Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 40 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 40 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska on Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:34 PM AKDT (05:34 UTC), 69 km (43 mi) below the surface.

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

A larger quake followed: M2.4 62 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-10-01 05:34:47 UTC
Depth
69.1 km (42.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
57.887° N, 154.767° 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 8.7 km horizontally, 4.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
91°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 since this one and 114 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.462 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 3 hr ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 1.869 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 11 hr ago · 76 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 1.554 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 11 hr ago · 20 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 1.886 km SSE of Igiugig, Alaska · 18 hr ago · 152 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.710 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 19 hr ago · 32 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 1.958 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 30 hr ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 2.039 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 31 hr ago · 64 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 1.582 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 36 hr ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 1.916 km WNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 42 hr ago · 48 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.886 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 43 hr ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 2.512 km N of Karluk, Alaska · 2 days ago · 59 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 1.676 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.780 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 3 days ago · 120 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 1.636 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3 days ago · 85 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 2.069 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 3 days ago · 83 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 2.086 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 2.862 km ESE of King Salmon, Alaska · 3 days ago · 152 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 1.886 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 4 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 1.676 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 4 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 2.563 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 4 days ago · 86 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 1.747 km SSE of King Salmon, Alaska · 5 days ago · 169 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026tkrdlb. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:06 PM UTC.