Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 5 km SSE of Fox River, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 5 km SSE of Fox River, Alaska on Mon, Nov 26, 2018, 12:28 PM AKST (21:28 UTC), 36 km (23 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 21 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 1.5 (ml), micro
Local time: Mon, Nov 26, 2018, 12:28 PM AKST
UTC: 2018-11-26 21:28:06 UTC
Depth: 36.3 km (22.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 59.813° N, 150.904° W
Region: Alaska
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Stations used: 25

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 173 in the 60 days after this one and 93 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 173.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak018f640n8v (also filed as ak20409474). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:36 AM UTC.