Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 22 km E of Primrose, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 22 km E of Primrose, Alaska on Sun, Apr 22, 2018, 8:53 AM AKDT (16:53 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 28 km WSW of Cooper Landing, 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
2018-04-22 16:53:54 UTC
Depth
11.5 km (7.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.363° N, 148.932° 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: 61 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.721 km NNW of Moose Pass, Alaska · 3087 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 1.518 km WNW of Chenega, Alaska · 3087 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 2.026 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 3086 days ago · 18 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.614 km SSE of Anchorage, Alaska · 3086 days ago · 21 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 2.537 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3085 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 1.521 km N of Moose Pass, Alaska · 3085 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 1.814 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 3084 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.621 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 3083 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 1.756 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3081 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 1.631 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3081 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 2.018 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3081 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 1.654 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 3081 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.840 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 3080 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.638 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 3080 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 1.915 km N of Sunrise, Alaska · 3079 days ago · 34 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 1.721 km NNE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 3078 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 1.640 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3077 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 1.830 km ESE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3076 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 1.531 km NE of Sterling, Alaska · 3075 days ago · 41 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 1.757 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3074 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  21. 1.524 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3072 days ago · 43 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 1.72 km SW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3071 days ago · 32 km deep · 52 km away
  23. 1.738 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 3070 days ago · 16 km deep · 31 km away
  24. 1.852 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 3070 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 1.523 km ESE of Funny River, Alaska · 3069 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 1.629 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 3068 days ago · 43 km deep · 83 km away
  27. 1.525 km NW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3065 days ago · 39 km deep · 74 km away
  28. 1.928 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 3063 days ago · 44 km deep · 96 km away
  29. 1.556 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3061 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  30. 1.726 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3060 days ago · 41 km deep · 89 km away
  31. 1.815 km NE of Sterling, Alaska · 3059 days ago · 52 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 2.153 km SE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3059 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  33. 1.738 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 3058 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  34. 2.216 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 3058 days ago · 47 km deep · 97 km away
  35. 2.42 km SSE of Girdwood, Alaska · 3057 days ago · 23 km deep · 63 km away
  36. 2.054 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3056 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  37. 1.558 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  38. 1.735 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3052 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  39. 1.554 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3052 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  40. 2.041 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 3052 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  41. 2.059 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3052 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  42. 2.410 km S of Girdwood, Alaska · 3050 days ago · 20 km deep · 55 km away
  43. 3.028 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3049 days ago · 43 km deep · 74 km away
  44. 1.641 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3047 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  45. 2.425 km W of Hope, Alaska · 3045 days ago · 48 km deep · 89 km away
  46. 1.655 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3044 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  47. 1.912 km WNW of Moose Pass, Alaska · 3044 days ago · 37 km deep · 40 km away
  48. 1.616 km SSE of Anchorage, Alaska · 3042 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  49. 1.854 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 3041 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  50. 1.78 km NNE of Hope, Alaska · 3041 days ago · 36 km deep · 77 km away
  51. 2.133 km NE of Fox River, Alaska · 3039 days ago · 43 km deep · 95 km away
  52. 1.538 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3036 days ago · 16 km deep · 67 km away
  53. 2.215 km ESE of Girdwood, Alaska · 3035 days ago · 16 km deep · 61 km away
  54. 1.636 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 3035 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  55. 1.616 km ESE of Girdwood, Alaska · 3034 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  56. 1.78 km WSW of Hope, Alaska · 3033 days ago · 34 km deep · 74 km away
  57. 1.525 km SW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3033 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  58. 1.520 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 3032 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
  59. 1.753 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3031 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  60. 2.057 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3030 days ago · 19 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 2

The first 60 of 61.

Before

  1. 1.853 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3089 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.223 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3090 days ago · 39 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 2.09 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 3091 days ago · 38 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.724 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 3091 days ago · 41 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 2.039 km ENE of Girdwood, Alaska · 3094 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.839 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 3096 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.643 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3097 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 1.935 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 3097 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 1.624 km W of Chenega, Alaska · 3097 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 1.636 km NE of Fox River, Alaska · 3098 days ago · 43 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.827 km NW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 3099 days ago · 44 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 4.060 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3099 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 32 · tsunami flag
  13. 2.174 km SSE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3099 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.832 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 3100 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 1.542 km WSW of Lowell Point, Alaska · 3101 days ago · 21 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 1.644 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3103 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 2.928 km WNW of Chenega, Alaska · 3104 days ago · 27 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 1.65 km SE of Funny River, Alaska · 3104 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.612 km NNW of Girdwood, Alaska · 3105 days ago · 27 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 1.719 km NNW of Moose Pass, Alaska · 3106 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak01855i1a4l (also filed as ak19253382). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:44 PM UTC.