Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 83 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 83 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska on Thu, Apr 26, 2018, 7:58 PM AKDT (03:58 UTC), 80 km (50 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 59 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from: Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time: Thu, Apr 26, 2018, 7:58 PM AKDT
UTC: 2018-04-27 03:58:23 UTC
Depth: 80.1 km (49.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 58.722° N, 153.591° W
Region: Alaska
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Stations used: 28

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 160 in the 60 days after this one and 112 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 160.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0185dk0dy8 (also filed as ak19304589). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:17 PM UTC.