Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 76 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 76 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska on Sat, Jan 31, 2026, 1:46 AM AKST (10:46 UTC), 28 km (17 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
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-01-31 10:46:36 UTC
Depth
27.6 km (17.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
57.236° N, 155.576° 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 6.1 km horizontally, 5.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
152°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 167 in the 60 days after this one and 111 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.166 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 244 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 2.053 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 244 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 2.121 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 244 days ago · 72 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 3.0124 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 243 days ago · 40 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.648 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 241 days ago · 75 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.343 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 239 days ago · 94 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 2.073 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 239 days ago · 130 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 2.256 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 238 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 2.485 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 238 days ago · 28 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 1.932 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 238 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 2.330 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 238 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 2.079 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 238 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 1.736 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 238 days ago · 75 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 2.381 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 238 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 2.269 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 238 days ago · 24 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 2.246 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 238 days ago · 77 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 2.274 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 237 days ago · 25 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 1.735 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 237 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 2.052 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 237 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 3.164 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 237 days ago · 22 km deep · 58 km away
  21. 1.538 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 236 days ago · 69 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 2.380 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 235 days ago · 111 km deep · 68 km away
  23. 1.779 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 235 days ago · 66 km deep · 6 km away
  24. 1.778 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 235 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  25. 2.058 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 235 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  26. 1.980 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 235 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  27. 1.913 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 235 days ago · 50 km deep · 78 km away
  28. 2.282 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 234 days ago · 108 km deep · 89 km away
  29. 1.936 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 234 days ago · 62 km deep · 44 km away
  30. 1.936 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 234 days ago · 117 km deep · 78 km away
  31. 2.431 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 234 days ago · 53 km deep · 85 km away
  32. 2.251 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 234 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  33. 3.488 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 233 days ago · 123 km deep · 79 km away
  34. 2.6118 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 232 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  35. 1.968 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 232 days ago · 17 km deep · 23 km away
  36. 2.896 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 232 days ago · 90 km deep · 90 km away
  37. 1.664 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 232 days ago · 90 km deep · 41 km away
  38. 2.298 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 231 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  39. 2.125 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 231 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  40. 1.978 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 230 days ago · 121 km deep · 81 km away
  41. 2.2113 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 230 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  42. 2.039 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 230 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  43. 2.3114 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 230 days ago · 27 km deep · 93 km away
  44. 2.2100 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 229 days ago · 45 km deep · 74 km away
  45. 1.638 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 229 days ago · 63 km deep · 97 km away
  46. 2.143 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 228 days ago · 61 km deep · 42 km away
  47. 2.2101 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 228 days ago · 48 km deep · 50 km away
  48. 1.94 km ESE of Karluk, Alaska · 228 days ago · 28 km deep · 80 km away
  49. 2.2120 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 227 days ago · 60 km deep · 89 km away
  50. 1.518 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 227 days ago · 63 km deep · 81 km away
  51. 2.076 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 227 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  52. 1.787 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 227 days ago · 132 km deep · 75 km away
  53. 2.7117 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 227 days ago · 23 km deep · 98 km away
  54. 1.561 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 226 days ago · 104 km deep · 99 km away
  55. 2.635 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 225 days ago · 69 km deep · 88 km away
  56. 2.772 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 224 days ago · 96 km deep · 38 km away
  57. 2.279 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 224 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  58. 3.140 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 224 days ago · 60 km deep · 38 km away
  59. 2.287 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 224 days ago · 119 km deep · 82 km away
  60. 2.242 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 224 days ago · 54 km deep · 38 km away

The first 60 of 167.

Before

  1. 2.335 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 246 days ago · 61 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 2.518 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 246 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 2.156 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 246 days ago · 59 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 1.927 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 246 days ago · 60 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 2.677 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 247 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 2.897 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 248 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 2.29 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 248 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 1.887 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 248 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 2.7118 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 249 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 1.757 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 249 days ago · 83 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 2.071 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 249 days ago · 86 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 2.873 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 249 days ago · 25 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 2.083 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 249 days ago · 118 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 1.975 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 250 days ago · 20 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 2.248 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 250 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 2.483 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 251 days ago · 134 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 1.830 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 251 days ago · 79 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 1.914 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 251 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 1.919 km NE of Karluk, Alaska · 252 days ago · 41 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 1.683 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 253 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak2026cdxfin. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:29 PM UTC.