Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 41 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 41 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska on Sat, Oct 13, 2018, 11:01 PM AKDT (07:01 UTC), 76 km (47 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 50 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.0 (ml), micro
Local time: Sat, Oct 13, 2018, 11:01 PM AKDT
UTC: 2018-10-14 07:01:11 UTC
Depth: 75.5 km (46.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 60.171° N, 152.367° W
Region: Alaska
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Stations used: 72

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and 172 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 200.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak018d6revlm (also filed as ak20280667). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:08 PM UTC.