Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 23 km ESE of Funny River, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 23 km ESE of Funny River, Alaska on Fri, May 11, 2018, 3:48 PM AKDT (23:48 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 13 km E of Ninilchik, 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: Fri, May 11, 2018, 3:48 PM AKDT
UTC: 2018-05-11 23:48:32 UTC
Depth: 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 60.396° N, 150.388° W
Region: Alaska
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Stations used: 22

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 118 in the 60 days after this one and 90 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 118.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak018611dshx (also filed as ak19565693). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:25 PM UTC.