Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 38 km E of Minto, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 38 km E of Minto, Alaska on Tue, May 8, 2018, 8:22 AM AKDT (16:22 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 24 km ESE of Nenana, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-05-08 16:22:02 UTC
Depth
6.6 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
65.168° N, 148.520° 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
53

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.215 km SW of Ester, Alaska · 3069 days ago · 20 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 7
  2. 1.840 km ENE of Livengood, Alaska · 3069 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 1.611 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3068 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 2.425 km NE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3068 days ago · 19 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.343 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 3066 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 2.025 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3062 days ago · 24 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 2.724 km ESE of Nenana, Alaska · 3061 days ago · 17 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.729 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3059 days ago · 21 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 1.911 km E of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.528 km E of Minto, Alaska · 3047 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 2.014 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3044 days ago · 22 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 1.627 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3044 days ago · 20 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 1.730 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 3043 days ago · 19 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 1.58 km W of Minto, Alaska · 3043 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 2.0Central Alaska · 3043 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 2.438 km NNE of Rampart, Alaska · 3038 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.938 km NNE of Rampart, Alaska · 3038 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 1.637 km NNE of Rampart, Alaska · 3038 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 1.612 km WSW of Nenana, Alaska · 3036 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 1.718 km W of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3033 days ago · 23 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 1.631 km W of Ester, Alaska · 3032 days ago · 17 km deep · 35 km away
  22. 2.119 km WNW of Anderson, Alaska · 3032 days ago · 22 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 1.614 km N of Livengood, Alaska · 3029 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away
  24. 2.628 km WNW of Ester, Alaska · 3025 days ago · 19 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  25. 1.627 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 3023 days ago · 17 km deep · 34 km away
  26. 2.538 km NE of Livengood, Alaska · 3019 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  27. 2.028 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3019 days ago · 20 km deep · 41 km away
  28. 1.59 km WSW of North Pole, Alaska · 3016 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  29. 2.09 km WNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3015 days ago · 19 km deep · 71 km away
  30. 1.9Central Alaska · 3011 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away

Before

  1. 1.65 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3072 days ago · 16 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 1.617 km NNW of Fox, Alaska · 3077 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 2.925 km E of Livengood, Alaska · 3079 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 1.98 km E of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 3081 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.737 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 3085 days ago · 26 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 1.512 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3085 days ago · 18 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 1.712 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 3089 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 1.97 km N of North Pole, Alaska · 3095 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 1.518 km ENE of Rampart, Alaska · 3096 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 2.225 km WSW of Minto, Alaska · 3100 days ago · 22 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0185vyg2t4 (also filed as ak19369003). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:55 AM UTC.