Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 35 km NNE of Pilot Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 35 km NNE of Pilot Point, Alaska on Sat, Apr 28, 2018, 5:22 PM AKDT (01:22 UTC), 126 km (78 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 51 km ENE of Ugashik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from: Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time: Sat, Apr 28, 2018, 5:22 PM AKDT
UTC: 2018-04-29 01:22:59 UTC
Depth: 126.3 km (78.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 57.840° N, 157.276° W
Region: Alaska
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Stations used: 16

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 47 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0185gtokqt (also filed as ak19303756). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:09 AM UTC.