Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 17 km NNW of Fox, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 17 km NNW of Fox, Alaska on Wed, May 2, 2018, 4:26 AM AKDT (12:26 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 24 km ESE of Nenana, 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
2018-05-02 12:26:13 UTC
Depth
10.4 km (6.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
65.102° N, 147.772° 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
54

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 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.65 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3072 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.838 km E of Minto, Alaska · 3070 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 2.215 km SW of Ester, Alaska · 3069 days ago · 20 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 7
  4. 1.840 km ENE of Livengood, Alaska · 3069 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 1.611 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3068 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 2.425 km NE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3068 days ago · 19 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.343 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 3066 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.025 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3062 days ago · 24 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 2.724 km ESE of Nenana, Alaska · 3061 days ago · 17 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.729 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3059 days ago · 21 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 1.911 km E of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.528 km E of Minto, Alaska · 3047 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 2.014 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3044 days ago · 22 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 1.627 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3044 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 1.730 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 3043 days ago · 19 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 1.58 km W of Minto, Alaska · 3043 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 2.0Central Alaska · 3043 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 1.612 km WSW of Nenana, Alaska · 3036 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.718 km W of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3033 days ago · 23 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 1.631 km W of Ester, Alaska · 3033 days ago · 17 km deep · 50 km away
  21. 1.614 km N of Livengood, Alaska · 3029 days ago · 18 km deep · 70 km away
  22. 2.628 km WNW of Ester, Alaska · 3025 days ago · 19 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  23. 1.627 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 3023 days ago · 17 km deep · 61 km away
  24. 2.538 km NE of Livengood, Alaska · 3019 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  25. 2.028 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3019 days ago · 20 km deep · 63 km away

Before

  1. 2.925 km E of Livengood, Alaska · 3079 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 1.98 km E of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 3081 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 1.737 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 3085 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 1.512 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3085 days ago · 18 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 1.712 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 3089 days ago · 16 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 1.97 km N of North Pole, Alaska · 3095 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 2.225 km WSW of Minto, Alaska · 3100 days ago · 22 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.534 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 3102 days ago · 29 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 2
  9. 1.821 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3104 days ago · 23 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 2.09 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3105 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.712 km S of Badger, Alaska · 3106 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 1.510 km SSE of Salcha, Alaska · 3106 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 1.735 km E of Minto, Alaska · 3107 days ago · 20 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0185lyv56r (also filed as ak19301415). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:13 AM UTC.