Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake Central Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck in Central Alaska on Mon, Aug 6, 2018, 5:25 AM AKDT (13:25 UTC), 67 km (42 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 8 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-08-06 13:25:08 UTC
Depth
67.0 km (41.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.795° N, 149.436° 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
50

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 191 in the 60 days after this one and 93 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.748 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2980 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 2.145 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2980 days ago · 79 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 1.539 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2980 days ago · 87 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 1.530 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2980 days ago · 57 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.166 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2979 days ago · 118 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.966 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2979 days ago · 50 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 1.616 km W of Susitna North, Alaska · 2979 days ago · 51 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.959 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2979 days ago · 25 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 1.659 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2978 days ago · 132 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.747 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2978 days ago · 52 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 2.531 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2978 days ago · 20 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 1.855 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2977 days ago · 101 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 1.650 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2977 days ago · 118 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 2.462 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2977 days ago · 90 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 1.5Central Alaska · 2977 days ago · 125 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 1.653 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2976 days ago · 85 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 1.856 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2975 days ago · 117 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.554 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2974 days ago · 72 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 1.739 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 2974 days ago · 97 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 1.760 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2974 days ago · 124 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 2.375 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2973 days ago · 119 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 2.245 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2973 days ago · 105 km deep · 72 km away
  23. 1.569 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2973 days ago · 119 km deep · 72 km away
  24. 1.728 km SW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2972 days ago · 51 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 3.463 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2972 days ago · 118 km deep · 81 km away
  26. 2.057 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2972 days ago · 126 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 2.940 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2972 days ago · 67 km deep · 14 km away
  28. 1.727 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2971 days ago · 36 km deep · 94 km away
  29. 2.553 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2971 days ago · 27 km deep · 88 km away
  30. 2.849 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2971 days ago · 107 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  31. 4.28 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2971 days ago · 50 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 447
  32. 2.161 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2971 days ago · 78 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 2
  33. 2.162 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2971 days ago · 119 km deep · 80 km away
  34. 2.127 km NW of Petersville, Alaska · 2970 days ago · 85 km deep · 90 km away
  35. 3.236 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2970 days ago · 77 km deep · 53 km away
  36. 2.163 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2970 days ago · 94 km deep · 65 km away
  37. 1.576 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2970 days ago · 107 km deep · 65 km away
  38. 1.857 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2970 days ago · 119 km deep · 85 km away
  39. 1.540 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2969 days ago · 79 km deep · 61 km away
  40. 1.952 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2969 days ago · 81 km deep · 23 km away
  41. 1.660 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2969 days ago · 46 km deep · 96 km away
  42. 1.7Central Alaska · 2967 days ago · 126 km deep · 78 km away
  43. 1.552 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2967 days ago · 85 km deep · 65 km away
  44. 1.741 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2967 days ago · 88 km deep · 61 km away
  45. 2.219 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2967 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  46. 1.648 km NW of Petersville, Alaska · 2967 days ago · 97 km deep · 98 km away
  47. 1.539 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 2965 days ago · 45 km deep · 74 km away
  48. 1.57 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2964 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  49. 1.633 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2964 days ago · 57 km deep · 27 km away
  50. 1.665 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2964 days ago · 44 km deep · 75 km away
  51. 1.716 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2963 days ago · 79 km deep · 55 km away
  52. 1.554 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2963 days ago · 72 km deep · 40 km away
  53. 1.740 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 2963 days ago · 102 km deep · 75 km away
  54. 1.631 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2962 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  55. 1.565 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2962 days ago · 128 km deep · 77 km away
  56. 2.125 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2961 days ago · 28 km deep · 98 km away
  57. 1.564 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2960 days ago · 123 km deep · 79 km away
  58. 2.823 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 2960 days ago · 45 km deep · 98 km away
  59. 3.049 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2960 days ago · 67 km deep · 11 km away
  60. 2.850 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2960 days ago · 105 km deep · 88 km away

The first 60 of 191.

Before

  1. 3.450 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2980 days ago · 65 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 1.968 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2981 days ago · 104 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.654 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2981 days ago · 67 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 2.010 km NNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2981 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.555 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2982 days ago · 109 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.910 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2982 days ago · 68 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.941 km N of Chase, Alaska · 2982 days ago · 74 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 1.949 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2982 days ago · 114 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.018 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2982 days ago · 28 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.957 km N of Chase, Alaska · 2982 days ago · 81 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 2.454 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2982 days ago · 113 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 2.273 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2983 days ago · 68 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 1.669 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2983 days ago · 66 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 3.415 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2983 days ago · 55 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 6
  15. 1.763 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2983 days ago · 124 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 1.670 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2984 days ago · 115 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 1.858 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2985 days ago · 24 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 2.172 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2985 days ago · 116 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 3.243 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2985 days ago · 53 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 1.764 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2986 days ago · 62 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak018a0r1o1c (also filed as ak20014221). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:18 AM UTC.