M1.6 earthquake 10 km NE of Houston, Alaska

Magnitude

1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Alaska Earthquake Center

Local time

Mon, Jan 8, 2018, 8:05 AM AKST

UTC

2018-01-08 17:05:17 UTC

Depth

27.4 km (17.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

61.707° N, 149.710° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Stations used

51

• Houston, AlaskaPopulation 2,206. Forecast10 kmNNE
• Knik-Fairview, AlaskaPopulation 14,923. Forecast22 kmNNW
• Anchorage, AlaskaPopulation 289,600. Forecast55 kmN

After

1. 1.723 km NNE of Beluga, AlaskaMon, Jan 8, 8:52 AM AKST · 3190 days ago · 62 km deep · 76 km away
2. 1.537 km W of Susitna, AlaskaMon, Jan 8, 3:56 PM AKST · 3190 days ago · 66 km deep · 80 km away
3. 1.533 km WNW of Willow, AlaskaMon, Jan 8, 4:54 PM AKST · 3190 days ago · 48 km deep · 51 km away
4. 1.912 km S of Chickaloon, AlaskaMon, Jan 8, 5:21 PM AKST · 3190 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
5. 2.214 km NNW of Beluga, AlaskaMon, Jan 8, 6:41 PM AKST · 3189 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
6. 2.129 km WNW of Willow, AlaskaWed, Jan 10, 6:15 AM AKST · 3188 days ago · 44 km deep · 47 km away
7. 1.624 km NE of Chase, AlaskaWed, Jan 10, 5:49 PM AKST · 3188 days ago · 55 km deep · 97 km away
8. 2.63 km NW of Tanaina, AlaskaThu, Jan 11, 12:51 AM AKST · 3187 days ago · 38 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 1
9. 1.723 km NW of Susitna, AlaskaThu, Jan 11, 3:28 AM AKST · 3187 days ago · 56 km deep · 57 km away
10. 1.632 km ENE of Skwentna, AlaskaThu, Jan 11, 8:08 AM AKST · 3187 days ago · 62 km deep · 70 km away
11. 1.714 km S of Chickaloon, AlaskaThu, Jan 11, 9:47 AM AKST · 3187 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
12. 1.615 km S of Chickaloon, AlaskaThu, Jan 11, 3:17 PM AKST · 3187 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
13. 1.714 km S of Chickaloon, AlaskaThu, Jan 11, 3:28 PM AKST · 3187 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
14. 1.638 km ENE of Susitna North, AlaskaThu, Jan 11, 8:25 PM AKST · 3186 days ago · 34 km deep · 66 km away
15. 1.839 km ENE of Chase, AlaskaFri, Jan 12, 4:05 AM AKST · 3186 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
16. 1.719 km SSE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, AlaskaFri, Jan 12, 5:58 AM AKST · 3186 days ago · 29 km deep · 68 km away
17. 1.68 km SE of Petersville, AlaskaFri, Jan 12, 7:28 AM AKST · 3186 days ago · 70 km deep · 96 km away
18. 2.120 km NW of Susitna, AlaskaFri, Jan 12, 5:12 PM AKST · 3186 days ago · 65 km deep · 59 km away
19. 1.524 km N of Sutton-Alpine, AlaskaFri, Jan 12, 10:28 PM AKST · 3185 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
20. 1.519 km E of Point Possession, AlaskaFri, Jan 12, 10:50 PM AKST · 3185 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
21. 1.918 km N of Beluga, AlaskaSat, Jan 13, 1:52 AM AKST · 3185 days ago · 67 km deep · 86 km away
22. 1.618 km NNW of Fishhook, AlaskaSat, Jan 13, 7:38 AM AKST · 3185 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
23. 1.75 km S of Meadow Lakes, AlaskaSat, Jan 13, 11:20 AM AKST · 3185 days ago · 29 km deep · 16 km away
24. 2.516 km SE of Susitna North, AlaskaSat, Jan 13, 12:08 PM AKST · 3185 days ago · 39 km deep · 38 km away
25. 1.520 km WSW of Trapper Creek, AlaskaSat, Jan 13, 12:59 PM AKST · 3185 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
26. 1.625 km N of Chickaloon, AlaskaSat, Jan 13, 9:59 PM AKST · 3184 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
27. 1.513 km NNE of Willow, AlaskaSun, Jan 14, 5:37 AM AKST · 3184 days ago · 30 km deep · 21 km away
28. 1.57 km ESE of Talkeetna, AlaskaSun, Jan 14, 7:40 AM AKST · 3184 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
29. 2.322 km SE of Chickaloon, AlaskaSun, Jan 14, 6:08 PM AKST · 3184 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
30. 1.623 km SSE of Chickaloon, AlaskaSun, Jan 14, 6:18 PM AKST · 3184 days ago · 17 km deep · 76 km away
31. 2.523 km SSE of Chickaloon, AlaskaSun, Jan 14, 6:19 PM AKST · 3184 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
32. 2.020 km SSE of Chickaloon, AlaskaMon, Jan 15, 9:14 PM AKST · 3182 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
33. 2.150 km N of Chickaloon, AlaskaTue, Jan 16, 2:20 AM AKST · 3182 days ago · 42 km deep · 83 km away
34. 1.523 km NW of Glacier View, AlaskaTue, Jan 16, 10:20 AM AKST · 3182 days ago · 37 km deep · 92 km away
35. 1.818 km WNW of Susitna, AlaskaTue, Jan 16, 7:21 PM AKST · 3181 days ago · 65 km deep · 61 km away
36. 1.928 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaWed, Jan 17, 3:04 AM AKST · 3181 days ago · 50 km deep · 65 km away
37. 2.028 km E of Skwentna, AlaskaWed, Jan 17, 9:40 PM AKST · 3180 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
38. 1.619 km SSE of Chickaloon, AlaskaWed, Jan 17, 10:23 PM AKST · 3180 days ago · 19 km deep · 74 km away
39. 2.1Southern AlaskaThu, Jan 18, 6:31 AM AKST · 3180 days ago · 42 km deep · 41 km away
40. 1.68 km NE of Susitna, AlaskaThu, Jan 18, 7:29 AM AKST · 3180 days ago · 47 km deep · 38 km away
41. 2.210 km WNW of Houston, AlaskaThu, Jan 18, 3:32 PM AKST · 3180 days ago · 40 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
42. 1.60 km S of Big Lake, AlaskaFri, Jan 19, 12:49 PM AKST · 3179 days ago · 57 km deep · 25 km away
43. 1.78 km ENE of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaFri, Jan 19, 3:13 PM AKST · 3179 days ago · 21 km deep · 36 km away
44. 2.126 km ENE of Point Possession, AlaskaFri, Jan 19, 10:09 PM AKST · 3178 days ago · 49 km deep · 80 km away
45. 1.621 km WSW of Glacier View, AlaskaFri, Jan 19, 10:57 PM AKST · 3178 days ago · 21 km deep · 89 km away
46. 1.68 km ESE of Beluga, AlaskaSat, Jan 20, 7:10 AM AKST · 3178 days ago · 55 km deep · 94 km away
47. 2.115 km NNW of Susitna, AlaskaSun, Jan 21, 11:48 AM AKST · 3177 days ago · 46 km deep · 45 km away
48. 1.513 km NNE of Willow, AlaskaSun, Jan 21, 2:55 PM AKST · 3177 days ago · 44 km deep · 19 km away
49. 1.629 km SE of Skwentna, AlaskaSun, Jan 21, 5:40 PM AKST · 3177 days ago · 68 km deep · 70 km away
50. 1.822 km SSE of Chickaloon, AlaskaMon, Jan 22, 3:19 AM AKST · 3176 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
51. 1.619 km N of Willow, AlaskaMon, Jan 22, 10:06 AM AKST · 3176 days ago · 43 km deep · 27 km away
52. 1.823 km E of Susitna North, AlaskaMon, Jan 22, 1:59 PM AKST · 3176 days ago · 42 km deep · 56 km away
53. 1.554 km E of Chase, AlaskaMon, Jan 22, 11:03 PM AKST · 3175 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
54. 2.128 km W of Susitna, AlaskaTue, Jan 23, 7:47 AM AKST · 3175 days ago · 74 km deep · 74 km away
55. 1.829 km SSE of Skwentna, AlaskaTue, Jan 23, 9:25 AM AKST · 3175 days ago · 76 km deep · 77 km away
56. 1.520 km SSW of Trapper Creek, AlaskaWed, Jan 24, 5:42 PM AKST · 3174 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
57. 2.325 km ENE of Skwentna, AlaskaThu, Jan 25, 12:03 AM AKST · 3173 days ago · 63 km deep · 78 km away
58. 2.519 km E of Susitna North, AlaskaThu, Jan 25, 8:18 AM AKST · 3173 days ago · 42 km deep · 48 km away
59. 2.511 km SW of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaThu, Jan 25, 12:29 PM AKST · 3173 days ago · 31 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 2
60. 2.318 km SSW of Susitna North, AlaskaThu, Jan 25, 4:39 PM AKST · 3173 days ago · 39 km deep · 35 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

1. 1.57 km NNE of Lazy Mountain, AlaskaSun, Jan 7, 6:27 PM AKST · 3191 days ago · 32 km deep · 42 km away
2. 1.525 km WNW of Hope, AlaskaSun, Jan 7, 6:07 PM AKST · 3191 days ago · 37 km deep · 81 km away
3. 2.08 km ESE of Willow, AlaskaSun, Jan 7, 4:46 PM AKST · 3191 days ago · 40 km deep · 9 km away
4. 1.52 km S of Hope, AlaskaSun, Jan 7, 12:10 PM AKST · 3191 days ago · 30 km deep · 90 km away
5. 2.112 km NNW of Girdwood, AlaskaSun, Jan 7, 6:50 AM AKST · 3191 days ago · 24 km deep · 77 km away
6. 1.828 km S of Skwentna, AlaskaSun, Jan 7, 5:33 AM AKST · 3191 days ago · 70 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
7. 1.531 km SSW of Trapper Creek, AlaskaSat, Jan 6, 11:18 PM AKST · 3191 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
8. 1.815 km S of Chickaloon, AlaskaSat, Jan 6, 6:08 PM AKST · 3192 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
9. 2.219 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaSat, Jan 6, 1:32 AM AKST · 3192 days ago · 44 km deep · 56 km away
10. 1.621 km NE of Skwentna, AlaskaSat, Jan 6, 1:19 AM AKST · 3192 days ago · 68 km deep · 84 km away
11. 2.725 km E of Skwentna, AlaskaFri, Jan 5, 5:17 PM AKST · 3193 days ago · 63 km deep · 73 km away
12. 1.511 km W of Houston, AlaskaFri, Jan 5, 1:15 AM AKST · 3193 days ago · 37 km deep · 19 km away
13. 1.732 km ENE of Susitna North, AlaskaThu, Jan 4, 8:27 PM AKST · 3193 days ago · 40 km deep · 67 km away
14. 1.540 km NNW of Chickaloon, AlaskaThu, Jan 4, 2:36 PM AKST · 3194 days ago · 28 km deep · 73 km away
15. 1.948 km NNW of Chickaloon, AlaskaThu, Jan 4, 11:22 AM AKST · 3194 days ago · 31 km deep · 77 km away
16. 1.78 km NW of Susitna, AlaskaWed, Jan 3, 7:35 PM AKST · 3194 days ago · 61 km deep · 50 km away
17. 2.06 km NE of Chase, AlaskaTue, Jan 2, 1:04 PM AKST · 3196 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
18. 1.758 km N of Sutton-Alpine, AlaskaTue, Jan 2, 10:13 AM AKST · 3196 days ago · 34 km deep · 82 km away
19. 2.05 km W of Big Lake, AlaskaTue, Jan 2, 4:25 AM AKST · 3196 days ago · 38 km deep · 27 km away
20. 1.521 km N of Susitna, AlaskaMon, Jan 1, 10:28 PM AKST · 3196 days ago · 49 km deep · 39 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak018dig96d (also filed as ak18018142). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:09 PM UTC.