ago · 83 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 1.793 km ESE of King Salmon, Alaska · 248 days ago · 136 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.887 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 248 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 1.683 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 248 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 2.29 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 247 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 1.577 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 247 days ago · 101 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 2.677 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 246 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 1.927 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 246 days ago · 60 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 2.156 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 246 days ago · 59 km deep · 35 km away
  22. 2.055 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska · 246 days ago · 145 km deep · 66 km away
  23. 2.335 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 245 days ago · 61 km deep · 52 km away
  24. 2.259 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 245 days ago · 92 km deep · 82 km away
  25. 2.176 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 245 days ago · 28 km deep · 60 km away
  26. 2.166 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 244 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  27. 2.053 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 244 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  28. 2.121 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 244 days ago · 72 km deep · 62 km away
  29. 1.859 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 243 days ago · 77 km deep · 90 km away
  30. 1.757 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 243 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  31. 1.648 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 241 days ago · 75 km deep · 47 km away
  32. 3.058 km ESE of King Salmon, Alaska · 240 days ago · 153 km deep · 74 km away
  33. 2.065 km E of Egegik, Alaska · 240 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  34. 1.561 km E of Egegik, Alaska · 239 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  35. 2.343 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 239 days ago · 94 km deep · 75 km away
  36. 1.665 km E of Egegik, Alaska · 239 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  37. 2.073 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 239 days ago · 130 km deep · 33 km away
  38. 1.658 km E of Egegik, Alaska · 238 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  39. 1.932 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 238 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  40. 2.330 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 238 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  41. 2.079 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 238 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  42. 1.659 km E of Egegik, Alaska · 238 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  43. 1.736 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 238 days ago · 75 km deep · 47 km away
  44. 2.381 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 237 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  45. 2.269 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 237 days ago · 24 km deep · 83 km away
  46. 2.246 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 237 days ago · 77 km deep · 54 km away
  47. 2.381 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 237 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  48. 2.274 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 237 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
  49. 1.735 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 237 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  50. 2.052 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 236 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  51. 1.555 km E of Egegik, Alaska · 236 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  52. 1.538 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 236 days ago · 69 km deep · 45 km away
  53. 2.380 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 235 days ago · 111 km deep · 20 km away
  54. 1.779 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 235 days ago · 66 km deep · 56 km away
  55. 1.778 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 235 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  56. 2.058 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 235 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  57. 1.980 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 235 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  58. 1.913 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 235 days ago · 50 km deep · 75 km away
  59. 2.282 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 234 days ago · 108 km deep · 29 km away
  60. 1.936 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 234 days ago · 62 km deep · 53 km away

The first 60 of 172.

Before

  1. 1.822 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska · 253 days ago · 57 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.863 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 253 days ago · 70 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 2.184 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 254 days ago · 70 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.730 km S of Egegik, Alaska · 254 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 1.684 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 255 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.586 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 255 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 1.552 km SE of Egegik, Alaska · 255 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 1.753 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 255 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 1.559 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska · 255 days ago · 152 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 1.761 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 255 days ago · 80 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 1.679 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 255 days ago · 69 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 2.052 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 255 days ago · 57 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 1.658 km E of Egegik, Alaska · 255 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 1.733 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 255 days ago · 58 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 1.677 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 255 days ago · 124 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 1.845 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 256 days ago · 62 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 1.658 km E of Egegik, Alaska · 256 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 1.557 km E of Egegik, Alaska · 256 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 3.577 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 257 days ago · 58 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 2.148 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 257 days ago · 94 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak2026bpsyzy. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:36 AM UTC.