Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 7 km ESE of Fox, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 7 km ESE of Fox, Alaska on Sun, Dec 16, 2018, 2:25 PM AKST (23:25 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 15 km E of Minto, 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
2018-12-16 23:25:39 UTC
Depth
1.2 km (0.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.930° N, 147.477° 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
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.33 km W of Salcha, Alaska · 2845 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 1.619 km E of Minto, Alaska · 2839 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 1.615 km NW of Two Rivers, Alaska · 2831 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 1.6Central Alaska · 2829 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.532 km E of Minto, Alaska · 2829 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 3.415 km E of Minto, Alaska · 2816 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 43
  7. 2.013 km NNE of Fox, Alaska · 2815 days ago · 25 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 1.611 km NNE of Fox, Alaska · 2815 days ago · 23 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 1.610 km S of Ester, Alaska · 2814 days ago · 22 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 1.715 km E of Minto, Alaska · 2814 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 2.19 km SSW of Ester, Alaska · 2813 days ago · 22 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 1.59 km SSW of Ester, Alaska · 2813 days ago · 16 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 1.510 km SSW of Ester, Alaska · 2813 days ago · 17 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 1.831 km E of Minto, Alaska · 2808 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 2.027 km NE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2803 days ago · 17 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 2.323 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2802 days ago · 18 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 1.66 km N of Badger, Alaska · 2801 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 1.610 km N of North Pole, Alaska · 2790 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 2.527 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 2790 days ago · 22 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 1.623 km S of Ester, Alaska · 2854 days ago · 16 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 1.638 km ESE of Nenana, Alaska · 2854 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 2.529 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 2855 days ago · 17 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.930 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2858 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 1.747 km E of Anderson, Alaska · 2858 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.656 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 2860 days ago · 102 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.631 km W of Ester, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 1.529 km WNW of Ester, Alaska · 2869 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 2.047 km NE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 2874 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 1.618 km E of Minto, Alaska · 2875 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak018g37xvqi (also filed as ak20518007). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:12 AM UTC.