Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 8 km WSW of Healy, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 8 km WSW of Healy, Alaska on Thu, Aug 9, 2018, 12:50 AM AKDT (08:50 UTC), 115 km (71 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 34 km W of Cantwell, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-08-09 08:50:15 UTC
Depth
115.0 km (71.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
63.821° N, 149.118° 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
83

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 75 in the 60 days after this one and 42 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.453 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2976 days ago · 77 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 1.5Central Alaska · 2975 days ago · 125 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 2.046 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2974 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 2.439 km E of Anderson, Alaska · 2973 days ago · 18 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.739 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 2973 days ago · 97 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 1.935 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 2972 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.375 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2972 days ago · 119 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.580 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2970 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.161 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2969 days ago · 78 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
  10. 3.236 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2969 days ago · 77 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 1.627 km WNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2969 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.510 km WSW of Nenana, Alaska · 2969 days ago · 21 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 1.576 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2969 days ago · 107 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.857 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2968 days ago · 119 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 1.543 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2968 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 1.952 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2968 days ago · 81 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.546 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2967 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 2.349 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 2963 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 1.716 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2962 days ago · 79 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 1.740 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 2962 days ago · 102 km deep · 52 km away
  21. 1.565 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2960 days ago · 128 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 1.667 km WSW of Ferry, Alaska · 2960 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 1.58 km SE of Nenana, Alaska · 2959 days ago · 17 km deep · 78 km away
  24. 3.24 km WNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2959 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 2
  25. 1.564 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2959 days ago · 123 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 1.642 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2958 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 2.758 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 2958 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  28. 1.64 km WNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2957 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
  29. 2.416 km WSW of Healy, Alaska · 2957 days ago · 119 km deep · 8 km away
  30. 1.965 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2956 days ago · 128 km deep · 95 km away
  31. 1.766 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2955 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  32. 2.025 km W of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2955 days ago · 118 km deep · 19 km away
  33. 1.629 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2955 days ago · 85 km deep · 68 km away
  34. 1.854 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2953 days ago · 85 km deep · 92 km away
  35. 2.437 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2953 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  36. 1.548 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2952 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  37. 1.584 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2951 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  38. 1.772 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2951 days ago · 122 km deep · 93 km away
  39. 2.447 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2950 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  40. 1.575 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2948 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  41. 1.96 km ESE of Healy, Alaska · 2942 days ago · 109 km deep · 14 km away
  42. 1.59 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 2942 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  43. 1.967 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2941 days ago · 117 km deep · 94 km away
  44. 1.658 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2941 days ago · 102 km deep · 78 km away
  45. 1.717 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 2941 days ago · 93 km deep · 46 km away
  46. 1.627 km W of Healy, Alaska · 2940 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  47. 1.936 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2940 days ago · 92 km deep · 65 km away
  48. 2.010 km N of Healy, Alaska · 2940 days ago · 126 km deep · 17 km away
  49. 1.913 km W of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2939 days ago · 21 km deep · 90 km away
  50. 1.940 km ENE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2935 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  51. 1.747 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2934 days ago · 70 km deep · 96 km away
  52. 2.055 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2934 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  53. 3.734 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 2933 days ago · 101 km deep · 59 km away
  54. 1.655 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2933 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  55. 2.4Central Alaska · 2933 days ago · 121 km deep · 25 km away
  56. 2.343 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2933 days ago · 78 km deep · 88 km away
  57. 1.582 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2933 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  58. 1.661 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 2932 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  59. 1.521 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 2931 days ago · 88 km deep · 46 km away
  60. 1.824 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2930 days ago · 88 km deep · 36 km away

The first 60 of 75.

Before

  1. 1.650 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2976 days ago · 118 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 1.659 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2977 days ago · 132 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 2.145 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2978 days ago · 79 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 3.450 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2979 days ago · 65 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.559 km WSW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 2979 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.010 km NNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2980 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 1.838 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2981 days ago · 164 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.682 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2981 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.647 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2981 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.7Central Alaska · 2982 days ago · 113 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 2.14 km NE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2984 days ago · 101 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 2.828 km SSW of Ester, Alaska · 2984 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 2
  13. 1.554 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 2986 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 1.653 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 2987 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 2.277 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2987 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.820 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2987 days ago · 95 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 1.761 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 2987 days ago · 110 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 1.868 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2987 days ago · 124 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 1.736 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 2988 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 1.821 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2988 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak018a5mtwzo (also filed as ak20036774). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:51 AM UTC.