Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 68 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 68 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska on Mon, Sep 10, 2018, 2:04 PM AKDT (22:04 UTC), 109 km (67 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 19 km SSW of Anchor Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2018-09-10 22:04:53 UTC
Depth
108.6 km (67.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
60.340° N, 152.761° 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
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and 173 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 200.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak018bms3b8v. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 5:32 PM UTC.