Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 3 km SSW of Houston, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 3 km SSW of Houston, Alaska on Mon, Jul 2, 2018, 2:29 AM AKDT (10:29 UTC), 36 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 25 km SW of Susitna, 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
UTC
2018-07-02 10:29:34 UTC
Depth
35.7 km (22.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.601° N, 149.845° 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
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 185 in the 60 days after this one and 82 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.824 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3016 days ago · 71 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 1.63 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 3016 days ago · 45 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 1.827 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3016 days ago · 66 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.632 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3016 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.823 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3015 days ago · 67 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 1.7Central Alaska · 3015 days ago · 60 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 1.854 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3014 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 3.511 km WNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 3014 days ago · 46 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.822 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3014 days ago · 48 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 2.97 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3014 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 1.54 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3014 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 1.6Southern Alaska · 3014 days ago · 59 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 1.915 km NNE of Susitna, Alaska · 3013 days ago · 53 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 4.225 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 3013 days ago · 62 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 117 · tsunami flag
  15. 1.512 km SSE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 3012 days ago · 26 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 2.137 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3011 days ago · 94 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.814 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 3010 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 2.47 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 3010 days ago · 58 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.622 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3009 days ago · 69 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 2.027 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3009 days ago · 63 km deep · 55 km away
  21. 2.128 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3009 days ago · 39 km deep · 42 km away
  22. 1.816 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3009 days ago · 60 km deep · 58 km away
  23. 1.626 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3008 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  24. 1.77 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3008 days ago · 20 km deep · 16 km away
  25. 2.036 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3008 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 1.827 km ESE of Chase, Alaska · 3008 days ago · 45 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 1.531 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3007 days ago · 70 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 3.126 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3007 days ago · 63 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 5
  29. 2.728 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3007 days ago · 49 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  30. 1.843 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3007 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  31. 1.716 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3007 days ago · 45 km deep · 40 km away
  32. 2.08 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 3007 days ago · 46 km deep · 19 km away
  33. 2.318 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3006 days ago · 46 km deep · 41 km away
  34. 1.82 km SSW of Houston, Alaska · 3006 days ago · 53 km deep · 1 km away
  35. 1.78 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3006 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
  36. 2.36 km NNE of Susitna, Alaska · 3006 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  37. 2.542 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3006 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  38. 1.519 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 3005 days ago · 43 km deep · 27 km away
  39. 3.240 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 3005 days ago · 78 km deep · 90 km away
  40. 1.614 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 3005 days ago · 66 km deep · 50 km away
  41. 1.55 km S of Tyonek, Alaska · 3005 days ago · 69 km deep · 96 km away
  42. 2.036 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3004 days ago · 25 km deep · 89 km away
  43. 1.542 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3003 days ago · 30 km deep · 88 km away
  44. 1.714 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 3003 days ago · 71 km deep · 85 km away
  45. 2.135 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3003 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  46. 1.617 km SE of Sunrise, Alaska · 3002 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  47. 1.529 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3001 days ago · 63 km deep · 64 km away
  48. 2.6Southern Alaska · 3000 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  49. 1.935 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3000 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  50. 1.921 km W of Hope, Alaska · 3000 days ago · 43 km deep · 77 km away
  51. 1.512 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3000 days ago · 44 km deep · 90 km away
  52. 1.812 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2999 days ago · 55 km deep · 76 km away
  53. 1.810 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2999 days ago · 50 km deep · 78 km away
  54. 2.115 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2999 days ago · 44 km deep · 73 km away
  55. 1.66 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2999 days ago · 41 km deep · 7 km away
  56. 2.212 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2998 days ago · 46 km deep · 21 km away
  57. 2.235 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2998 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  58. 1.534 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2998 days ago · 96 km deep · 100 km away
  59. 2.136 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2998 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  60. 1.630 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2998 days ago · 49 km deep · 48 km away

The first 60 of 185.

Before

  1. 1.750 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3017 days ago · 83 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 2.24 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 3017 days ago · 42 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 1.617 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3018 days ago · 40 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 1.617 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 3019 days ago · 54 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 1.622 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3019 days ago · 56 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 1.712 km SSE of Anchorage, Alaska · 3019 days ago · 31 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 2.35 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 3019 days ago · 42 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 2.125 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3020 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 1.638 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3021 days ago · 25 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 3.137 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3021 days ago · 38 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 2.723 km ENE of Girdwood, Alaska · 3021 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 2.714 km SSE of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3021 days ago · 47 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 2.517 km W of Hope, Alaska · 3021 days ago · 40 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 1.926 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3022 days ago · 42 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 1.730 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3023 days ago · 53 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.914 km SSE of Tyonek, Alaska · 3023 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 2.112 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 3024 days ago · 46 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 2.318 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3024 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.539 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3024 days ago · 83 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 1.523 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3025 days ago · 72 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0188eth4tg (also filed as ak19831001). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:35 AM UTC.