Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 24 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 24 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska on Tue, May 8, 2018, 9:56 AM AKDT (17:56 UTC), 43 km (26 mi) below the surface.

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

Sterling forecastMore in Alaska

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-05-08 17:56:15 UTC
Depth
42.6 km (26.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.787° N, 150.331° 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: 154 in the 60 days after this one and 81 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.640 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3069 days ago · 70 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.72 km SW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3069 days ago · 32 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 1.711 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3069 days ago · 65 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.79 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 3069 days ago · 55 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 2.07 km WSW of Knik, Alaska · 3067 days ago · 39 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.625 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3067 days ago · 73 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.923 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3067 days ago · 46 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 1.626 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 3067 days ago · 61 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 1.523 km ESE of Funny River, Alaska · 3067 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 1.62 km SSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3066 days ago · 63 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 1.629 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 3066 days ago · 43 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 1.527 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3066 days ago · 75 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 2.119 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3066 days ago · 64 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 2.510 km N of Ridgeway, Alaska · 3066 days ago · 53 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 1.615 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3064 days ago · 44 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 1.71 km E of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3063 days ago · 43 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 1.525 km NW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3063 days ago · 39 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 1.544 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3063 days ago · 89 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 1.66 km ENE of Tyonek, Alaska · 3063 days ago · 56 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 1.928 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 3061 days ago · 44 km deep · 22 km away
  21. 1.75 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3061 days ago · 61 km deep · 19 km away
  22. 1.528 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3061 days ago · 67 km deep · 68 km away
  23. 1.711 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 3060 days ago · 50 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 2.114 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3059 days ago · 54 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 1.63 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 3058 days ago · 41 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 1.64 km ENE of Salamatof, Alaska · 3058 days ago · 59 km deep · 53 km away
  27. 1.726 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3058 days ago · 41 km deep · 4 km away
  28. 1.728 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 3057 days ago · 65 km deep · 75 km away
  29. 1.815 km NE of Sterling, Alaska · 3057 days ago · 52 km deep · 21 km away
  30. 1.612 km N of Ninilchik, Alaska · 3057 days ago · 61 km deep · 100 km away
  31. 1.57 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3056 days ago · 58 km deep · 64 km away
  32. 2.127 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3056 days ago · 60 km deep · 81 km away
  33. 2.13 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3056 days ago · 41 km deep · 27 km away
  34. 2.216 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 3056 days ago · 47 km deep · 52 km away
  35. 1.67 km E of Soldotna, Alaska · 3056 days ago · 39 km deep · 47 km away
  36. 2.42 km SSE of Girdwood, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 23 km deep · 66 km away
  37. 1.726 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 79 km deep · 79 km away
  38. 1.820 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 65 km deep · 76 km away
  39. 2.316 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 3054 days ago · 59 km deep · 22 km away
  40. 2.544 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3053 days ago · 88 km deep · 95 km away
  41. 1.627 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 3053 days ago · 72 km deep · 78 km away
  42. 1.75 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3053 days ago · 50 km deep · 90 km away
  43. 1.839 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 3053 days ago · 81 km deep · 83 km away
  44. 2.026 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3053 days ago · 62 km deep · 62 km away
  45. 2.911 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 3052 days ago · 59 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 3
  46. 2.6Southern Alaska · 3052 days ago · 61 km deep · 67 km away
  47. 2.335 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3052 days ago · 82 km deep · 91 km away
  48. 1.620 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 3051 days ago · 61 km deep · 64 km away
  49. 2.214 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3051 days ago · 52 km deep · 31 km away
  50. 2.118 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 3051 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
  51. 1.66 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3050 days ago · 51 km deep · 72 km away
  52. 2.110 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3049 days ago · 67 km deep · 67 km away
  53. 2.132 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 3049 days ago · 74 km deep · 89 km away
  54. 1.627 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 3048 days ago · 52 km deep · 46 km away
  55. 1.617 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 3048 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  56. 2.410 km S of Girdwood, Alaska · 3048 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away
  57. 3.028 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3047 days ago · 43 km deep · 46 km away
  58. 1.733 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3047 days ago · 43 km deep · 73 km away
  59. 2.320 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 3046 days ago · 64 km deep · 70 km away
  60. 1.926 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 3046 days ago · 77 km deep · 76 km away

The first 60 of 154.

Before

  1. 1.76 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 3072 days ago · 56 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 1.615 km SE of Susitna, Alaska · 3072 days ago · 52 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.526 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 3073 days ago · 67 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.621 km SSW of Knik River, Alaska · 3073 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.540 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 3073 days ago · 94 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.521 km NNW of Fox River, Alaska · 3073 days ago · 45 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.531 km NE of Sterling, Alaska · 3073 days ago · 41 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 1.638 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3073 days ago · 65 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.820 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 3074 days ago · 22 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 1.742 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3074 days ago · 87 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.522 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3074 days ago · 65 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.25 km NW of Anchorage, Alaska · 3074 days ago · 38 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 1.66 km NE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 3075 days ago · 37 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 1.86 km ENE of Salamatof, Alaska · 3075 days ago · 58 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 1.513 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 3076 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 2.120 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3076 days ago · 67 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 1.725 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 3076 days ago · 73 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.721 km NNE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 3076 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 1.915 km N of Sunrise, Alaska · 3077 days ago · 34 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 1.633 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 3077 days ago · 89 km deep · 87 km away

Earthquakes todayAlaska earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0185vz8trv (also filed as ak19571446). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:48 PM UTC.