Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 17 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 17 km W of Dutch Harbor, Alaska on Tue, Jul 24, 2018, 10:20 PM AKDT (06:20 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 79 km S of Unalaska, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2018-07-25 06:20:42 UTC
Depth
8.2 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.864° N, 166.802° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.5 km horizontally, 0.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.26
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
132°
Stations used
14

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 85 in the 60 days after this one and 48 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 85.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event av61750621. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:29 PM UTC.