Alaska earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 68 km NW of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 68 km NW of Akutan, Alaska on Thu, Apr 19, 2018, 2:12 AM AKDT (10:12 UTC), 201 km (125 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from: USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time: Thu, Apr 19, 2018, 2:12 AM AKDT
UTC: 2018-04-19 10:12:37 UTC
Depth: 201.5 km (125.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 54.604° N, 166.455° W
Region: Alaska
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.7	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Reviewed
2.7	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preliminary

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 17.8 km horizontally, 12.6 km in depth
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 217°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used: 23

Nearest places

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

Akutan, AlaskaPopulation 1,040. Forecast68 kmNW

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000drpf (also filed as ak19266587, ak01850fltgo). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:05 PM UTC.