Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 20 km WNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 20 km WNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska on Mon, Jul 23, 2018, 9:45 AM AKDT (17:45 UTC), 40 km (25 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 9 km W of Point Possession, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-07-23 17:45:19 UTC
Depth
39.7 km (24.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.553° N, 150.181° 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
49

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 106 in the 60 days after this one and 54 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.81 km E of Tyonek, Alaska · 2994 days ago · 62 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 1.517 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2994 days ago · 83 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.86 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 2994 days ago · 24 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.67 km WSW of Soldotna, Alaska · 2993 days ago · 59 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 2.237 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 2993 days ago · 85 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 2.514 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 2993 days ago · 60 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 1.68 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2993 days ago · 55 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 2.513 km NE of Sterling, Alaska · 2991 days ago · 43 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 1.913 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 2991 days ago · 44 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 2.917 km NNE of Whittier, Alaska · 2990 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 2
  11. 3.022 km N of Fox River, Alaska · 2990 days ago · 62 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.64 km SE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2988 days ago · 56 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 2.516 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 2988 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 1.712 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 2987 days ago · 58 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 1.53 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2986 days ago · 62 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 1.818 km ESE of Beluga, Alaska · 2986 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 1.917 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 2986 days ago · 18 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 2.238 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2986 days ago · 73 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.527 km NNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2986 days ago · 20 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 2.712 km N of Ridgeway, Alaska · 2985 days ago · 54 km deep · 50 km away
  21. 2.621 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 2985 days ago · 58 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 1.611 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2985 days ago · 47 km deep · 50 km away
  23. 1.56 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2982 days ago · 67 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 1.67 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 2982 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
  25. 2.225 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2982 days ago · 78 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 1.534 km E of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2982 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  27. 2.0Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 2981 days ago · 72 km deep · 81 km away
  28. 1.626 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2981 days ago · 70 km deep · 83 km away
  29. 1.711 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2981 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  30. 1.84 km SSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2980 days ago · 64 km deep · 63 km away
  31. 1.925 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2980 days ago · 40 km deep · 14 km away
  32. 2.822 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 2980 days ago · 68 km deep · 86 km away
  33. 1.918 km N of Nikiski, Alaska · 2979 days ago · 66 km deep · 67 km away
  34. 1.610 km SSE of Girdwood, Alaska · 2978 days ago · 28 km deep · 67 km away
  35. 2.08 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 2978 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  36. 2.221 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2976 days ago · 47 km deep · 86 km away
  37. 1.921 km ENE of Girdwood, Alaska · 2976 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
  38. 1.5Southern Alaska · 2976 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  39. 1.634 km NW of Chenega, Alaska · 2974 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  40. 1.522 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 2974 days ago · 41 km deep · 17 km away
  41. 1.626 km WNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2974 days ago · 41 km deep · 6 km away
  42. 2.212 km NE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 2974 days ago · 53 km deep · 43 km away
  43. 1.612 km SW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2974 days ago · 70 km deep · 72 km away
  44. 1.629 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2974 days ago · 78 km deep · 95 km away
  45. 1.626 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 2973 days ago · 19 km deep · 71 km away
  46. 2.512 km NNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2972 days ago · 52 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  47. 1.718 km N of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2972 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  48. 1.621 km N of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2972 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  49. 2.317 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 2971 days ago · 57 km deep · 93 km away
  50. 1.719 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2971 days ago · 70 km deep · 81 km away
  51. 1.54 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2971 days ago · 43 km deep · 72 km away
  52. 1.715 km NNE of Nikiski, Alaska · 2971 days ago · 67 km deep · 61 km away
  53. 2.533 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2970 days ago · 74 km deep · 96 km away
  54. 2.028 km E of Fox River, Alaska · 2970 days ago · 39 km deep · 83 km away
  55. 1.517 km NE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 2970 days ago · 50 km deep · 97 km away
  56. 2.38 km ENE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2969 days ago · 63 km deep · 91 km away
  57. 1.823 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2969 days ago · 39 km deep · 14 km away
  58. 1.621 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 2967 days ago · 67 km deep · 80 km away
  59. 1.515 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2966 days ago · 62 km deep · 53 km away
  60. 1.820 km ESE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2965 days ago · 51 km deep · 90 km away

The first 60 of 106.

Before

  1. 1.8Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 2997 days ago · 73 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 2.428 km SSW of Whittier, Alaska · 2999 days ago · 16 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.810 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2999 days ago · 50 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.812 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2999 days ago · 55 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 1.512 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2999 days ago · 44 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 1.921 km W of Hope, Alaska · 2999 days ago · 43 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 2.026 km W of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3000 days ago · 73 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.52 km NE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3000 days ago · 54 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.617 km SE of Sunrise, Alaska · 3001 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 1.536 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3002 days ago · 75 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.59 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3003 days ago · 77 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.55 km S of Tyonek, Alaska · 3004 days ago · 69 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 1.56 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3004 days ago · 65 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 2.114 km SE of Fox River, Alaska · 3004 days ago · 55 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.916 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3004 days ago · 63 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 1.914 km SE of Fox River, Alaska · 3004 days ago · 45 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 1.824 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3005 days ago · 51 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 1.728 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3005 days ago · 75 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 1.78 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3005 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 2.318 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3006 days ago · 46 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0189do0us2 (also filed as ak19965260). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:24 PM UTC.