Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 87 km W of Karluk, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 87 km W of Karluk, Alaska on Fri, Jun 26, 2026, 7:38 AM AKDT (15:38 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

Automatic solution: the magnitude and location may still be revised.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 41 km SW of Karluk, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from: Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time: Fri, Jun 26, 2026, 7:38 AM AKDT
UTC: 2026-06-26 15:38:33 UTC
Depth: 13.8 km (8.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 57.551° N, 155.923° W
Region: Alaska
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Automatic solution, may be revised

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
1.6	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preferred · Confirmed · ±0.2 · 4 stations
1.17	ML, local (Richter)	AV	Final · ±0.246105800514454 · 11 stations

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

Location uncertainty: About 11.7 km horizontally, 4.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.20
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 229°, 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 73 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 180.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026mohdvg (also filed as av94271473). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:15 AM UTC.