Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 23 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 23 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska on Fri, May 11, 2018, 5:40 AM AKDT (13:40 UTC), 46 km (28 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 25 km SW of Susitna, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-05-11 13:40:44 UTC
Depth
45.6 km (28.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.284° N, 150.395° 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
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 175 in the 60 days after this one and 110 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.626 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 3066 days ago · 61 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 2.334 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3066 days ago · 66 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 1.522 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 3066 days ago · 70 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.523 km ESE of Funny River, Alaska · 3066 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.62 km SSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3066 days ago · 63 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.629 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 3066 days ago · 43 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 1.947 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3065 days ago · 103 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 2.119 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3065 days ago · 64 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 2.510 km N of Ridgeway, Alaska · 3065 days ago · 53 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.615 km ENE of Knik River, Alaska · 3064 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.615 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3063 days ago · 44 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 1.71 km E of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3063 days ago · 43 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 1.525 km NW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3062 days ago · 39 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 1.544 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3062 days ago · 89 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 1.66 km ENE of Tyonek, Alaska · 3062 days ago · 56 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 1.928 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 3061 days ago · 44 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 1.757 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3060 days ago · 102 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 1.75 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3060 days ago · 61 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 1.528 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3060 days ago · 67 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 1.711 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 3059 days ago · 50 km deep · 37 km away
  21. 1.62 km SE of Willow, Alaska · 3058 days ago · 40 km deep · 53 km away
  22. 1.63 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 3058 days ago · 41 km deep · 46 km away
  23. 1.64 km ENE of Salamatof, Alaska · 3057 days ago · 59 km deep · 86 km away
  24. 2.533 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3057 days ago · 65 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  25. 1.726 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3057 days ago · 41 km deep · 60 km away
  26. 1.927 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 3057 days ago · 46 km deep · 76 km away
  27. 1.728 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 3056 days ago · 65 km deep · 32 km away
  28. 1.815 km NE of Sterling, Alaska · 3056 days ago · 52 km deep · 73 km away
  29. 2.119 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3056 days ago · 43 km deep · 87 km away
  30. 1.87 km NW of Tanaina, Alaska · 3056 days ago · 39 km deep · 64 km away
  31. 1.833 km WSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 3056 days ago · 59 km deep · 82 km away
  32. 1.57 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 58 km deep · 97 km away
  33. 2.133 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 88 km deep · 87 km away
  34. 2.127 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 60 km deep · 44 km away
  35. 2.13 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 41 km deep · 43 km away
  36. 2.917 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 3
  37. 1.67 km E of Soldotna, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 39 km deep · 94 km away
  38. 1.556 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 107 km deep · 91 km away
  39. 2.42 km SSE of Girdwood, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 23 km deep · 78 km away
  40. 1.957 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3054 days ago · 104 km deep · 94 km away
  41. 1.726 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3054 days ago · 79 km deep · 67 km away
  42. 1.923 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 3054 days ago · 29 km deep · 78 km away
  43. 1.717 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3054 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  44. 1.938 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3053 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  45. 2.316 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 3053 days ago · 59 km deep · 60 km away
  46. 1.627 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3052 days ago · 72 km deep · 71 km away
  47. 1.75 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3052 days ago · 50 km deep · 35 km away
  48. 1.839 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3052 days ago · 81 km deep · 86 km away
  49. 2.026 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3052 days ago · 62 km deep · 16 km away
  50. 2.911 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 3051 days ago · 59 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 3
  51. 2.6Southern Alaska · 3051 days ago · 61 km deep · 27 km away
  52. 2.335 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3051 days ago · 82 km deep · 68 km away
  53. 1.620 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 3050 days ago · 61 km deep · 26 km away
  54. 2.79 km SSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 3050 days ago · 44 km deep · 92 km away
  55. 2.214 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3050 days ago · 52 km deep · 29 km away
  56. 2.118 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 3050 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
  57. 1.629 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 3050 days ago · 63 km deep · 80 km away
  58. 2.027 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3049 days ago · 53 km deep · 57 km away
  59. 1.615 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 3049 days ago · 42 km deep · 86 km away
  60. 2.110 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3048 days ago · 67 km deep · 97 km away

The first 60 of 175.

Before

  1. 1.625 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3067 days ago · 73 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 2.07 km WSW of Knik, Alaska · 3067 days ago · 39 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 2.331 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3067 days ago · 69 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.79 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 3068 days ago · 55 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 2.819 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 3068 days ago · 65 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.614 km W of Willow, Alaska · 3068 days ago · 38 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 1.72 km SW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3068 days ago · 32 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.640 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3068 days ago · 70 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 1.524 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3069 days ago · 43 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 1.767 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3069 days ago · 120 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 3.421 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3069 days ago · 34 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 7
  12. 1.748 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3070 days ago · 77 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 2.652 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3071 days ago · 93 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 1.529 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3071 days ago · 104 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.76 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3071 days ago · 56 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 2.750 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3071 days ago · 105 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.615 km SE of Susitna, Alaska · 3071 days ago · 52 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 1.526 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3072 days ago · 67 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 1.621 km SSW of Knik River, Alaska · 3072 days ago · 17 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 1.531 km NE of Sterling, Alaska · 3072 days ago · 41 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak01860vdrn9 (also filed as ak19440259). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:28 PM UTC.