Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 37 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 37 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska on Wed, Aug 12, 2026, 10:18 PM AKDT (06:18 UTC), 71 km (44 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
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-08-13 06:18:20 UTC
Depth
70.6 km (43.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
57.758° N, 154.982° 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 6.0 km horizontally, 4.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
137°
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: 194 since this one and 92 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.242 km NW of Akhiok, Alaska · 52 days ago · 51 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 1.988 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 51 days ago · 98 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.925 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 51 days ago · 79 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 2.344 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 51 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 1.959 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 51 days ago · 78 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 2.231 km SSW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 50 days ago · 38 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.638 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 50 days ago · 74 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 2.453 km E of Egegik, Alaska · 50 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.935 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 49 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 3.176 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 49 days ago · 73 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 4.541 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 48 days ago · 58 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 6
  12. 1.938 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 47 days ago · 55 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 1.742 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 47 days ago · 56 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 2.339 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 47 days ago · 57 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 1.770 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 47 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 1.771 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 46 days ago · 85 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 2.749 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 46 days ago · 88 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 1.746 km NW of Akhiok, Alaska · 45 days ago · 53 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 1.823 km WNW of Old Harbor, Alaska · 45 days ago · 30 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 1.827 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 45 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 2.432 km NNW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 45 days ago · 43 km deep · 54 km away
  22. 1.843 km W of Port Lions, Alaska · 45 days ago · 54 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 1.889 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 45 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  24. 1.580 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 44 days ago · 89 km deep · 50 km away
  25. 2.390 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 44 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  26. 1.690 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 44 days ago · 17 km deep · 54 km away
  27. 1.890 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 44 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  28. 1.710 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 44 days ago · 49 km deep · 36 km away
  29. 1.935 km SSW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 44 days ago · 36 km deep · 70 km away
  30. 1.556 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 43 days ago · 17 km deep · 28 km away
  31. 1.845 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 43 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  32. 1.748 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 43 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  33. 1.788 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 43 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  34. 2.468 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 42 days ago · 108 km deep · 36 km away
  35. 1.726 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 42 days ago · 80 km deep · 20 km away
  36. 3.834 km W of Aleneva, Alaska · 42 days ago · 65 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 4
  37. 1.894 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 42 days ago · 77 km deep · 97 km away
  38. 1.953 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 42 days ago · 74 km deep · 95 km away
  39. 1.869 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 42 days ago · 64 km deep · 61 km away
  40. 1.649 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 41 days ago · 66 km deep · 100 km away
  41. 2.385 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 41 days ago · 76 km deep · 91 km away
  42. 2.040 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 40 days ago · 52 km deep · 48 km away
  43. 1.828 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 40 days ago · 56 km deep · 38 km away
  44. 2.071 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 39 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  45. 1.634 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 39 days ago · 71 km deep · 13 km away
  46. 1.812 km NW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 39 days ago · 52 km deep · 54 km away
  47. 1.586 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 39 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  48. 1.841 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 38 days ago · 49 km deep · 52 km away
  49. 1.548 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 38 days ago · 63 km deep · 48 km away
  50. 1.658 km E of Egegik, Alaska · 38 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  51. 2.190 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 37 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  52. 1.860 km E of Egegik, Alaska · 36 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  53. 2.110 km WSW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 36 days ago · 44 km deep · 56 km away
  54. 1.773 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 36 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  55. 1.756 km E of Egegik, Alaska · 35 days ago · 19 km deep · 95 km away
  56. 1.954 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 35 days ago · 69 km deep · 36 km away
  57. 2.357 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 34 days ago · 79 km deep · 38 km away
  58. 1.590 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 34 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  59. 2.295 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 34 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
  60. 1.857 km E of Egegik, Alaska · 33 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away

The first 60 of 194.

Before

  1. 1.642 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 53 days ago · 70 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 1.523 km NNW of Old Harbor, Alaska · 53 days ago · 25 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 3.239 km SSW of Karluk, Alaska · 54 days ago · 44 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 1.666 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 54 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 2.342 km N of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 54 days ago · 50 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 1.785 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 55 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 2.334 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 55 days ago · 56 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.562 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 55 days ago · 75 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 1.584 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 55 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 1.586 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 56 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 1.645 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 56 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 1.826 km SSW of Karluk, Alaska · 57 days ago · 34 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 1.677 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 57 days ago · 89 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.868 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 57 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 2.363 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska · 58 days ago · 147 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 1.561 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 58 days ago · 73 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 1.583 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 58 days ago · 106 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 1.643 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 59 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 1.933 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 59 days ago · 45 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 1.770 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 60 days ago · 73 km deep · 75 km away

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