Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 46 km NNE of Chase, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 46 km NNE of Chase, Alaska on Wed, Nov 28, 2018, 4:38 PM AKST (01:38 UTC), 77 km (48 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: 1.8 (ml), micro
Local time: Wed, Nov 28, 2018, 4:38 PM AKST
UTC: 2018-11-29 01:38:43 UTC
Depth: 76.5 km (47.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 62.819° N, 149.666° W
Region: Alaska
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Stations used: 87

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and 122 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 ak018faqs8lc (also filed as ak20413790). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:40 PM UTC.