Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 12 km S of Badger, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 12 km S of Badger, Alaska on Mon, Apr 2, 2018, 9:40 PM AKDT (05:40 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 25 km E of Livengood, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-04-03 05:40:49 UTC
Depth
2.3 km (1.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.688° N, 147.584° 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
52

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.09 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3105 days ago · 17 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 1.821 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3104 days ago · 23 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 2.534 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 3102 days ago · 29 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 2
  4. 1.97 km N of North Pole, Alaska · 3095 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 1.712 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 3089 days ago · 16 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 1.512 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3085 days ago · 18 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 1.737 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 3085 days ago · 26 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 1.98 km E of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 3081 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 2.925 km E of Livengood, Alaska · 3079 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.617 km NNW of Fox, Alaska · 3077 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 1.65 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3072 days ago · 16 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 1.838 km E of Minto, Alaska · 3071 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 1.745 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 3070 days ago · 107 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 2.215 km SW of Ester, Alaska · 3070 days ago · 20 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 7
  15. 1.611 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3069 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 2.425 km NE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3068 days ago · 19 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.343 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 3066 days ago · 18 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 2.025 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3062 days ago · 24 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 2.724 km ESE of Nenana, Alaska · 3061 days ago · 17 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.729 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3060 days ago · 21 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 1.955 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska · 3057 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  22. 1.911 km E of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  23. 1.528 km E of Minto, Alaska · 3047 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 1.510 km SSE of Salcha, Alaska · 3107 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 1.735 km E of Minto, Alaska · 3107 days ago · 20 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.630 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska · 3108 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 2.828 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska · 3108 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 2
  5. 1.653 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 3115 days ago · 19 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 1.562 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 3121 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 2.126 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 3124 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 1.726 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 3126 days ago · 19 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak01849w74ev (also filed as ak18921008). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:03 AM UTC.