Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake Central Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck in Central Alaska on Fri, Mar 9, 2018, 11:01 PM AKST (08:01 UTC), 75 km (47 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 40 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from: Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time: Fri, Mar 9, 2018, 11:01 PM AKST
UTC: 2018-03-10 08:01:17 UTC
Depth: 75.4 km (46.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 63.036° N, 149.084° W
Region: Alaska
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Stations used: 104

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 171 in the 60 days after this one and 88 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 171.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak018368unzb (also filed as ak18659741). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:33 PM UTC.