Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 23 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 23 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska on Sat, May 19, 2018, 10:26 AM AKDT (18:26 UTC), 9 km (6 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
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-05-19 18:26:24 UTC
Depth
9.1 km (5.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.716° N, 148.061° 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: 118 in the 60 days after this one and 54 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.63 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 3059 days ago · 41 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.842 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3058 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 2.119 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3058 days ago · 43 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.844 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3058 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 1.87 km NW of Tanaina, Alaska · 3058 days ago · 39 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 2.917 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3056 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 3
  7. 1.633 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 3056 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.923 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 29 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.157 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 2.040 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.832 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 29 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 2.144 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3054 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 2.054 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3054 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.943 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3054 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 2.153 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3054 days ago · 30 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 1.558 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 3053 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 1.638 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3052 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 2.041 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 3050 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 1.848 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3049 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 1.835 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3049 days ago · 31 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 1.59 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3048 days ago · 25 km deep · 22 km away
  22. 2.136 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3048 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  23. 2.316 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3048 days ago · 25 km deep · 51 km away
  24. 2.637 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3047 days ago · 44 km deep · 87 km away
  25. 1.541 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3047 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  26. 2.16 km SSW of Houston, Alaska · 3045 days ago · 42 km deep · 96 km away
  27. 2.925 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3045 days ago · 20 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 1.813 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3044 days ago · 34 km deep · 33 km away
  29. 2.149 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3044 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  30. 1.846 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3043 days ago · 28 km deep · 91 km away
  31. 1.738 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3042 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  32. 2.558 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 3042 days ago · 18 km deep · 61 km away
  33. 2.069 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3041 days ago · 41 km deep · 82 km away
  34. 2.527 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3041 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
  35. 1.615 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3040 days ago · 44 km deep · 94 km away
  36. 1.713 km SW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3040 days ago · 42 km deep · 40 km away
  37. 2.113 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 3040 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  38. 1.854 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 3040 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  39. 1.628 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3039 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  40. 2.736 km SSE of Mendeltna, Alaska · 3038 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
  41. 1.740 km NW of Lake Louise, Alaska · 3038 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  42. 1.643 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3038 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
  43. 2.039 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3038 days ago · 27 km deep · 44 km away
  44. 1.68 km SSW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3037 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  45. 1.64 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 3036 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  46. 1.842 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3035 days ago · 21 km deep · 81 km away
  47. 1.96 km SE of Houston, Alaska · 3034 days ago · 36 km deep · 89 km away
  48. 2.732 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3034 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
  49. 2.215 km ESE of Girdwood, Alaska · 3034 days ago · 16 km deep · 100 km away
  50. 1.523 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3033 days ago · 44 km deep · 83 km away
  51. 1.745 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3032 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  52. 1.833 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3032 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
  53. 1.936 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3031 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  54. 3.637 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3031 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 2
  55. 2.237 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3031 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  56. 2.038 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3031 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  57. 1.737 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3031 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  58. 2.037 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3031 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  59. 1.637 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3031 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  60. 2.037 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3031 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away

The first 60 of 118.

Before

  1. 2.221 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3060 days ago · 20 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 1.546 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3060 days ago · 25 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.944 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3060 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 2.931 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3062 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 3
  5. 1.637 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3062 days ago · 37 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 2.318 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3062 days ago · 25 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 1.529 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3063 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 1.922 km WSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3063 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.59 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3064 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 1.613 km WNW of Nelchina, Alaska · 3064 days ago · 41 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 1.615 km ENE of Knik River, Alaska · 3065 days ago · 20 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 2.27 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3066 days ago · 25 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 2.044 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3067 days ago · 25 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 1.740 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3068 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.65 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3068 days ago · 35 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 1.750 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3069 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 2.771 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3070 days ago · 40 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 3.421 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3071 days ago · 34 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 7
  19. 2.048 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3071 days ago · 27 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 1.634 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3073 days ago · 28 km deep · 58 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0186e6ko19 (also filed as ak19637663). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:45 AM UTC.