Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 10 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 10 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska on Fri, Jan 8, 1988, 2:11 PM AKST (23:11 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 3 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1988-01-08 23:11:13 UTC
Depth
15.5 km (9.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.868° N, 148.774° 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
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.53 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 14134 days ago · 41 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 1.59 km E of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 14133 days ago · 39 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 2.219 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 14132 days ago · 28 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 2.56 km NNE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 14131 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 2.27 km NNE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 14131 days ago · 35 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 2.049 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 14131 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 2.581 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 14130 days ago · 70 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 2.218 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 14130 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 2.042 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 14126 days ago · 27 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 2.323 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 14124 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 3.18 km SE of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 14117 days ago · 40 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 1.619 km NNE of Hope, Alaska · 14114 days ago · 36 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.36 km NW of Houston, Alaska · 14109 days ago · 40 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 2.59 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 14108 days ago · 37 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 2.163 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 14105 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 2.434 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 14104 days ago · 38 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 3.38 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 14103 days ago · 43 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 2.11 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 14101 days ago · 34 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 2.424 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 14097 days ago · 59 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 1.56 km S of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 14097 days ago · 34 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 2.0Southern Alaska · 14091 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 2.021 km SSW of Knik River, Alaska · 14089 days ago · 32 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 2.151 km NE of Whittier, AK · 14089 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 2.810 km SSE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 14086 days ago · -3 km deep · 78 km away
  25. 2.043 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 14085 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  26. 2.822 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 14085 days ago · 59 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 2.28 km NE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 14084 days ago · 50 km deep · 77 km away
  28. 2.111 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 14084 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  29. 2.167 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 14082 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  30. 2.110 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 14082 days ago · 24 km deep · 64 km away
  31. 2.47 km S of Willow, Alaska · 14080 days ago · 43 km deep · 71 km away
  32. 3.010 km WSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 14077 days ago · 42 km deep · 72 km away
  33. 2.022 km E of Chase, Alaska · 14077 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  34. 2.736 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 14077 days ago · 43 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 1.85 km ENE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 14137 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 2.127 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 14137 days ago · 37 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 2.228 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 14139 days ago · 39 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 2.56 km NNE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 14140 days ago · 36 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 2.168 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 14141 days ago · 16 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 2.033 km E of Chase, Alaska · 14141 days ago · -3 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 2.62 km E of Houston, Alaska · 14143 days ago · 34 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 1.76 km ESE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 14144 days ago · 38 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 2.32 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 14144 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 3.4Southern Alaska · 14144 days ago · 36 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 3.220 km NNW of Girdwood, Alaska · 14145 days ago · 39 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 3.021 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 14164 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 3.513 km WNW of Nelchina, Alaska · 14165 days ago · 43 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak988dm24su. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:06 AM UTC.