Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 28 km W of Karluk, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 28 km W of Karluk, Alaska on Thu, Sep 27, 2018, 9:12 AM AKDT (17:12 UTC), 47 km (29 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 65 km SSE of King Salmon, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.0 (ml), micro
Local time: Thu, Sep 27, 2018, 9:12 AM AKDT
UTC: 2018-09-27 17:12:26 UTC
Depth: 47.0 km (29.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 57.611° N, 154.925° W
Region: Alaska
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Stations used: 22

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 116 in the 60 days after this one and 57 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 116.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak018cetap8v (also filed as ak20265365, aacse018cetap8v). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:28 PM UTC.