Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake Central Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck in Central Alaska on Thu, Dec 27, 2018, 3:08 PM AKST (00:08 UTC), 112 km (69 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 66 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 1.6 (ml), micro
Local time: Thu, Dec 27, 2018, 3:08 PM AKST
UTC: 2018-12-28 00:08:07 UTC
Depth: 111.8 km (69.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 63.171° N, 150.442° 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.

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Stations used: 25

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 199 in the 60 days after this one and 98 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 199.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak018gmold3n (also filed as ak20563159). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:52 AM UTC.