Alaska earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 47 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 47 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska on Sat, Nov 24, 2018, 7:30 PM AKST (04:30 UTC), 77 km (48 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M7.1 1 km SE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.7 (ml), micro
Local time: Sat, Nov 24, 2018, 7:30 PM AKST
UTC: 2018-11-25 04:30:26 UTC
Depth: 77.1 km (47.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 61.499° N, 151.566° W
Region: Alaska
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Stations used: 149

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 158 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 199.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak018f46defm (also filed as ak20397776, av61826896, us1000hwas). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:36 PM UTC.