Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 55 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 55 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska on Thu, Nov 29, 2018, 9:01 PM AKST (06:01 UTC), 106 km (66 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 49 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-11-30 06:01:25 UTC
Depth
106.0 km (65.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
59.742° N, 153.125° 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
48

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and 186 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 ak018fch2sa5 (also filed as ak20417461). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:28 PM UTC.