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M2.2 earthquake 53 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 53 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska on Thu, Feb 26, 2026, 9:54 PM AKST (06:54 UTC), 72 km (45 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
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-02-27 06:54:07 UTC
Depth
72.4 km (45.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
57.351° N, 155.244° 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 9.9 km horizontally, 8.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
223°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
17

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 81 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.772 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 218 days ago · 95 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 2.547 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 218 days ago · 25 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 2.261 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 218 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 1.877 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 217 days ago · 125 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 2.118 km S of Karluk, Alaska · 217 days ago · 22 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 2.331 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 215 days ago · 105 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.864 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 215 days ago · 91 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 1.772 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 215 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 2.127 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 215 days ago · 81 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 2.218 km S of Karluk, Alaska · 214 days ago · 23 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 2.761 km NE of Ugashik, Alaska · 214 days ago · 138 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 2.182 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 213 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 2.120 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 213 days ago · 29 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 2.246 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 213 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 2.973 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 213 days ago · 111 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 2.183 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 213 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 1.815 km SE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 212 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 1.779 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 212 days ago · 75 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 2.673 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 212 days ago · 110 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 2.240 km N of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 212 days ago · 54 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 1.664 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 211 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  22. 2.582 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 211 days ago · 81 km deep · 33 km away
  23. 2.06 km ENE of Karluk, Alaska · 210 days ago · 43 km deep · 59 km away
  24. 1.583 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 210 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  25. 2.373 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 209 days ago · 92 km deep · 34 km away
  26. 2.399 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 209 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  27. 2.532 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska · 209 days ago · 52 km deep · 82 km away
  28. 2.181 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 208 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  29. 1.757 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 207 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  30. 2.175 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 207 days ago · 119 km deep · 77 km away
  31. 1.788 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 207 days ago · 128 km deep · 81 km away
  32. 2.423 km ESE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 206 days ago · 23 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 2.219 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 206 days ago · 65 km deep · 60 km away
  34. 2.913 km W of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 206 days ago · 65 km deep · 66 km away
  35. 2.082 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 206 days ago · 160 km deep · 81 km away
  36. 2.360 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 205 days ago · 85 km deep · 33 km away
  37. 3.231 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 204 days ago · 79 km deep · 70 km away
  38. 1.930 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 204 days ago · 79 km deep · 68 km away
  39. 3.513 km WNW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 204 days ago · 47 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  40. 1.976 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 204 days ago · 143 km deep · 85 km away
  41. 2.079 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 204 days ago · 91 km deep · 52 km away
  42. 2.175 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 203 days ago · 68 km deep · 25 km away
  43. 2.955 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 202 days ago · 84 km deep · 72 km away
  44. 2.351 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 202 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  45. 2.695 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 202 days ago · 64 km deep · 45 km away
  46. 2.274 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 201 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  47. 1.993 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 200 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  48. 2.213 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 199 days ago · 63 km deep · 51 km away
  49. 1.943 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 199 days ago · 18 km deep · 45 km away
  50. 3.257 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 199 days ago · 98 km deep · 87 km away
  51. 2.571 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 198 days ago · 91 km deep · 36 km away
  52. 2.985 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 198 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away
  53. 2.499 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 197 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  54. 2.497 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 196 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  55. 1.966 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 196 days ago · 80 km deep · 42 km away
  56. 2.438 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 196 days ago · 125 km deep · 93 km away
  57. 2.291 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 195 days ago · 113 km deep · 73 km away
  58. 2.323 km ESE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 195 days ago · 28 km deep · 96 km away
  59. 2.28 km E of Karluk, Alaska · 195 days ago · 53 km deep · 61 km away
  60. 2.247 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 194 days ago · 31 km deep · 22 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.974 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 219 days ago · 93 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 1.862 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 219 days ago · 16 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.853 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 222 days ago · 19 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 2.110 km E of Karluk, Alaska · 222 days ago · 31 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 2.453 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 222 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 2.955 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 222 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.887 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 224 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 2.242 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 224 days ago · 54 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 2.287 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 224 days ago · 119 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 2.629 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska · 224 days ago · 54 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 3.140 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 224 days ago · 60 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 2.279 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 224 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 2.772 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 224 days ago · 96 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 2.635 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 225 days ago · 69 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 1.561 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 226 days ago · 104 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 1.787 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 227 days ago · 132 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 2.076 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 227 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 1.518 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 227 days ago · 63 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 2.224 km SSE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 227 days ago · 55 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 1.94 km ESE of Karluk, Alaska · 228 days ago · 28 km deep · 57 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026ebedah. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:19 PM UTC.