Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 17 km W of Anchorage, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 17 km W of Anchorage, Alaska on Tue, Oct 16, 2018, 2:13 PM AKDT (22:13 UTC), 13 km (8 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), micro
Local time: Tue, Oct 16, 2018, 2:13 PM AKDT
UTC: 2018-10-16 22:13:46 UTC
Depth: 13.2 km (8.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 61.225° N, 150.233° 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

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Stations used: 36

Nearest places

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

Anchorage, AlaskaPopulation 289,600. Forecast18 kmW

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 202 in the 60 days after this one and 114 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 202.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak018dabhpy1 (also filed as ak20285054). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:16 AM UTC.