Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 28 km WNW of Ester, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 28 km WNW of Ester, Alaska on Mon, Oct 1, 2018, 7:18 AM AKDT (15:18 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 34 km NNE of Four Mile Road, 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
2018-10-01 15:18:27 UTC
Depth
16.9 km (10.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.904° N, 148.597° 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
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.934 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2921 days ago · 20 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 19
  2. 2.133 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 2921 days ago · 18 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 2.333 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 2921 days ago · 21 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 1.65 km SSW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2918 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.715 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2918 days ago · 18 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 1.529 km SSW of Rampart, Alaska · 2906 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.944 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 2905 days ago · 103 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.828 km NE of Livengood, Alaska · 2904 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 1.834 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2900 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 1.831 km W of Ester, Alaska · 2887 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 1.515 km NW of Anderson, Alaska · 2885 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 2.123 km NE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2882 days ago · 19 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 1.842 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 2876 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 1.618 km E of Minto, Alaska · 2874 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 1.755 km W of Anderson, Alaska · 2870 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.529 km WNW of Ester, Alaska · 2868 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 1.612 km SSE of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2865 days ago · 31 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 1.622 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 2925 days ago · 22 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 1.920 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 2926 days ago · 21 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 3.1Central Alaska · 2929 days ago · 31 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 13
  4. 2.618 km WNW of Fox, Alaska · 2930 days ago · 18 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 12
  5. 2.315 km WNW of Livengood, Alaska · 2937 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.611 km N of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2938 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 1.913 km W of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2940 days ago · 21 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 1.629 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 2942 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 1.912 km NE of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 2943 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 1.527 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 2947 days ago · 17 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 1.88 km ENE of Rampart, Alaska · 2949 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak018cleaien (also filed as ak20268314). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:44 AM UTC.