Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 43 km NE of Fox River, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 43 km NE of Fox River, Alaska on Mon, Oct 15, 2018, 10:53 PM AKDT (06:53 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 15 km S of Point Possession, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2018-10-16 06:53:32 UTC
Depth
25.9 km (16.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.077° N, 150.323° 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
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 135 in the 60 days after this one and 41 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.710 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 2905 days ago · 43 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 2.618 km ESE of Funny River, Alaska · 2905 days ago · 44 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 1.66 km S of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2904 days ago · 69 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.529 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2904 days ago · 73 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 3.615 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 2904 days ago · 58 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 3
  6. 3.437 km NE of Fox River, Alaska · 2903 days ago · 49 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 23
  7. 1.521 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 2903 days ago · 50 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 1.714 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 2903 days ago · 48 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 1.554 km E of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 2902 days ago · 27 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 1.924 km E of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2901 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 1.612 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 2901 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 2.114 km SSE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2901 days ago · 60 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 2.020 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 2900 days ago · 70 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 1.717 km E of Fox River, Alaska · 2900 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 1.514 km NE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 2899 days ago · 64 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 2.226 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 2898 days ago · 54 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 1.821 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 2897 days ago · 42 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 1.632 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2897 days ago · 84 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 1.810 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2897 days ago · 57 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 1.83 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2896 days ago · 62 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 1.554 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 2896 days ago · 22 km deep · 52 km away
  22. 1.616 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2895 days ago · 59 km deep · 45 km away
  23. 1.67 km W of Diamond Ridge, Alaska · 2895 days ago · 55 km deep · 88 km away
  24. 1.516 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2894 days ago · 39 km deep · 41 km away
  25. 2.618 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2894 days ago · 63 km deep · 43 km away
  26. 1.56 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2893 days ago · 46 km deep · 91 km away
  27. 1.920 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 2893 days ago · 62 km deep · 58 km away
  28. 1.714 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 2893 days ago · 49 km deep · 99 km away
  29. 1.514 km E of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2892 days ago · 58 km deep · 47 km away
  30. 1.553 km S of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2892 days ago · 40 km deep · 67 km away
  31. 1.624 km WNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2889 days ago · 41 km deep · 54 km away
  32. 1.69 km SSE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2888 days ago · 53 km deep · 52 km away
  33. 1.57 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2888 days ago · 59 km deep · 54 km away
  34. 1.627 km E of Fox River, Alaska · 2887 days ago · 44 km deep · 27 km away
  35. 1.522 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2886 days ago · 38 km deep · 85 km away
  36. 1.611 km WSW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2885 days ago · 59 km deep · 71 km away
  37. 1.616 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2884 days ago · 49 km deep · 80 km away
  38. 1.68 km ESE of Funny River, Alaska · 2883 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  39. 1.831 km NW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2883 days ago · 42 km deep · 70 km away
  40. 1.65 km SW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2883 days ago · 56 km deep · 85 km away
  41. 1.627 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 2883 days ago · 54 km deep · 39 km away
  42. 1.57 km SSE of Soldotna, Alaska · 2883 days ago · 49 km deep · 54 km away
  43. 1.521 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2882 days ago · 65 km deep · 41 km away
  44. 1.521 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2882 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
  45. 1.519 km W of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2882 days ago · 38 km deep · 43 km away
  46. 1.69 km N of Fox River, Alaska · 2882 days ago · 48 km deep · 39 km away
  47. 1.526 km SE of Fox River, Alaska · 2882 days ago · 39 km deep · 44 km away
  48. 2.420 km S of Tyonek, Alaska · 2882 days ago · 58 km deep · 99 km away
  49. 1.55 km W of Funny River, Alaska · 2882 days ago · 46 km deep · 55 km away
  50. 1.620 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2881 days ago · 68 km deep · 94 km away
  51. 1.519 km NE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2880 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  52. 1.527 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 2880 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  53. 2.124 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2880 days ago · 72 km deep · 92 km away
  54. 1.922 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 2879 days ago · 70 km deep · 88 km away
  55. 2.52 km SSW of Funny River, Alaska · 2879 days ago · 48 km deep · 52 km away
  56. 1.912 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2879 days ago · 71 km deep · 92 km away
  57. 1.5Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 2878 days ago · 42 km deep · 64 km away
  58. 1.724 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 2878 days ago · 43 km deep · 98 km away
  59. 1.616 km WSW of Kenai, Alaska · 2878 days ago · 65 km deep · 83 km away
  60. 1.87 km N of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2877 days ago · 29 km deep · 76 km away

The first 60 of 135.

Before

  1. 1.7Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 2906 days ago · 64 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 1.620 km SE of Funny River, Alaska · 2908 days ago · 60 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 1.911 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2908 days ago · 49 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 1.513 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2909 days ago · 46 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.721 km SSW of Funny River, Alaska · 2909 days ago · 55 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 1.76 km NNE of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2909 days ago · 69 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.931 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 2910 days ago · 72 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 1.623 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2910 days ago · 16 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.97 km N of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2911 days ago · 53 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 2.02 km NW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2912 days ago · 51 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.511 km SW of Primrose, Alaska · 2912 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 1.98 km N of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 2912 days ago · 48 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 2.713 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 2913 days ago · 36 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 2.111 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 2914 days ago · 50 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 1.624 km S of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 2914 days ago · 41 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 1.812 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 2914 days ago · 48 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 1.723 km SE of Funny River, Alaska · 2914 days ago · 42 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 2.315 km E of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2916 days ago · 63 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 1.610 km SW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2916 days ago · 53 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.712 km E of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2916 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak018da27bt0 (also filed as ak20284643). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 2:06 AM UTC.