Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 14 km NE of Eagle River, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 14 km NE of Eagle River, Alaska on Wed, Oct 31, 2018, 4:25 AM AKDT (12:25 UTC), 36 km (23 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M7.1 1 km SE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2018-10-31 12:25:51 UTC
Depth
36.3 km (22.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.410° N, 149.366° W
Region
Alaska
Felt reports
2
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

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Stations used
153

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 103 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.825 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 2891 days ago · 49 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 2.043 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 2891 days ago · 24 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.837 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 2890 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.831 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2890 days ago · 61 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.622 km SSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2890 days ago · 46 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 1.79 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2890 days ago · 38 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 1.76 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2889 days ago · 56 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 1.55 km N of Houston, Alaska · 2889 days ago · 39 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 1.523 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2889 days ago · 64 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 1.87 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 2889 days ago · 51 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 1.919 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2888 days ago · 59 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 1.919 km SE of Eagle River, Alaska · 2888 days ago · 30 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 1.728 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2888 days ago · 42 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 1.613 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2888 days ago · 46 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 1.7Southern Alaska · 2887 days ago · 61 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 1.810 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2887 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.716 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2887 days ago · 40 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 2.116 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2887 days ago · 41 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 1.620 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2886 days ago · 37 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 1.818 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2886 days ago · 27 km deep · 88 km away
  21. 1.522 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2886 days ago · 38 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 1.732 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2885 days ago · 47 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 1.726 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 2885 days ago · 51 km deep · 70 km away
  24. 1.726 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 2885 days ago · 45 km deep · 63 km away
  25. 1.520 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2885 days ago · 59 km deep · 71 km away
  26. 2.148 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2885 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  27. 1.616 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2885 days ago · 49 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 1.714 km N of Sunrise, Alaska · 2884 days ago · 19 km deep · 44 km away
  29. 1.54 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2884 days ago · 58 km deep · 37 km away
  30. 1.917 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2884 days ago · 54 km deep · 80 km away
  31. 1.831 km NW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2884 days ago · 42 km deep · 90 km away
  32. 1.929 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2883 days ago · 40 km deep · 97 km away
  33. 1.657 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 2883 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  34. 1.69 km SSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2883 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
  35. 1.84 km SSE of Palmer, Alaska · 2882 days ago · 31 km deep · 22 km away
  36. 1.516 km NW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2882 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  37. 2.124 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2882 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  38. 1.626 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2882 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  39. 1.519 km NE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2881 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  40. 1.527 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 2881 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
  41. 2.026 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2880 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  42. 1.923 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 2880 days ago · 34 km deep · 53 km away
  43. 1.67 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2880 days ago · 30 km deep · 33 km away
  44. 2.111 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2879 days ago · 46 km deep · 43 km away
  45. 1.724 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 2879 days ago · 43 km deep · 69 km away
  46. 1.717 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2878 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  47. 2.5Southern Alaska · 2878 days ago · 34 km deep · 25 km away
  48. 2.818 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 2878 days ago · 45 km deep · 59 km away
  49. 1.87 km N of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2878 days ago · 29 km deep · 95 km away
  50. 2.026 km WSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2878 days ago · 41 km deep · 85 km away
  51. 1.829 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2878 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  52. 2.311 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 2877 days ago · 59 km deep · 98 km away
  53. 1.629 km NNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2876 days ago · 39 km deep · 86 km away
  54. 1.54 km NE of Knik, Alaska · 2876 days ago · 30 km deep · 18 km away
  55. 1.67 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 2875 days ago · 49 km deep · 59 km away
  56. 1.922 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2875 days ago · 60 km deep · 82 km away
  57. 1.616 km SE of Susitna, Alaska · 2875 days ago · 42 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 2
  58. 1.52 km NE of Houston, Alaska · 2874 days ago · 39 km deep · 34 km away
  59. 2.735 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2874 days ago · 28 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  60. 1.58 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2874 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 1.921 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 2891 days ago · 52 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 2.46 km SSW of Houston, Alaska · 2891 days ago · 38 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 1.930 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2892 days ago · 64 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 2.25 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2892 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.723 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2892 days ago · 62 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.522 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2893 days ago · 67 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 2.222 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2893 days ago · 67 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.827 km S of Knik River, Alaska · 2893 days ago · 19 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 1.92 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 2893 days ago · 42 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 1.532 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 2893 days ago · 61 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.614 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2893 days ago · 55 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 1.524 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 2894 days ago · 18 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 1.78 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2894 days ago · 36 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 2.921 km N of Willow, Alaska · 2894 days ago · 40 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 1.56 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2894 days ago · 46 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 1.914 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 2894 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 1.512 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2896 days ago · 52 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 2.08 km ESE of Willow, Alaska · 2896 days ago · 39 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 1.920 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2896 days ago · 25 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 1.520 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 2896 days ago · 54 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak018dyyo6ab (also filed as ak20306594, us2000i4k6). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:26 PM UTC.