Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 45 km W of Karluk, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 45 km W of Karluk, Alaska on Sun, Aug 9, 2026, 3:34 AM AKDT (11:34 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

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
UTC
2026-08-09 11:34:21 UTC
Depth
7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
57.505° N, 155.200° 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 3.6 km horizontally, 3.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
68°
Stations used
28

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 since this one and 89 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.586 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 56 days ago · 18 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 1.584 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 55 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 2.334 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 55 days ago · 56 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 2.186 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 55 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.587 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 55 days ago · 71 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.785 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 55 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 2.342 km N of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 54 days ago · 50 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 1.526 km NE of Akhiok, Alaska · 54 days ago · 24 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.666 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 54 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 3.239 km SSW of Karluk, Alaska · 54 days ago · 44 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 1.642 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 53 days ago · 70 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 1.797 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 53 days ago · 91 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.737 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 52 days ago · 71 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 2.242 km NW of Akhiok, Alaska · 52 days ago · 51 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 1.925 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 51 days ago · 79 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 2.344 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 51 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 1.959 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 51 days ago · 78 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 2.231 km SSW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 51 days ago · 38 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 1.638 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 50 days ago · 74 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 1.935 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 49 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  21. 2.054 km NE of Ugashik, Alaska · 49 days ago · 151 km deep · 95 km away
  22. 3.176 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 49 days ago · 73 km deep · 37 km away
  23. 4.541 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 48 days ago · 58 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 6
  24. 1.874 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 47 days ago · 88 km deep · 77 km away
  25. 1.938 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 47 days ago · 55 km deep · 26 km away
  26. 1.742 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 47 days ago · 56 km deep · 32 km away
  27. 2.339 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 47 days ago · 57 km deep · 25 km away
  28. 1.770 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 47 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
  29. 1.771 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 46 days ago · 85 km deep · 73 km away
  30. 1.883 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 46 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  31. 2.749 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 46 days ago · 88 km deep · 46 km away
  32. 1.746 km NW of Akhiok, Alaska · 46 days ago · 53 km deep · 43 km away
  33. 1.823 km WNW of Old Harbor, Alaska · 45 days ago · 30 km deep · 95 km away
  34. 1.827 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 45 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  35. 2.432 km NNW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 45 days ago · 43 km deep · 75 km away
  36. 2.195 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 45 days ago · 77 km deep · 81 km away
  37. 1.889 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 45 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  38. 1.580 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 44 days ago · 89 km deep · 39 km away
  39. 1.834 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 44 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  40. 2.390 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 44 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  41. 1.690 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 44 days ago · 17 km deep · 57 km away
  42. 1.890 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 44 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  43. 1.710 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 44 days ago · 49 km deep · 37 km away
  44. 1.935 km SSW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 44 days ago · 36 km deep · 63 km away
  45. 1.556 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 43 days ago · 17 km deep · 19 km away
  46. 1.845 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 43 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  47. 1.748 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 43 days ago · 15 km deep · 19 km away
  48. 2.084 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 43 days ago · 75 km deep · 78 km away
  49. 1.788 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 43 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  50. 2.468 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 42 days ago · 108 km deep · 63 km away
  51. 1.726 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 42 days ago · 80 km deep · 20 km away
  52. 1.894 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 42 days ago · 77 km deep · 68 km away
  53. 2.097 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 42 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  54. 1.869 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 42 days ago · 64 km deep · 30 km away
  55. 2.786 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 41 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  56. 2.385 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 41 days ago · 76 km deep · 64 km away
  57. 2.040 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 41 days ago · 52 km deep · 25 km away
  58. 1.834 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 40 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  59. 1.828 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 40 days ago · 56 km deep · 24 km away
  60. 1.876 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 40 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.887 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 56 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 1.826 km SSW of Karluk, Alaska · 57 days ago · 34 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 1.868 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 57 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 2.363 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska · 58 days ago · 147 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.583 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 58 days ago · 106 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 1.643 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 59 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 1.933 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 59 days ago · 45 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 1.817 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 61 days ago · 63 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 1.585 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 61 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.548 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 62 days ago · 86 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 1.696 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 63 days ago · 125 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.526 km N of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 63 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 1.737 km NW of Akhiok, Alaska · 64 days ago · 45 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 1.582 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 65 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 3.289 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 65 days ago · 85 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 1.722 km NE of Akhiok, Alaska · 65 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 1.518 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 65 days ago · 16 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 2.028 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 66 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 1.978 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 67 days ago · 99 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 1.674 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 67 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026prfzce. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:41 AM UTC.