Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 37 km W of Nikiski, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 37 km W of Nikiski, Alaska on Tue, Jul 24, 2018, 11:10 PM AKDT (07:10 UTC), 85 km (53 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 50 km WNW of Happy Valley, 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: Tue, Jul 24, 2018, 11:10 PM AKDT
UTC: 2018-07-25 07:10:20 UTC
Depth: 84.8 km (52.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 60.734° N, 151.979° W
Region: Alaska
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Stations used: 125

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and 146 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 201.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0189gsxpqa (also filed as ak19968111). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:41 PM UTC.