Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 15 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 15 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska on Fri, Jan 26, 2018, 12:58 PM AKST (21:58 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 16 km SE of Chickaloon, 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
2018-01-26 21:58:27 UTC
Depth
2.5 km (1.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.731° N, 148.197° 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
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 161 in the 60 days after this one and 94 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.717 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.610 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 37 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.716 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.518 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.715 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 2.638 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.528 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 20 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 1.717 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 4.616 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.515 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 13 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 1.517 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.917 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
  13. 1.622 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 46 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 2.741 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3172 days ago · 28 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 2.715 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3172 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 1.812 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3172 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 1.913 km S of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3171 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 1.915 km S of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3171 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 1.614 km S of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3171 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 2.114 km S of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3171 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  21. 1.911 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3171 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
  22. 1.915 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 1.644 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3169 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 2.336 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3169 days ago · 18 km deep · 55 km away
  25. 1.552 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3169 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 2.051 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3168 days ago · 24 km deep · 62 km away
  27. 1.69 km ENE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3168 days ago · 36 km deep · 40 km away
  28. 1.846 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3168 days ago · 38 km deep · 71 km away
  29. 2.018 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3168 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  30. 1.644 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3168 days ago · 38 km deep · 94 km away
  31. 1.639 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3168 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  32. 1.57 km N of Houston, Alaska · 3167 days ago · 42 km deep · 85 km away
  33. 1.916 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3167 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
  34. 2.06 km NW of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 3167 days ago · 37 km deep · 82 km away
  35. 1.647 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3167 days ago · 36 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 1.716 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3167 days ago · 51 km deep · 100 km away
  37. 1.522 km S of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3167 days ago · 27 km deep · 21 km away
  38. 2.636 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3166 days ago · 30 km deep · 84 km away
  39. 1.53 km ENE of Knik, Alaska · 3166 days ago · 27 km deep · 83 km away
  40. 1.74 km SE of Houston, Alaska · 3166 days ago · 47 km deep · 84 km away
  41. 1.931 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3165 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  42. 1.63 km S of Eagle River, Alaska · 3165 days ago · 30 km deep · 87 km away
  43. 1.617 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3165 days ago · 30 km deep · 57 km away
  44. 1.616 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3165 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  45. 1.615 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3165 days ago · 44 km deep · 84 km away
  46. 1.936 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3164 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  47. 1.85 km NNW of Tanaina, Alaska · 3163 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  48. 1.648 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3163 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  49. 1.644 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3163 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  50. 1.847 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3163 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  51. 1.637 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3163 days ago · 18 km deep · 53 km away
  52. 3.055 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3162 days ago · 37 km deep · 64 km away
  53. 3.56 km NNW of Houston, Alaska · 3162 days ago · 29 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 3
  54. 2.2Southern Alaska · 3162 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  55. 1.715 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3162 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  56. 1.628 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 43 km deep · 71 km away
  57. 1.637 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away
  58. 2.623 km S of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3160 days ago · 25 km deep · 55 km away
  59. 2.816 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3160 days ago · 39 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 2
  60. 1.712 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 3160 days ago · 48 km deep · 91 km away

The first 60 of 161.

Before

  1. 2.016 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.616 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 4.317 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 292 · tsunami flag
  4. 2.239 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3174 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 1.639 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3174 days ago · 26 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 1.841 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3174 days ago · 38 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 4.140 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3174 days ago · 39 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 54
  8. 2.74 km NW of Houston, Alaska · 3174 days ago · 41 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.318 km SSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 3174 days ago · 39 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.8Southern Alaska · 3174 days ago · 24 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 2.244 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3174 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 2.519 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 3174 days ago · 42 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 1.958 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3174 days ago · 29 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 1.960 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3175 days ago · 27 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 1.929 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3175 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 1.554 km E of Chase, Alaska · 3177 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 1.823 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 3177 days ago · 42 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 1.619 km N of Willow, Alaska · 3177 days ago · 43 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.836 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3177 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.822 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3178 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak01817ctm7g (also filed as ak18202228). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:46 AM UTC.