Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 31 km W of Ester, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 31 km W of Ester, Alaska on Fri, Jun 15, 2018, 6:35 AM AKDT (14:35 UTC), 17 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 2 km E of Fairbanks, 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
2018-06-15 14:35:08 UTC
Depth
16.7 km (10.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.859° N, 148.668° 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
39

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.119 km WNW of Anderson, Alaska · 3032 days ago · 22 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 1.614 km N of Livengood, Alaska · 3029 days ago · 18 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 2.628 km WNW of Ester, Alaska · 3025 days ago · 19 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.641 km WNW of Anderson, Alaska · 3024 days ago · 24 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.627 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 3023 days ago · 17 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 2.028 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3019 days ago · 20 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 1.59 km WSW of North Pole, Alaska · 3017 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 2.09 km WNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3015 days ago · 19 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 1.9Central Alaska · 3011 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 1.615 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3009 days ago · 18 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 2.027 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 3005 days ago · 23 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 1.530 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 3004 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 1.744 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 2999 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 1.918 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2995 days ago · 29 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 2.92 km E of Fairbanks, Alaska · 2994 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 297
  16. 1.726 km W of Minto, Alaska · 2991 days ago · 16 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 2.117 km SSW of Salcha, Alaska · 2991 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.736 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 2990 days ago · 18 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 2.828 km SSW of Ester, Alaska · 2986 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 2
  20. 1.559 km WSW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 2981 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 2.439 km E of Anderson, Alaska · 2975 days ago · 18 km deep · 61 km away
  22. 1.935 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 2974 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  23. 2.49 km ENE of Rampart, Alaska · 2974 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 1.718 km W of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3033 days ago · 23 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 2.124 km S of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 3036 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.612 km WSW of Nenana, Alaska · 3036 days ago · 17 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 1.545 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 3038 days ago · 108 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 2.0Central Alaska · 3043 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 1.58 km W of Minto, Alaska · 3043 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 1.730 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 3043 days ago · 19 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 1.627 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3044 days ago · 20 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 2.014 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3044 days ago · 22 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 1.528 km E of Minto, Alaska · 3047 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 1.911 km E of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.955 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska · 3057 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 1.729 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3059 days ago · 21 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 2.724 km ESE of Nenana, Alaska · 3061 days ago · 17 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.025 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3062 days ago · 24 km deep · 28 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0187mrr76v (also filed as ak19771187). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:15 AM UTC.