Alaska earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 22 km N of Fox River, Alaska

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 22 km N of Fox River, Alaska on Sat, Jul 28, 2018, 7:35 PM AKDT (03:35 UTC), 62 km (39 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 36 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.0 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from: Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time: Sat, Jul 28, 2018, 7:35 PM AKDT
UTC: 2018-07-29 03:35:22 UTC
Depth: 62.0 km (38.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 60.054° N, 151.011° W
Region: Alaska
Felt reports: 1
Strongest shaking: II, weak shaking
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.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
3.0	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preferred · Preliminary
3.0	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated: II, weak shaking
Peak ground acceleration: 195.0% of gravity
Peak ground velocity: 0.1 cm/s
Map: Automatic

USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter — Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used: 176

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 158 in the 60 days after this one and 92 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 158.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0189ncuqbk (also filed as ak19980196, us2000ggfx). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:35 AM UTC.