Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 14 km NE of Eagle River, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 14 km NE of Eagle River, Alaska on Wed, Oct 31, 2018, 4:25 AM AKDT (12:25 UTC), 36 km (23 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M7.1 1 km SE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2018-10-31 12:25:51 UTC
Depth
36.3 km (22.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.410° N, 149.366° W
Region
Alaska
Felt reports
2
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

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Stations used
153

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 103 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 198.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak018dyyo6ab (also filed as ak20306594, us2000i4k6). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:26 PM UTC.