Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 68 km W of Akhiok, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 68 km W of Akhiok, Alaska on Sun, Feb 18, 2024, 9:52 AM AKST (18:52 UTC), 50 km (31 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 80 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2024-02-18 18:52:40 UTC
Depth
50.0 km (31.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.864° N, 155.288° 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
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 131 in the 60 days after this one and 68 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.531 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 958 days ago · 75 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.930 km SSW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 957 days ago · 47 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.9104 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 957 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.717 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 957 days ago · 60 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.8105 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 955 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 2.344 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 955 days ago · 17 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 2.8116 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 954 days ago · 20 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 2.477 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 953 days ago · 70 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 1.942 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 953 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 2.337 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 953 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 1.840 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 953 days ago · 64 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 2.228 km W of Old Harbor, Alaska · 953 days ago · 49 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 2.347 km WNW of Karluk, Alaska · 953 days ago · 63 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 1.879 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 953 days ago · 50 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 1.784 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 952 days ago · 14 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 1.929 km S of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 952 days ago · 48 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 1.883 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 951 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.859 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 951 days ago · 50 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 2.089 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 951 days ago · 79 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 1.773 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 951 days ago · 61 km deep · 27 km away
  21. 2.481 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 950 days ago · 91 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 2.529 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 949 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
  23. 2.040 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 948 days ago · 49 km deep · 53 km away
  24. 1.656 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 946 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  25. 2.176 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 946 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  26. 2.244 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 946 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  27. 3.236 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 945 days ago · 51 km deep · 64 km away
  28. 2.27 km NW of Karluk, Alaska · 945 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  29. 1.8100 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 945 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  30. 1.666 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 944 days ago · 65 km deep · 57 km away
  31. 2.070 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 944 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  32. 2.352 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 943 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  33. 2.1139 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 942 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  34. 2.063 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 942 days ago · 66 km deep · 52 km away
  35. 2.235 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 942 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  36. 1.638 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 942 days ago · 72 km deep · 85 km away
  37. 2.3115 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 942 days ago · 77 km deep · 94 km away
  38. 1.772 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 941 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  39. 2.063 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 941 days ago · 58 km deep · 5 km away
  40. 1.884 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 941 days ago · 78 km deep · 36 km away
  41. 1.940 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 940 days ago · 60 km deep · 80 km away
  42. 1.771 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 940 days ago · 17 km deep · 71 km away
  43. 2.575 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 940 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  44. 1.814 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 939 days ago · 38 km deep · 82 km away
  45. 2.263 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 937 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  46. 1.880 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 937 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  47. 1.984 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 937 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  48. 1.783 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 935 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  49. 2.096 km SSE of Ugashik, Alaska · 934 days ago · 67 km deep · 90 km away
  50. 1.641 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 934 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
  51. 1.735 km SW of Karluk, Alaska · 933 days ago · 70 km deep · 58 km away
  52. 2.186 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 933 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  53. 1.969 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 933 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  54. 1.683 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 933 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
  55. 1.585 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 933 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  56. 1.7121 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 932 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  57. 1.869 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 932 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  58. 1.585 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 932 days ago · 72 km deep · 58 km away
  59. 1.945 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 931 days ago · 17 km deep · 35 km away
  60. 3.480 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 931 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away

The first 60 of 131.

Before

  1. 1.930 km NNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 959 days ago · 39 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 1.968 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 959 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 2.979 km W of Karluk, Alaska · 964 days ago · 79 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 2.6149 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 965 days ago · 25 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.885 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 965 days ago · 20 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 2.198 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 966 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 2.293 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 966 days ago · 62 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 2.167 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 966 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 2.581 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 967 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 2.075 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 968 days ago · 70 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 2.5103 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 969 days ago · 84 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.274 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 969 days ago · 91 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 2.699 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 969 days ago · 53 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 1.862 km E of Ugashik, Alaska · 970 days ago · 91 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 2.3119 km ENE of Chignik, Alaska · 971 days ago · 76 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 1.883 km ESE of Ugashik, Alaska · 971 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 2.671 km WNW of Akhiok, Alaska · 971 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 1.930 km SSW of Karluk, Alaska · 972 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 1.930 km WSW of Karluk, Alaska · 972 days ago · 59 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 2.2112 km SE of Ugashik, Alaska · 973 days ago · 25 km deep · 45 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02429cd1ev. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:53 PM UTC.