Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 85 km WNW of Paxson, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 85 km WNW of Paxson, Alaska on Fri, Jan 26, 2018, 1:09 AM AKST (10:09 UTC), 1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 47 km ESE of McKinley Park, 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
2018-01-26 10:09:32 UTC
Depth
0.8 km (0.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
63.433° N, 147.131° 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
41

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 38 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.511 km E of Healy, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 111 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 2.679 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 1.830 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3168 days ago · 75 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.433 km SSW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 3165 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.857 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3164 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 1.578 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 66 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 1.66 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 106 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.763 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3158 days ago · 65 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.885 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3153 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 1.643 km NNW of Paxson, Alaska · 3150 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 1.970 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3150 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 2.248 km NNW of Paxson, Alaska · 3149 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 1.553 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3149 days ago · 80 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 1.963 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3147 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 2.548 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3147 days ago · 66 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 2.770 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3145 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 1.549 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 3144 days ago · 20 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 1.6Central Alaska · 3143 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 2.461 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3140 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 2.587 km SW of Delta Junction, Alaska · 3136 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  21. 1.677 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3136 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  22. 1.658 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3136 days ago · 57 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 2.478 km WNW of Paxson, Alaska · 3135 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  24. 1.953 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3134 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  25. 1.779 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3129 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  26. 1.523 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3128 days ago · 88 km deep · 74 km away
  27. 2.847 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3126 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away
  28. 2.882 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3124 days ago · 18 km deep · 21 km away
  29. 1.55 km W of Delta Junction, Alaska · 3123 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  30. 2.575 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3123 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  31. 2.613 km NE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3123 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  32. 1.763 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3121 days ago · 66 km deep · 67 km away
  33. 1.562 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 3121 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  34. 1.770 km WSW of Paxson, Alaska · 3120 days ago · 59 km deep · 55 km away
  35. 1.981 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3119 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  36. 1.75 km NW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3119 days ago · 78 km deep · 95 km away
  37. 1.562 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3116 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  38. 2.07 km E of Healy, Alaska · 3112 days ago · 110 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 1.613 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 114 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 2.343 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska · 3174 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.755 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3177 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 1.538 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 3180 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 1.558 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3180 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 2.241 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska · 3183 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.960 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3184 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 1.66 km ESE of Healy, Alaska · 3187 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.549 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3190 days ago · 69 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 3.75 km ESE of Healy, Alaska · 3191 days ago · 119 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.382 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3192 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 1.559 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3196 days ago · 62 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.84 km ESE of Healy, Alaska · 3199 days ago · 114 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.789 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3200 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 1.767 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 1.549 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 1.967 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 2.248 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3202 days ago · 68 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak018175zctl (also filed as ak18198670). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:47 AM UTC.