Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 123 km SE of Halibut Cove, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 123 km SE of Halibut Cove, Alaska on Thu, Aug 8, 2024, 5:48 PM AKDT (01:48 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 52 km SE of Port Graham, 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
2024-08-09 01:48:52 UTC
Depth
9.5 km (5.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
58.774° N, 149.771° 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: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.0136 km SSE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 784 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 1.651 km SE of Port Graham, Alaska · 781 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.763 km ESE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 772 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 3.152 km SE of Port Graham, Alaska · 770 days ago · 32 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.6113 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 757 days ago · 23 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 1.962 km SSE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 756 days ago · 27 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.656 km SE of Port Graham, Alaska · 739 days ago · 49 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.746 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 739 days ago · 34 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 1.692 km SE of Port Graham, Alaska · 737 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 2.0130 km SSE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 732 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away

Before

  1. 2.160 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 789 days ago · 17 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 2.552 km SE of Port Graham, Alaska · 793 days ago · 32 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 2.747 km SE of Port Graham, Alaska · 793 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 2.0104 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 795 days ago · 24 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 4.2101 km SE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 817 days ago · 48 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 7

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024a766vmr. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:56 PM UTC.