Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 82 km W of Karluk, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 82 km W of Karluk, Alaska on Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:23 PM AKDT (00:23 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

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

A larger quake followed: M2.0 39 km W of Karluk, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-09-30 00:23:16 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
57.538° N, 155.836° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

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How well it is located

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

Location uncertainty
About 23.5 km horizontally
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
273°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 since this one and 105 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.039 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 6 hr ago · 64 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 1.958 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 5 hr ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 1.886 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 18 hr ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.512 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 27 hr ago · 59 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.676 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 36 hr ago · 17 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 1.780 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 39 hr ago · 120 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 1.636 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 39 hr ago · 85 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 2.150 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 45 hr ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 2.086 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 2 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.886 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 1.676 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 2.563 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3 days ago · 86 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 1.747 km SSE of King Salmon, Alaska · 4 days ago · 169 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 1.928 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 4 days ago · 76 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 2.555 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 5 days ago · 69 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 2.916 km SE of Karluk, Alaska · 6 days ago · 23 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.697 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 6 days ago · 77 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 2.372 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 7 days ago · 66 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 3.175 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 7 days ago · 51 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 1.577 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 8 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 1.638 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 8 days ago · 76 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 1.728 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 8 days ago · 42 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026tikstr. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:40 AM UTC.