Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 75 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 75 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska on Wed, Dec 19, 2018, 5:32 AM AKST (14:32 UTC), 12 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 111 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
AV
Local time
UTC
2018-12-19 14:32:19 UTC
Depth
12.2 km (7.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.502° N, 164.796° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 1.4 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
274°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 47 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event av61866736. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:01 AM UTC.