Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 73 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 73 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska on Tue, Aug 28, 2018, 11:20 AM AKDT (19:20 UTC), 72 km (45 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 66 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 1.6 (ml), micro
Local time: Tue, Aug 28, 2018, 11:20 AM AKDT
UTC: 2018-08-28 19:20:22 UTC
Depth: 71.7 km (44.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 58.459° N, 153.914° W
Region: Alaska
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Stations used: 23

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 124 in the 60 days after this one and 47 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 124.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak018b18ev2j (also filed as ak20269286, aacse018b18ev2j). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 9:11 PM UTC.