Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 31 km W of Ester, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 31 km W of Ester, Alaska on Mon, Nov 5, 2018, 6:07 PM AKST (03:07 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 29 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2018-11-06 03:07:50 UTC
Depth
3.9 km (2.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.871° N, 148.679° 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
48

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.515 km NW of Anderson, Alaska · 2884 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 2.123 km NE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2880 days ago · 19 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 1.57 km ESE of Ferry, Alaska · 2875 days ago · 126 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.842 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 2874 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.618 km E of Minto, Alaska · 2873 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 1.755 km W of Anderson, Alaska · 2868 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.529 km WNW of Ester, Alaska · 2866 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 1.612 km SSE of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2864 days ago · 31 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 1.618 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 2864 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.631 km W of Ester, Alaska · 2859 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.747 km E of Anderson, Alaska · 2856 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 1.930 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2855 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 2.529 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 2853 days ago · 17 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.638 km ESE of Nenana, Alaska · 2851 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 1.623 km S of Ester, Alaska · 2851 days ago · 16 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 1.57 km ESE of Fox, Alaska · 2845 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 2.33 km W of Salcha, Alaska · 2843 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 2.025 km ENE of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2837 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 1.619 km E of Minto, Alaska · 2836 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 2.537 km W of Anderson, Alaska · 2835 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  21. 1.510 km E of Rampart, Alaska · 2830 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 1.615 km NW of Two Rivers, Alaska · 2829 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  23. 1.6Central Alaska · 2827 days ago · 26 km deep · 38 km away
  24. 1.532 km E of Minto, Alaska · 2826 days ago · 14 km deep · 28 km away
  25. 1.624 km S of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2826 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 1.539 km WSW of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 2892 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.834 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2899 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 1.828 km NE of Livengood, Alaska · 2902 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.944 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 2903 days ago · 103 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.529 km SSW of Rampart, Alaska · 2905 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak018e8qfhsr (also filed as ak20333051). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:11 PM UTC.