Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 27 km SSE of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 27 km SSE of Atka, Alaska on Sun, Jul 8, 2018, 2:18 AM HADT (11:18 UTC), 161 km (100 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 97 km SSW of Atka, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-07-08 11:18:29 UTC
Depth
161.4 km (100.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
51.970° N, 174.057° 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
11

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 64 in the 60 days after this one and 41 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 64.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0188or8a56 (also filed as ak19857785). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:11 PM UTC.