Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 239 km SE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 239 km SE of Akutan, Alaska on Tue, Aug 14, 2018, 5:15 PM AKDT (01:15 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 183 km SE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-08-15 01:15:37 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.438° N, 163.562° 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.

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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.0215 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2971 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 2.1152 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 2954 days ago · 39 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 2.5198 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2954 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 3.8183 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2948 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 2.8223 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2942 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 2.5209 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2933 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 2.7179 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2916 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 2.9202 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2976 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 3.0230 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2984 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 3.0215 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2986 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 2.8211 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2997 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 2.6201 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3001 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak018affoick (also filed as ak20246174). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:15 AM UTC.