Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 18 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 18 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska on Tue, Feb 17, 2026, 9:23 PM AKST (06:23 UTC), 63 km (39 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
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-02-18 06:23:53 UTC
Depth
62.5 km (38.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
57.722° N, 154.563° 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 9.2 km horizontally, 7.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
180°
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: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 104 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.076 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 227 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.787 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 227 days ago · 132 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.561 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 226 days ago · 104 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 2.635 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 225 days ago · 69 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 2.772 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 224 days ago · 96 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 2.279 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 224 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 3.140 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 224 days ago · 60 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 2.629 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska · 224 days ago · 54 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 2.366 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska · 224 days ago · 158 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 2.287 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 224 days ago · 119 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 2.242 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 224 days ago · 54 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 1.887 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 224 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 2.110 km E of Karluk, Alaska · 222 days ago · 31 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 1.853 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 222 days ago · 19 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 1.786 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 221 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 1.864 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 220 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 1.862 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 219 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 1.974 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 219 days ago · 93 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 2.253 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 218 days ago · 72 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 2.320 km NNE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 218 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  21. 1.772 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 218 days ago · 95 km deep · 54 km away
  22. 2.547 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 218 days ago · 25 km deep · 60 km away
  23. 2.261 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 218 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  24. 1.980 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 217 days ago · 79 km deep · 66 km away
  25. 1.877 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 217 days ago · 125 km deep · 100 km away
  26. 1.580 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 217 days ago · 83 km deep · 65 km away
  27. 2.118 km S of Karluk, Alaska · 217 days ago · 22 km deep · 36 km away
  28. 3.477 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 216 days ago · 97 km deep · 59 km away
  29. 1.884 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 216 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  30. 1.772 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 215 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 1.871 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska · 215 days ago · 79 km deep · 57 km away
  32. 2.992 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 215 days ago · 115 km deep · 75 km away
  33. 2.127 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 215 days ago · 81 km deep · 10 km away
  34. 3.170 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 214 days ago · 78 km deep · 64 km away
  35. 2.218 km S of Karluk, Alaska · 214 days ago · 23 km deep · 37 km away
  36. 2.182 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 213 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  37. 2.120 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 213 days ago · 29 km deep · 30 km away
  38. 2.246 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 213 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  39. 2.973 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 213 days ago · 111 km deep · 98 km away
  40. 2.183 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 213 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  41. 1.815 km SE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 213 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  42. 1.779 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 212 days ago · 75 km deep · 76 km away
  43. 2.673 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 212 days ago · 110 km deep · 98 km away
  44. 2.240 km N of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 212 days ago · 54 km deep · 39 km away
  45. 2.158 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska · 211 days ago · 75 km deep · 45 km away
  46. 1.664 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 211 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  47. 2.582 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 211 days ago · 81 km deep · 82 km away
  48. 1.794 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 211 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  49. 1.779 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 210 days ago · 86 km deep · 92 km away
  50. 2.06 km ENE of Karluk, Alaska · 210 days ago · 43 km deep · 19 km away
  51. 1.583 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 210 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  52. 2.373 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 210 days ago · 92 km deep · 70 km away
  53. 2.532 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska · 209 days ago · 52 km deep · 26 km away
  54. 2.181 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 209 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  55. 1.757 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 208 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  56. 2.175 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 207 days ago · 119 km deep · 100 km away
  57. 2.055 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska · 207 days ago · 70 km deep · 43 km away
  58. 1.788 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 207 days ago · 128 km deep · 87 km away
  59. 2.423 km ESE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 206 days ago · 23 km deep · 63 km away
  60. 2.219 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 206 days ago · 65 km deep · 2 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.224 km SSE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 228 days ago · 55 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 1.94 km ESE of Karluk, Alaska · 228 days ago · 28 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 1.677 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 228 days ago · 88 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 2.143 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 228 days ago · 61 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 1.668 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska · 229 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.638 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 229 days ago · 63 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 2.039 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 230 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 1.978 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 231 days ago · 121 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.125 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 231 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.664 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 232 days ago · 90 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 1.976 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 232 days ago · 105 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 1.885 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 232 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 1.968 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 232 days ago · 17 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 3.488 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 233 days ago · 123 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 2.251 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 234 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 2.431 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 234 days ago · 53 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 2.035 km NNW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 234 days ago · 54 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 1.769 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska · 234 days ago · 70 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 1.936 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 234 days ago · 62 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 2.282 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 234 days ago · 108 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026dkppbe. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:22 PM UTC.