Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 21 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 21 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska on Fri, Oct 19, 2018, 12:03 AM AKDT (08:03 UTC), 50 km (31 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 19 km SSW of Anchor Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2018-10-19 08:03:02 UTC
Depth
49.8 km (30.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.813° N, 150.587° 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

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Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 142 in the 60 days after this one and 48 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 142.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak018df1pgcv (also filed as ak20290806). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:53 AM UTC.