Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 59 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 59 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska on Fri, Mar 30, 2018, 8:27 PM AKDT (04:27 UTC), 147 km (91 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 69 km W of Karluk, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-03-31 04:27:35 UTC
Depth
146.7 km (91.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
58.296° N, 155.978° 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
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 91 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 91.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak01844wwtye (also filed as ak18859970). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:16 PM UTC.