Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 43 km SW of Karluk, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 43 km SW of Karluk, Alaska on Tue, Feb 17, 2026, 8:33 AM AKST (17:33 UTC), 61 km (38 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 18 km N 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
2026-02-17 17:33:40 UTC
Depth
60.9 km (37.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
57.246° N, 154.871° 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 15.9 km horizontally, 17.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
196°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 180 in the 60 days after this one and 82 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.2101 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 229 days ago · 48 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 1.94 km ESE of Karluk, Alaska · 228 days ago · 28 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 2.224 km SSE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 228 days ago · 55 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 1.518 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 228 days ago · 63 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 2.076 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 228 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 1.787 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 228 days ago · 132 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.561 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 227 days ago · 104 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 2.635 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 226 days ago · 69 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 2.772 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 225 days ago · 96 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 2.279 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 225 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 3.140 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 225 days ago · 60 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 2.629 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska · 225 days ago · 54 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 2.242 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 224 days ago · 54 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 1.887 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 224 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 2.955 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 223 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 2.453 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 223 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 2.110 km E of Karluk, Alaska · 223 days ago · 31 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 1.853 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 222 days ago · 19 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 1.862 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 220 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 1.974 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 220 days ago · 93 km deep · 68 km away
  21. 2.253 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 219 days ago · 72 km deep · 25 km away
  22. 1.772 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 219 days ago · 95 km deep · 100 km away
  23. 2.547 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 219 days ago · 25 km deep · 4 km away
  24. 2.261 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 218 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  25. 2.118 km S of Karluk, Alaska · 217 days ago · 22 km deep · 33 km away
  26. 1.864 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 216 days ago · 91 km deep · 96 km away
  27. 1.772 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 216 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  28. 2.127 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 215 days ago · 81 km deep · 66 km away
  29. 2.218 km S of Karluk, Alaska · 215 days ago · 23 km deep · 32 km away
  30. 2.182 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 214 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  31. 2.120 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 214 days ago · 29 km deep · 26 km away
  32. 2.246 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 214 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  33. 2.973 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 214 days ago · 111 km deep · 91 km away
  34. 2.183 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 214 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  35. 1.815 km SE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 213 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  36. 1.779 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 213 days ago · 75 km deep · 61 km away
  37. 2.673 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 213 days ago · 110 km deep · 91 km away
  38. 2.240 km N of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 212 days ago · 54 km deep · 90 km away
  39. 1.664 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 212 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  40. 2.582 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 212 days ago · 81 km deep · 57 km away
  41. 2.06 km ENE of Karluk, Alaska · 211 days ago · 43 km deep · 49 km away
  42. 2.373 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 210 days ago · 92 km deep · 59 km away
  43. 2.399 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 210 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  44. 2.532 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska · 209 days ago · 52 km deep · 76 km away
  45. 2.181 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 209 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  46. 1.757 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 208 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  47. 2.055 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska · 208 days ago · 70 km deep · 98 km away
  48. 2.423 km ESE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 207 days ago · 23 km deep · 81 km away
  49. 2.219 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 207 days ago · 65 km deep · 58 km away
  50. 2.913 km W of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 207 days ago · 65 km deep · 53 km away
  51. 2.360 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 206 days ago · 85 km deep · 55 km away
  52. 3.231 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 205 days ago · 79 km deep · 70 km away
  53. 1.930 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 205 days ago · 79 km deep · 68 km away
  54. 3.513 km WNW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 205 days ago · 47 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  55. 2.079 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 204 days ago · 91 km deep · 76 km away
  56. 2.175 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 204 days ago · 68 km deep · 49 km away
  57. 2.955 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 203 days ago · 84 km deep · 82 km away
  58. 2.351 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 203 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  59. 2.695 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 203 days ago · 64 km deep · 64 km away
  60. 2.274 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 202 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away

The first 60 of 180.

Before

  1. 1.638 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 230 days ago · 63 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 2.039 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 231 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 2.2113 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 231 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 2.125 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 232 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 1.664 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 233 days ago · 90 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 1.968 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 233 days ago · 17 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 3.488 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 233 days ago · 123 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.251 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 234 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 2.431 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 235 days ago · 53 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 2.035 km NNW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 235 days ago · 54 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.936 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 235 days ago · 62 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 1.913 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 236 days ago · 50 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 1.980 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 236 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 2.058 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 236 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 1.778 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 236 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 1.779 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 236 days ago · 66 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 2.380 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 236 days ago · 111 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 2.121 km E of Akhiok, Alaska · 237 days ago · 38 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 1.538 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 237 days ago · 69 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 3.164 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 237 days ago · 22 km deep · 57 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak2026djqbit. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:32 AM UTC.