Alaska earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 77 km NNE of Aleneva, Alaska

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 77 km NNE of Aleneva, Alaska on Fri, Aug 31, 2018, 6:05 PM AKDT (02:05 UTC), 57 km (35 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: 2.5 (ml), micro
Local time: Fri, Aug 31, 2018, 6:05 PM AKDT
UTC: 2018-09-01 02:05:27 UTC
Depth: 56.7 km (35.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 58.738° N, 152.588° W
Region: Alaska
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Stations used: 84

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 159 in the 60 days after this one and 76 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 159.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak018b7kcoe6 (also filed as ak20238856, us2000h6b7, aacse018b7kcoe6). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 10:37 AM UTC.