Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 6 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 6 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska on Tue, Nov 27, 2018, 1:47 PM AKST (22:47 UTC), 39 km (24 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 9 km SSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2018-11-27 22:47:45 UTC
Depth
39.2 km (24.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.448° N, 150.716° 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

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
39

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and 132 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 200.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak018f7s9kyn (also filed as ak20411042). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:19 AM UTC.