Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 34 km N of Fishhook, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 34 km N of Fishhook, Alaska on Sun, Mar 11, 2018, 6:25 PM AKDT (02:25 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 3 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-03-12 02:25:13 UTC
Depth
17.5 km (10.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.050° N, 149.213° 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

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Stations used
76

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 166 in the 60 days after this one and 82 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 166.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak01839ghw6v (also filed as ak18684939). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:04 AM UTC.