Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 11 km NE of Badger, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 11 km NE of Badger, Alaska on Mon, Jan 22, 2018, 4:16 PM AKST (01:16 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 33 km SSW of Harding-Birch Lakes, 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
2018-01-23 01:16:30 UTC
Depth
14.0 km (8.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.862° N, 147.330° 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
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.343 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska · 3174 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 2.19 km WSW of Nenana, Alaska · 3169 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.919 km NE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3167 days ago · 22 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 2.433 km SSW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 3165 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.612 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3163 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.726 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 3163 days ago · 20 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 1.86 km ESE of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 3162 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 1.7northern Alaska · 3160 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 2.221 km ESE of Minto, Alaska · 3151 days ago · 21 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 1.827 km E of Minto, Alaska · 3150 days ago · 17 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 2.027 km E of Minto, Alaska · 3150 days ago · 18 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 2.020 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 3145 days ago · 17 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.520 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 3145 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 2.320 km E of Livengood, Alaska · 3145 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 1.618 km E of Livengood, Alaska · 3141 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 1.95 km N of North Pole, Alaska · 3138 days ago · 17 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 1.726 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 3126 days ago · 19 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 2.126 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 3124 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 1.562 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 3121 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 1.917 km NNE of Minto, Alaska · 3176 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 2.226 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3178 days ago · 21 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.67 km ESE of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 3181 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 1.89 km WSW of Nenana, Alaska · 3182 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.522 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3183 days ago · 22 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 2.241 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska · 3183 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.618 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3190 days ago · 25 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.535 km ENE of Livengood, Alaska · 3192 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.637 km SSW of North Pole, Alaska · 3193 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 1.633 km ESE of Minto, Alaska · 3205 days ago · 16 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0181221wro (also filed as ak18166632). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:42 PM UTC.