M1.8 earthquake 5 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 5 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska on Mon, Apr 20, 2026, 2:50 PM AKDT (22:50 UTC), 62 km (38 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 8 km NNE of Old Harbor, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-04-20 22:50:43 UTC
- Depth
- 61.5 km (38.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 57.597° N, 154.535° 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 9.3 km horizontally, 8.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Station coverage gap
- 194°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 22
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 120 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.968 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 167 days ago · 89 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.811 km S of Karluk, Alaska · 167 days ago · 28 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.868 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 166 days ago · 93 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.089 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 165 days ago · 75 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.28 km NNE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 165 days ago · 39 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 38
- 2.474 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 165 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.839 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 165 days ago · 60 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.769 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 165 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.129 km NNW of Old Harbor, Alaska · 165 days ago · 18 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.985 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 164 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.028 km NNW of Old Harbor, Alaska · 164 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.276 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 164 days ago · 84 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.230 km NNW of Old Harbor, Alaska · 163 days ago · 16 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.773 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 163 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.462 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 162 days ago · 81 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.838 km SSW of Karluk, Alaska · 162 days ago · 24 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.363 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 162 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.039 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 162 days ago · 80 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.786 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 161 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.786 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 161 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.582 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 161 days ago · 90 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.689 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 161 days ago · 19 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.021 km ESE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 161 days ago · 40 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.923 km W of Aleneva, Alaska · 160 days ago · 62 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.884 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 160 days ago · 64 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.736 km NNE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 160 days ago · 57 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.688 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 159 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.424 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 159 days ago · 18 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.369 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 158 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.463 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 158 days ago · 77 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.385 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 156 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.544 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 155 days ago · 78 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.845 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 154 days ago · 68 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.582 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 154 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.541 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 154 days ago · 70 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.884 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 154 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.587 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 154 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.121 km SSW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 154 days ago · 28 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.854 km W of Aleneva, Alaska · 154 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.129 km S of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 154 days ago · 52 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.1103 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 153 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.671 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 153 days ago · 89 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.221 km ESE of Akhiok, Alaska · 153 days ago · 36 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.166 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 152 days ago · 88 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.618 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska · 151 days ago · 73 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.753 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 151 days ago · 70 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.565 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 151 days ago · 21 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.947 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 151 days ago · 88 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.953 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 150 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.542 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 150 days ago · 83 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.859 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 150 days ago · 71 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.390 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 149 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.831 km WSW of Womens Bay, Alaska · 149 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.330 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 149 days ago · 81 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.745 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska · 149 days ago · 60 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.664 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 149 days ago · 70 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.763 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 148 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.213 km W of Aleneva, Alaska · 148 days ago · 65 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.435 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 148 days ago · 84 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.161 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 148 days ago · 73 km deep · 57 km away
The first 60 of 172.
Before
- 1.952 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 168 days ago · 75 km deep · 56 km away
- 3.087 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 168 days ago · 71 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.826 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska · 168 days ago · 64 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.935 km SSW of Karluk, Alaska · 170 days ago · 55 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.482 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 170 days ago · 141 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.162 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 170 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.687 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 170 days ago · 93 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.856 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 170 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.965 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 171 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.848 km WSW of Aleneva, Alaska · 172 days ago · 57 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.726 km S of Karluk, Alaska · 172 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.562 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 172 days ago · 40 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.071 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 173 days ago · 74 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.947 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 173 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.657 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 173 days ago · 77 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.747 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 173 days ago · 60 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.678 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 174 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.118 km WNW of Port Lions, Alaska · 175 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.086 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 175 days ago · 76 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.321 km W of Port Lions, Alaska · 175 days ago · 60 km deep · 84 km away
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