Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 118 km SSE of Akhiok, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 118 km SSE of Akhiok, Alaska on Tue, Sep 11, 2018, 2:05 PM AKDT (22:05 UTC), 33 km (20 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 123 km SSE of Akhiok, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.2 (ml), micro
Local time: Tue, Sep 11, 2018, 2:05 PM AKDT
UTC: 2018-09-11 22:05:24 UTC
Depth: 32.9 km (20.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 55.992° N, 153.311° 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

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Stations used: 17

Nearest places

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

Womens Bay, AlaskaPopulation 719. Forecast192 kmSSW

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak018bofmt8f (also filed as aacse018bofmt8f). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:51 PM UTC.