Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 26 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 26 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska on Thu, Mar 15, 2018, 1:48 PM AKDT (21:48 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 12 km NW of Ferry, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-03-15 21:48:47 UTC
Depth
11.1 km (6.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.449° N, 147.415° 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
49

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.55 km W of Delta Junction, Alaska · 3125 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 2.575 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3125 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.562 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 3122 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 1.653 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 3116 days ago · 19 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 2.07 km E of Healy, Alaska · 3114 days ago · 110 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.828 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska · 3109 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 2
  7. 1.630 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska · 3109 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 1.735 km E of Minto, Alaska · 3107 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.510 km SSE of Salcha, Alaska · 3107 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 1.712 km S of Badger, Alaska · 3107 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 2.09 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3106 days ago · 17 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 1.821 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3105 days ago · 23 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 2.534 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 3102 days ago · 29 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 2
  14. 1.97 km N of North Pole, Alaska · 3096 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 2.912 km NW of Ferry, Alaska · 3094 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 3
  16. 1.712 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 3090 days ago · 16 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 1.512 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3086 days ago · 18 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 1.737 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 3086 days ago · 26 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 1.517 km ENE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3085 days ago · 102 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 1.98 km E of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 3082 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  21. 1.675 km SW of Whitestone, Alaska · 3078 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 1.617 km NNW of Fox, Alaska · 3077 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 1.66 km NNE of Healy, Alaska · 3073 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  24. 1.65 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3073 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 2.127 km ENE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3073 days ago · 102 km deep · 84 km away
  26. 1.577 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3072 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  27. 1.838 km E of Minto, Alaska · 3071 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 1.745 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 3071 days ago · 107 km deep · 58 km away
  29. 2.215 km SW of Ester, Alaska · 3070 days ago · 20 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 7
  30. 1.611 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3069 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 2.425 km NE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3069 days ago · 19 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  32. 2.343 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 3067 days ago · 18 km deep · 46 km away
  33. 1.772 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3065 days ago · 79 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 2.882 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3126 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.726 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 3127 days ago · 19 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.523 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3130 days ago · 88 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.779 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3131 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.95 km N of North Pole, Alaska · 3140 days ago · 17 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 1.918 km WSW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 3140 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.714 km WSW of Nenana, Alaska · 3140 days ago · 18 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.918 km WSW of Nenana, Alaska · 3146 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.553 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3150 days ago · 80 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 1.513 km NNW of Ferry, Alaska · 3152 days ago · 140 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0183eqk6ae (also filed as ak18698618). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:58 PM UTC.