Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 79 km E of King Salmon, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 79 km E of King Salmon, Alaska on Fri, Oct 28, 2016, 6:49 AM AKDT (14:49 UTC), 154 km (96 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 80 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from: Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time: Fri, Oct 28, 2016, 6:49 AM AKDT
UTC: 2016-10-28 14:49:56 UTC
Depth: 153.9 km (95.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 58.670° N, 155.286° W
Region: Alaska
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used: 11

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 86 in the 60 days after this one and 59 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 86.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak016dvoxi0x (also filed as ak14295647). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:52 PM UTC.