Alaska earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 54 km S of Glacier View, Alaska

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 54 km S of Glacier View, Alaska on Thu, Jul 18, 2024, 8:33 PM AKDT (04:33 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 29 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2024-07-19 04:33:33 UTC
Depth
13.1 km (8.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.318° N, 147.680° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
2.8ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreferred · Preliminary
3.0ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterReviewed · ±0.032 · 128 stations

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Stations used
136

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 116 in the 60 days after this one and 37 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 116.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02498hlmsf (also filed as us7000n06s). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:08 PM UTC.