Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 28 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 28 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska on Thu, May 3, 2018, 6:20 AM AKDT (14:20 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 37 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-05-03 14:20:29 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.552° N, 148.298° 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
44

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 129 in the 60 days after this one and 59 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.66 km NE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3074 days ago · 37 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.25 km NW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3073 days ago · 38 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.612 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3073 days ago · 27 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 1.58 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 3073 days ago · 42 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 3.049 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3072 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 2.647 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3072 days ago · 39 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.621 km SSW of Knik River, Alaska · 3072 days ago · 17 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 1.648 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3072 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 1.634 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3072 days ago · 28 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 3.421 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3069 days ago · 34 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 7
  11. 2.771 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3069 days ago · 40 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.750 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3068 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 1.65 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3067 days ago · 35 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 2.07 km WSW of Knik, Alaska · 3067 days ago · 39 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 1.740 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3066 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 2.044 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3065 days ago · 25 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 2.27 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3064 days ago · 25 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 1.615 km ENE of Knik River, Alaska · 3064 days ago · 20 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 1.613 km WNW of Nelchina, Alaska · 3062 days ago · 41 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 1.71 km E of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3062 days ago · 43 km deep · 91 km away
  21. 1.59 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3062 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
  22. 1.922 km WSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3062 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  23. 1.529 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3061 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 2.318 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3061 days ago · 25 km deep · 78 km away
  25. 1.637 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3061 days ago · 37 km deep · 72 km away
  26. 2.931 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3060 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 3
  27. 1.944 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3059 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
  28. 1.546 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3058 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
  29. 1.62 km SE of Willow, Alaska · 3058 days ago · 40 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 2.221 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3058 days ago · 20 km deep · 35 km away
  31. 1.823 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3058 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  32. 1.63 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 3058 days ago · 41 km deep · 84 km away
  33. 1.842 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3056 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
  34. 2.119 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3056 days ago · 43 km deep · 91 km away
  35. 2.844 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3056 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  36. 1.87 km NW of Tanaina, Alaska · 3056 days ago · 39 km deep · 66 km away
  37. 1.738 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  38. 2.917 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 3
  39. 1.633 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 3054 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
  40. 2.42 km SSE of Girdwood, Alaska · 3054 days ago · 23 km deep · 84 km away
  41. 1.923 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 3054 days ago · 29 km deep · 94 km away
  42. 2.157 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3054 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  43. 2.040 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3053 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  44. 1.832 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3053 days ago · 29 km deep · 82 km away
  45. 2.144 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3053 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
  46. 2.054 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3053 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  47. 1.943 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3052 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  48. 2.153 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3052 days ago · 30 km deep · 82 km away
  49. 1.558 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 3052 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  50. 1.638 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3050 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
  51. 2.041 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 3049 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  52. 1.615 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 3049 days ago · 42 km deep · 98 km away
  53. 1.848 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3048 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  54. 1.835 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3048 days ago · 31 km deep · 91 km away
  55. 2.410 km S of Girdwood, Alaska · 3047 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  56. 1.59 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3047 days ago · 25 km deep · 40 km away
  57. 2.136 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3047 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  58. 2.316 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3047 days ago · 25 km deep · 73 km away
  59. 2.637 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3046 days ago · 44 km deep · 95 km away
  60. 1.541 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3045 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away

The first 60 of 129.

Before

  1. 1.93 km SE of Palmer, Alaska · 3074 days ago · 28 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 1.546 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3075 days ago · 37 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 1.915 km N of Sunrise, Alaska · 3076 days ago · 34 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 2.743 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3076 days ago · 24 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.215 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3076 days ago · 20 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 1.59 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 3077 days ago · 42 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 2.245 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3077 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.64 km S of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 3077 days ago · 39 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 1.948 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3077 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.93 km NW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3077 days ago · 31 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 2.27 km NE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3078 days ago · 30 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.57 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3079 days ago · 40 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.544 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3080 days ago · 25 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 1.510 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3082 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 1.632 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3082 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 1.614 km SSE of Anchorage, Alaska · 3083 days ago · 21 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.666 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3083 days ago · 36 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.915 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3083 days ago · 20 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 1.716 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3083 days ago · 34 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 1.615 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3084 days ago · 39 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0185nnk3s9 (also filed as ak19305953). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:54 PM UTC.