Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 18 km W of Anchorage, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 18 km W of Anchorage, Alaska on Tue, Oct 2, 2018, 10:19 AM AKDT (18:19 UTC), 41 km (25 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M7.1 1 km SE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-10-02 18:19:20 UTC
Depth
40.9 km (25.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.232° N, 150.247° 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
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 202 in the 60 days after this one and 74 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.956 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2921 days ago · 100 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 1.718 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2921 days ago · 51 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.830 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 2920 days ago · 20 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 2.128 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2920 days ago · 67 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 2.625 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 2920 days ago · 48 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 2.212 km SSE of Sunrise, Alaska · 2919 days ago · 29 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 1.528 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 2919 days ago · 51 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 2.143 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2919 days ago · 97 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.634 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2919 days ago · 79 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 2.816 km WSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2919 days ago · 42 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 1.623 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2919 days ago · 87 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.14 km ENE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2919 days ago · 30 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 1.719 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 2918 days ago · 50 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 1.88 km SSE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 2918 days ago · 28 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 2.01 km SSE of Houston, Alaska · 2918 days ago · 44 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 1.712 km SE of Susitna, Alaska · 2918 days ago · 45 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 1.834 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2917 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 1.728 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2917 days ago · 67 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 2.311 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 2917 days ago · 20 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 2.416 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2917 days ago · 75 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 1.723 km SE of Funny River, Alaska · 2916 days ago · 42 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 1.812 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 2916 days ago · 48 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 2.111 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 2916 days ago · 50 km deep · 76 km away
  24. 1.630 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2915 days ago · 74 km deep · 64 km away
  25. 3.320 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 2915 days ago · 58 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 9
  26. 1.746 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2915 days ago · 92 km deep · 89 km away
  27. 1.713 km W of Beluga, Alaska · 2915 days ago · 65 km deep · 59 km away
  28. 1.925 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 2915 days ago · 48 km deep · 28 km away
  29. 1.724 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2915 days ago · 51 km deep · 61 km away
  30. 2.128 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 2914 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 1.942 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2914 days ago · 84 km deep · 77 km away
  32. 2.713 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 2914 days ago · 36 km deep · 52 km away
  33. 2.425 km ESE of Eagle River, Alaska · 2914 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
  34. 1.645 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2914 days ago · 82 km deep · 95 km away
  35. 2.99 km ESE of Willow, Alaska · 2914 days ago · 39 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 2
  36. 1.5Southern Alaska · 2914 days ago · 38 km deep · 59 km away
  37. 2.38 km ESE of Willow, Alaska · 2914 days ago · 43 km deep · 59 km away
  38. 1.71 km NNW of Houston, Alaska · 2913 days ago · 39 km deep · 51 km away
  39. 1.627 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2913 days ago · 65 km deep · 44 km away
  40. 1.65 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2912 days ago · 44 km deep · 19 km away
  41. 1.59 km NNW of Houston, Alaska · 2912 days ago · 44 km deep · 57 km away
  42. 2.628 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 2912 days ago · 52 km deep · 20 km away
  43. 1.623 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2912 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 km away
  44. 1.629 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2912 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  45. 1.831 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2911 days ago · 78 km deep · 99 km away
  46. 2.043 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2911 days ago · 70 km deep · 67 km away
  47. 3.012 km SE of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 2911 days ago · 37 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 8
  48. 2.926 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2911 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  49. 1.6Southern Alaska · 2911 days ago · 100 km deep · 96 km away
  50. 1.513 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2910 days ago · 46 km deep · 55 km away
  51. 1.712 km N of Buffalo Soapstone, Alaska · 2910 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  52. 1.617 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 2910 days ago · 36 km deep · 76 km away
  53. 1.911 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2910 days ago · 49 km deep · 53 km away
  54. 1.620 km SE of Funny River, Alaska · 2910 days ago · 60 km deep · 98 km away
  55. 1.721 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 2910 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  56. 1.63 km ENE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2909 days ago · 26 km deep · 23 km away
  57. 4.528 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 2909 days ago · 72 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 427 · tsunami flag
  58. 1.718 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 2908 days ago · 50 km deep · 70 km away
  59. 1.88 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2908 days ago · 41 km deep · 28 km away
  60. 1.518 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2908 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.642 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2921 days ago · 77 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 1.626 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2921 days ago · 75 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.98 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2923 days ago · 32 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 2.133 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2924 days ago · 78 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 2.05 km SSE of Anchorage, Alaska · 2924 days ago · 30 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 1.820 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 2924 days ago · 58 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 2.83 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2924 days ago · 54 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 1.63 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2924 days ago · 35 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 2.24 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2925 days ago · 39 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 1.819 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2925 days ago · 69 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 1.63 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2925 days ago · 39 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 2.84 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2925 days ago · 40 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 7
  13. 1.521 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2926 days ago · 67 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 1.725 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2926 days ago · 89 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 2.316 km NNW of Whittier, Alaska · 2926 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 2.317 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 2926 days ago · 59 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 1.86 km NNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2928 days ago · 61 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 1.58 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2928 days ago · 30 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 1.710 km NNE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 2928 days ago · 61 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 1.827 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2929 days ago · 67 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak018cn3mcvi (also filed as ak20269469). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:01 PM UTC.