Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 34 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 34 km NNE of Karluk, Alaska on Wed, Dec 19, 2018, 5:47 PM AKST (02:47 UTC), 52 km (32 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 87 km ESE of King Salmon, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.0 (ml), micro
Local time: Wed, Dec 19, 2018, 5:47 PM AKST
UTC: 2018-12-20 02:47:53 UTC
Depth: 51.9 km (32.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 57.864° N, 154.293° 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: 108 in the 60 days after this one and 47 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 108.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak018g9hpwsu (also filed as aacse018g9hpwsu). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:27 AM UTC.