Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 31 km SE of Knik River, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 31 km SE of Knik River, Alaska on Mon, Sep 3, 2018, 6:47 AM AKDT (14:47 UTC), 29 km (18 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 56 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2018-09-03 14:47:00 UTC
Depth
29.0 km (18.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.258° N, 148.513° 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
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 140 in the 60 days after this one and 61 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.129 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 2949 days ago · 20 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 1.828 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2948 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 1.528 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 2948 days ago · 20 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 2.048 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2945 days ago · 19 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 1.514 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2945 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 2.26 km W of Knik, Alaska · 2944 days ago · 30 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 2.512 km SSW of Willow, Alaska · 2944 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.64 km SSW of Willow, Alaska · 2942 days ago · 46 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.611 km N of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2942 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 5
  10. 1.85 km SSE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 2941 days ago · 36 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 1.620 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2940 days ago · 27 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 3.224 km WNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2939 days ago · 34 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.67 km N of Eagle River, Alaska · 2939 days ago · 32 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 3.239 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2939 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.62 km E of Willow, Alaska · 2938 days ago · 55 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 1.54 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2938 days ago · 36 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 1.714 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 2937 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 1.535 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2937 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 2.031 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2937 days ago · 31 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 2.019 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 2936 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 3.013 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 2936 days ago · 40 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 1.512 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 2936 days ago · 31 km deep · 85 km away
  23. 1.648 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2936 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 1.511 km WSW of Hope, Alaska · 2935 days ago · 34 km deep · 82 km away
  25. 1.55 km NNE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2935 days ago · 29 km deep · 72 km away
  26. 1.537 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2932 days ago · 20 km deep · 72 km away
  27. 2.314 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2932 days ago · 39 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 2.334 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2932 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  29. 1.725 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2931 days ago · 30 km deep · 84 km away
  30. 2.312 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 2931 days ago · 51 km deep · 87 km away
  31. 3.00 km NW of Eagle River, Alaska · 2930 days ago · 39 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 4
  32. 2.634 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2930 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  33. 1.56 km NW of Eagle River, Alaska · 2930 days ago · 34 km deep · 61 km away
  34. 1.656 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2930 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  35. 1.910 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2930 days ago · 27 km deep · 74 km away
  36. 2.155 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2930 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
  37. 1.634 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2930 days ago · 24 km deep · 93 km away
  38. 1.561 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2929 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  39. 1.541 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2929 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  40. 1.619 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2928 days ago · 21 km deep · 89 km away
  41. 1.822 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 2928 days ago · 34 km deep · 88 km away
  42. 2.128 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2928 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  43. 2.213 km ESE of Eagle River, Alaska · 2928 days ago · 19 km deep · 44 km away
  44. 1.630 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2928 days ago · 24 km deep · 42 km away
  45. 1.58 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2927 days ago · 30 km deep · 75 km away
  46. 2.020 km N of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2927 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  47. 1.920 km N of Glacier View, Alaska · 2927 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away
  48. 2.316 km NNW of Whittier, Alaska · 2926 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
  49. 1.847 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2925 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  50. 1.728 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2925 days ago · 30 km deep · 89 km away
  51. 2.84 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2924 days ago · 40 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 7
  52. 1.63 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2924 days ago · 39 km deep · 79 km away
  53. 2.24 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2924 days ago · 39 km deep · 78 km away
  54. 1.63 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2924 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  55. 1.654 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2923 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  56. 1.836 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2923 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
  57. 1.657 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2923 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  58. 2.05 km SSE of Anchorage, Alaska · 2923 days ago · 30 km deep · 73 km away
  59. 1.513 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2923 days ago · 31 km deep · 64 km away
  60. 1.98 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2922 days ago · 32 km deep · 78 km away

The first 60 of 140.

Before

  1. 1.554 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2950 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 1.528 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 2950 days ago · 41 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 2.512 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2951 days ago · 34 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 2.124 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2952 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.98 km SSE of Houston, Alaska · 2954 days ago · 45 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.115 km E of Glacier View, Alaska · 2954 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 2.421 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2955 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 2.413 km ESE of Lazy Mountain, Alaska · 2956 days ago · 32 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 1.54 km NNE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2956 days ago · 30 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 1.85 km N of Lazy Mountain, Alaska · 2956 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 1.625 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 2957 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 1.7Southern Alaska · 2957 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 1.621 km N of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2957 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.650 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2957 days ago · 20 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 1.521 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 2957 days ago · 18 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 1.848 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2958 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 1.6Southern Alaska · 2958 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 2.943 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2958 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 1.842 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2958 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 1.914 km NNE of Girdwood, Alaska · 2959 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak018bb2tilt (also filed as ak20240545). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:43 AM UTC.