Alaska earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 26 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 26 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska on Thu, Jun 28, 2018, 11:06 PM AKDT (07:06 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 29 km SE of Seldovia Village, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from: Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time: Thu, Jun 28, 2018, 11:06 PM AKDT
UTC: 2018-06-29 07:06:15 UTC
Depth: 14.8 km (9.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 59.906° N, 152.221° W
Region: Alaska
Felt reports: 2
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
2.9	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preferred · Preliminary
2.9	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

Also felt at Anchor Point.

From the USGS event page for ak01889sxtmh. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Did you feel it?

2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used: 109

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak01889sxtmh (also filed as ak19809268, us2000fr0d). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:01 PM UTC.