Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 37 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 37 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska on Wed, Aug 29, 2018, 8:55 AM AKDT (16:55 UTC), 28 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 56 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from: Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time: Wed, Aug 29, 2018, 8:55 AM AKDT
UTC: 2018-08-29 16:55:52 UTC
Depth: 27.8 km (17.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 62.133° N, 147.832° W
Region: Alaska
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Stations used: 89

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 128 in the 60 days after this one and 51 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 128.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak018b2udh4x (also filed as ak20237636). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:17 AM UTC.