Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 13 km ENE of Healy, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 13 km ENE of Healy, Alaska on Thu, Jan 25, 2018, 6:46 AM AKST (15:46 UTC), 114 km (71 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 43 km SSW of Cantwell, 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: Thu, Jan 25, 2018, 6:46 AM AKST
UTC: 2018-01-25 15:46:45 UTC
Depth: 114.1 km (70.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 63.884° N, 148.707° W
Region: Alaska
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Stations used: 42

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 62 in the 60 days after this one and 40 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 62.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak01815ln4ty (also filed as ak18194701). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:19 PM UTC.