Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 73 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 73 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska on Fri, Jun 29, 2018, 8:51 AM AKDT (16:51 UTC), 128 km (80 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 72 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-06-29 16:51:03 UTC
Depth
128.4 km (79.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
57.879° N, 156.304° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
1.6ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreferred · Preliminary
1.6ML, local (Richter)AACSEPreliminary

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 70 in the 60 days after this one and 48 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.872 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3015 days ago · 78 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 1.942 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3014 days ago · 72 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 1.981 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 3013 days ago · 56 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 2.529 km NNE of Pilot Point, Alaska · 3012 days ago · 181 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.639 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3011 days ago · 53 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.879 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 3010 days ago · 136 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 1.925 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3005 days ago · 70 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 2.056 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 3004 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 2.256 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 3004 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 2.269 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3004 days ago · 86 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 1.539 km SSE of Egegik, Alaska · 3002 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 2.258 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 3001 days ago · 154 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 1.787 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3001 days ago · 102 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 1.992 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3000 days ago · 87 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 1.970 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 3000 days ago · 63 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 2.027 km N of Pilot Point, Alaska · 2999 days ago · 182 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 1.577 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 2998 days ago · 137 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 1.579 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 2997 days ago · 132 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 1.760 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 2997 days ago · 93 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 1.675 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 2995 days ago · 133 km deep · 10 km away
  21. 1.789 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2995 days ago · 68 km deep · 63 km away
  22. 1.858 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 2992 days ago · 97 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 3.059 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 2992 days ago · 54 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 1.550 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 2991 days ago · 63 km deep · 75 km away
  25. 2.625 km N of Pilot Point, Alaska · 2990 days ago · 173 km deep · 72 km away
  26. 2.071 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 2987 days ago · 88 km deep · 44 km away
  27. 2.327 km SSE of King Salmon, Alaska · 2987 days ago · 195 km deep · 65 km away
  28. 1.661 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 2987 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  29. 1.979 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2986 days ago · 76 km deep · 75 km away
  30. 1.776 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 2986 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  31. 2.057 km ESE of King Salmon, Alaska · 2986 days ago · 154 km deep · 69 km away
  32. 4.272 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2986 days ago · 71 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  33. 1.972 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 2986 days ago · 129 km deep · 4 km away
  34. 1.646 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 2986 days ago · 79 km deep · 78 km away
  35. 1.875 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 2985 days ago · 91 km deep · 46 km away
  36. 1.662 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 2984 days ago · 85 km deep · 54 km away
  37. 2.3Alaska Peninsula · 2984 days ago · 157 km deep · 31 km away
  38. 1.540 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 2983 days ago · 78 km deep · 78 km away
  39. 1.785 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 2983 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  40. 1.769 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2983 days ago · 121 km deep · 15 km away
  41. 2.189 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 2983 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
  42. 1.667 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 2982 days ago · 83 km deep · 90 km away
  43. 2.050 km SSE of King Salmon, Alaska · 2981 days ago · 158 km deep · 44 km away
  44. 2.241 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2980 days ago · 99 km deep · 83 km away
  45. 2.778 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 2979 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  46. 1.658 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 2978 days ago · 138 km deep · 15 km away
  47. 1.586 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 2978 days ago · 116 km deep · 47 km away
  48. 1.663 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 2978 days ago · 86 km deep · 60 km away
  49. 2.141 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 2977 days ago · 73 km deep · 74 km away
  50. 1.547 km SE of Egegik, Alaska · 2977 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  51. 1.948 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 2976 days ago · 55 km deep · 99 km away
  52. 1.985 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 2973 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  53. 2.662 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 2970 days ago · 128 km deep · 17 km away
  54. 1.997 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 2969 days ago · 46 km deep · 98 km away
  55. 3.492 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2969 days ago · 56 km deep · 89 km away
  56. 1.622 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 2968 days ago · 75 km deep · 93 km away
  57. 1.688 km NNW of Karluk, Alaska · 2968 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  58. 2.2Alaska Peninsula · 2966 days ago · 93 km deep · 88 km away
  59. 2.183 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 2965 days ago · 77 km deep · 54 km away
  60. 1.766 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 2964 days ago · 61 km deep · 83 km away

The first 60 of 70.

Before

  1. 2.164 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 3016 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 1.625 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3017 days ago · 58 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 3.067 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 3017 days ago · 148 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 1.633 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3019 days ago · 55 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.783 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 3019 days ago · 64 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 2.374 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3019 days ago · 25 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.773 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 3019 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 1.582 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3020 days ago · 114 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 1.851 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3020 days ago · 130 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 2.571 km ESE of King Salmon, Alaska · 3021 days ago · 147 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 2.340 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 3024 days ago · 65 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 2.070 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3024 days ago · 81 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.869 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3024 days ago · 88 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 2.182 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3025 days ago · 66 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 3.451 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3026 days ago · 147 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 1.957 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska · 3028 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 1.781 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 3031 days ago · 87 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 1.952 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska · 3031 days ago · 155 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 1.753 km ESE of King Salmon, Alaska · 3031 days ago · 155 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 1.754 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska · 3032 days ago · 165 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak01889ykcdi (also filed as ak19846693, aacse01889ykcdi). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:35 AM UTC.