Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 62 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 62 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska on Mon, Dec 31, 2018, 8:22 AM AKST (17:22 UTC), 84 km (52 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 57 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-12-31 17:22:57 UTC
Depth
84.4 km (52.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
59.756° N, 152.952° 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.

Stations used
46

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 137 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 200.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak018grxevr0 (also filed as ak20614026). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:54 AM UTC.