Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 71 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 71 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska on Sat, Jul 21, 2018, 9:02 PM AKDT (05:02 UTC), 121 km (75 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 50 km S of Cantwell, 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: Sat, Jul 21, 2018, 9:02 PM AKDT
UTC: 2018-07-22 05:02:20 UTC
Depth: 120.8 km (75.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 63.247° N, 150.460° W
Region: Alaska
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Stations used: 84

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 179 in the 60 days after this one and 90 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 179.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0189bt3390 (also filed as ak19941933). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:30 AM UTC.