Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 18 km E of Minto, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 18 km E of Minto, Alaska on Sun, Nov 18, 2018, 4:30 PM AKST (01:30 UTC), 12 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 15 km E of Minto, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-11-19 01:30:00 UTC
Depth
12.4 km (7.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
65.155° N, 148.954° 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
38

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.529 km WNW of Ester, Alaska · 2868 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 1.612 km SSE of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2865 days ago · 31 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.631 km W of Ester, Alaska · 2860 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 1.747 km E of Anderson, Alaska · 2857 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.930 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2857 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 2.529 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 2854 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.638 km ESE of Nenana, Alaska · 2853 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 1.623 km S of Ester, Alaska · 2852 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 1.57 km ESE of Fox, Alaska · 2846 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 2.025 km ENE of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2839 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 1.619 km E of Minto, Alaska · 2838 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.510 km E of Rampart, Alaska · 2832 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 1.615 km NW of Two Rivers, Alaska · 2830 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 1.6Central Alaska · 2828 days ago · 26 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 1.532 km E of Minto, Alaska · 2828 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 1.624 km S of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2827 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 1.627 km W of Minto, Alaska · 2823 days ago · 20 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 1.634 km E of Stevens Village, Alaska · 2823 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 2.024 km WNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2823 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 3.415 km E of Minto, Alaska · 2815 days ago · 20 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 43
  21. 2.013 km NNE of Fox, Alaska · 2814 days ago · 25 km deep · 69 km away
  22. 1.611 km NNE of Fox, Alaska · 2814 days ago · 23 km deep · 67 km away

Before

  1. 1.824 km SSW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2876 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.925 km SSW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2879 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.326 km SSW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2879 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.526 km SSW of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 2879 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.123 km NE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2882 days ago · 19 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 1.515 km NW of Anderson, Alaska · 2885 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 1.831 km W of Ester, Alaska · 2887 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 1.834 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 2900 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 1.828 km NE of Livengood, Alaska · 2904 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak018eu7cym7 (also filed as ak20378942). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:36 AM UTC.