Alaska earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 231 km SE of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 231 km SE of Akutan, Alaska on Tue, Jun 26, 2018, 11:20 PM AKDT (07:20 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 160 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2018-06-27 07:20:09 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
52.675° N, 163.286° 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 3.3 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
218°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.3161 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3016 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 2.3204 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3014 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 2.4158 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3012 days ago · 23 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 3.4143 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3010 days ago · 28 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 2.6201 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2998 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 2.8211 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2994 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 2.4158 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2988 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 2.6162 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2987 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 3.0215 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2982 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 3.0230 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2981 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 3.8139 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2979 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 2.8140 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2979 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 2.1139 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2977 days ago · 26 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 2.9202 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2973 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 3.2153 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2970 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 2.4239 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 2969 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 3.0215 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2968 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 2.7158 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2962 days ago · 23 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 3.9160 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 2959 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 3.4164 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3019 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 2.7149 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3024 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 4.1152 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3030 days ago · 24 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.3142 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3032 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 2.3152 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3033 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 2.4145 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3036 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 2.2168 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3037 days ago · 23 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 2.8159 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3038 days ago · 29 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 2.8148 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3039 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 3.1160 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3039 days ago · 18 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 3.0151 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3042 days ago · 30 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 2.4155 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3045 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 3.3162 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3045 days ago · 24 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 2.8151 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3046 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 3.6166 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3047 days ago · 25 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 2.9166 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3047 days ago · 19 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 3.0165 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3047 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 2.8162 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 3047 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 3.2163 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 3047 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 2.7164 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 3047 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000fu15 (also filed as ak19832692, ak01886hy4g6). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:20 PM UTC.