Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 10 km SSE of Salcha, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 10 km SSE of Salcha, Alaska on Mon, Apr 2, 2018, 9:13 AM AKDT (17:13 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 24 km ESE of Nenana, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-04-02 17:13:59 UTC
Depth
7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.438° N, 146.840° 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
42

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.712 km S of Badger, Alaska · 3107 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 1.97 km N of North Pole, Alaska · 3096 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 1.712 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 3090 days ago · 16 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.737 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 3086 days ago · 26 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 1.98 km E of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 3082 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 1.675 km SW of Whitestone, Alaska · 3078 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.617 km NNW of Fox, Alaska · 3078 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 1.745 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 3071 days ago · 107 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 2.215 km SW of Ester, Alaska · 3071 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 7
  10. 2.343 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 3068 days ago · 18 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 1.772 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3066 days ago · 79 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 2.724 km ESE of Nenana, Alaska · 3062 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.955 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska · 3058 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 1.911 km E of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 3056 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 1.630 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska · 3109 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.828 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska · 3109 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 2
  3. 1.95 km NE of Fort Greely, Alaska · 3111 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 1.653 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 3117 days ago · 19 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 1.562 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 3123 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 2.575 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3125 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 1.55 km W of Delta Junction, Alaska · 3125 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 2.126 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 3125 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 2.882 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3126 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.779 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3131 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak01848fn7lm (also filed as ak18905364). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:35 AM UTC.