M2.1 earthquake 11 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska

Magnitude

2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Alaska Earthquake Center

Local time

Sun, Oct 7, 2018, 10:13 PM AKDT

UTC

2018-10-08 06:13:38 UTC

Depth

50.4 km (31.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

60.562° N, 150.571° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Stations used

50

• Sterling, AlaskaPopulation 5,617. Forecast11 kmENE
• Anchorage, AlaskaPopulation 289,600. Forecast81 kmSSW

After

1. 3.320 km SW of Susitna, AlaskaMon, Oct 8, 2:21 PM AKDT · 2915 days ago · 58 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 9
2. 2.135 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaMon, Oct 8, 3:40 PM AKDT · 2915 days ago · 85 km deep · 94 km away
3. 1.713 km W of Beluga, AlaskaMon, Oct 8, 5:39 PM AKDT · 2915 days ago · 65 km deep · 77 km away
4. 1.925 km NE of Beluga, AlaskaMon, Oct 8, 8:12 PM AKDT · 2915 days ago · 48 km deep · 83 km away
5. 2.713 km SW of Hope, AlaskaTue, Oct 9, 2:47 AM AKDT · 2915 days ago · 36 km deep · 51 km away
6. 1.645 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaTue, Oct 9, 6:35 AM AKDT · 2915 days ago · 82 km deep · 91 km away
7. 1.546 km WNW of Clam Gulch, AlaskaTue, Oct 9, 9:06 AM AKDT · 2915 days ago · 78 km deep · 88 km away
8. 1.98 km N of Fritz Creek, AlaskaTue, Oct 9, 11:17 AM AKDT · 2915 days ago · 48 km deep · 93 km away
9. 1.511 km SW of Primrose, AlaskaTue, Oct 9, 9:36 PM AKDT · 2914 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
10. 2.148 km NW of Nikiski, AlaskaWed, Oct 10, 5:10 AM AKDT · 2914 days ago · 93 km deep · 89 km away
11. 1.97 km N of Ninilchik, AlaskaWed, Oct 10, 7:04 AM AKDT · 2914 days ago · 53 km deep · 78 km away
12. 1.627 km WSW of Susitna, AlaskaWed, Oct 10, 10:27 AM AKDT · 2914 days ago · 65 km deep · 98 km away
13. 2.038 km W of Salamatof, AlaskaWed, Oct 10, 11:59 AM AKDT · 2913 days ago · 78 km deep · 79 km away
14. 1.65 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaThu, Oct 11, 3:46 AM AKDT · 2913 days ago · 44 km deep · 95 km away
15. 2.628 km ENE of Beluga, AlaskaThu, Oct 11, 8:20 AM AKDT · 2913 days ago · 52 km deep · 78 km away
16. 1.623 km SSE of Point Possession, AlaskaThu, Oct 11, 12:34 PM AKDT · 2912 days ago · 16 km deep · 19 km away
17. 1.931 km W of Cohoe, AlaskaFri, Oct 12, 1:01 AM AKDT · 2912 days ago · 72 km deep · 74 km away
18. 1.831 km WNW of Nikiski, AlaskaFri, Oct 12, 6:54 AM AKDT · 2912 days ago · 78 km deep · 73 km away
19. 1.721 km SSW of Funny River, AlaskaFri, Oct 12, 2:38 PM AKDT · 2911 days ago · 55 km deep · 32 km away
20. 2.926 km NNW of Beluga, AlaskaFri, Oct 12, 6:50 PM AKDT · 2911 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
21. 1.513 km SSW of Point Possession, AlaskaSat, Oct 13, 5:44 AM AKDT · 2911 days ago · 46 km deep · 30 km away
22. 1.911 km SSW of Point Possession, AlaskaSat, Oct 13, 4:53 PM AKDT · 2910 days ago · 49 km deep · 31 km away
23. 1.620 km SE of Funny River, AlaskaSat, Oct 13, 8:13 PM AKDT · 2910 days ago · 60 km deep · 22 km away
24. 1.721 km W of Anchorage, AlaskaSat, Oct 13, 11:30 PM AKDT · 2910 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
25. 1.63 km ENE of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaSun, Oct 14, 2:38 PM AKDT · 2909 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
26. 4.528 km S of Susitna, AlaskaSun, Oct 14, 9:19 PM AKDT · 2909 days ago · 72 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 427 · tsunami flag
27. 1.650 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaMon, Oct 15, 1:38 AM AKDT · 2909 days ago · 81 km deep · 94 km away
28. 1.7Kenai Peninsula, AlaskaMon, Oct 15, 7:27 PM AKDT · 2908 days ago · 64 km deep · 58 km away
29. 1.643 km NE of Fox River, AlaskaMon, Oct 15, 10:53 PM AKDT · 2908 days ago · 26 km deep · 56 km away
30. 1.55 km NW of Girdwood, AlaskaTue, Oct 16, 3:11 AM AKDT · 2908 days ago · 19 km deep · 85 km away
31. 1.512 km SSE of Tyonek, AlaskaTue, Oct 16, 10:15 AM AKDT · 2908 days ago · 59 km deep · 52 km away
32. 3.421 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaTue, Oct 16, 10:33 AM AKDT · 2908 days ago · 70 km deep · 78 km away
33. 1.713 km WSW of Tyonek, AlaskaTue, Oct 16, 1:09 PM AKDT · 2907 days ago · 64 km deep · 69 km away
34. 1.517 km W of Anchorage, AlaskaTue, Oct 16, 2:13 PM AKDT · 2907 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
35. 1.523 km W of Anchorage, AlaskaTue, Oct 16, 9:28 PM AKDT · 2907 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
36. 1.710 km E of Point Possession, AlaskaWed, Oct 17, 1:14 AM AKDT · 2907 days ago · 43 km deep · 42 km away
37. 2.618 km ESE of Funny River, AlaskaWed, Oct 17, 3:27 AM AKDT · 2907 days ago · 44 km deep · 17 km away
38. 1.66 km S of Clam Gulch, AlaskaWed, Oct 17, 1:51 PM AKDT · 2906 days ago · 69 km deep · 62 km away
39. 1.529 km NNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaWed, Oct 17, 4:59 PM AKDT · 2906 days ago · 73 km deep · 82 km away
40. 3.615 km S of Point Possession, AlaskaThu, Oct 18, 1:14 AM AKDT · 2906 days ago · 58 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 3
41. 2.322 km SW of Susitna, AlaskaThu, Oct 18, 2:06 PM AKDT · 2905 days ago · 49 km deep · 93 km away
42. 3.437 km NE of Fox River, AlaskaThu, Oct 18, 9:51 PM AKDT · 2905 days ago · 49 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 23
43. 1.521 km ESE of Fox River, AlaskaFri, Oct 19, 12:03 AM AKDT · 2905 days ago · 50 km deep · 83 km away
44. 1.714 km S of Point Possession, AlaskaFri, Oct 19, 12:53 AM AKDT · 2905 days ago · 48 km deep · 26 km away
45. 1.721 km W of Anchorage, AlaskaFri, Oct 19, 5:15 AM AKDT · 2905 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
46. 1.612 km ENE of Sterling, AlaskaSun, Oct 21, 1:27 AM AKDT · 2903 days ago · 35 km deep · 4 km away
47. 2.114 km SSE of Clam Gulch, AlaskaSun, Oct 21, 3:48 AM AKDT · 2903 days ago · 60 km deep · 64 km away
48. 2.732 km WSW of Tyonek, AlaskaSun, Oct 21, 10:10 AM AKDT · 2903 days ago · 75 km deep · 74 km away
49. 2.020 km W of Kalifornsky, AlaskaSun, Oct 21, 2:32 PM AKDT · 2902 days ago · 70 km deep · 61 km away
50. 1.717 km E of Fox River, AlaskaSun, Oct 21, 5:13 PM AKDT · 2902 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
51. 1.729 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaMon, Oct 22, 3:24 AM AKDT · 2902 days ago · 81 km deep · 98 km away
52. 1.514 km NE of Nikolaevsk, AlaskaMon, Oct 22, 5:51 PM AKDT · 2901 days ago · 64 km deep · 87 km away
53. 1.656 km W of Salamatof, AlaskaTue, Oct 23, 4:46 AM AKDT · 2901 days ago · 90 km deep · 97 km away
54. 2.226 km ESE of Fox River, AlaskaTue, Oct 23, 9:46 AM AKDT · 2901 days ago · 54 km deep · 90 km away
55. 2.426 km ENE of Beluga, AlaskaTue, Oct 23, 1:07 PM AKDT · 2900 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
56. 1.631 km WNW of Salamatof, AlaskaWed, Oct 24, 11:23 AM AKDT · 2899 days ago · 81 km deep · 73 km away
57. 1.712 km SE of Tyonek, AlaskaWed, Oct 24, 1:46 PM AKDT · 2899 days ago · 53 km deep · 53 km away
58. 1.522 km NNE of Beluga, AlaskaWed, Oct 24, 7:55 PM AKDT · 2899 days ago · 60 km deep · 87 km away
59. 1.821 km ENE of Sterling, AlaskaThu, Oct 25, 1:23 AM AKDT · 2899 days ago · 42 km deep · 10 km away
60. 1.632 km NNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaThu, Oct 25, 1:42 AM AKDT · 2899 days ago · 84 km deep · 82 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

1. 1.812 km ENE of Sterling, AlaskaSun, Oct 7, 9:10 PM AKDT · 2916 days ago · 48 km deep · 1 km away
2. 1.723 km SE of Funny River, AlaskaSun, Oct 7, 7:56 AM AKDT · 2917 days ago · 42 km deep · 23 km away
3. 2.311 km SE of Tyonek, AlaskaSat, Oct 6, 8:53 AM AKDT · 2918 days ago · 20 km deep · 53 km away
4. 2.315 km E of Happy Valley, AlaskaSat, Oct 6, 2:20 AM AKDT · 2918 days ago · 63 km deep · 83 km away
5. 1.712 km E of Lowell Point, AlaskaFri, Oct 5, 11:19 AM AKDT · 2919 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
6. 1.88 km SSE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, AlaskaFri, Oct 5, 7:50 AM AKDT · 2919 days ago · 28 km deep · 87 km away
7. 2.14 km ENE of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaFri, Oct 5, 12:10 AM AKDT · 2919 days ago · 30 km deep · 97 km away
8. 1.633 km W of Salamatof, AlaskaThu, Oct 4, 11:55 PM AKDT · 2919 days ago · 96 km deep · 75 km away
9. 2.513 km ESE of Clam Gulch, AlaskaThu, Oct 4, 3:20 PM AKDT · 2919 days ago · 69 km deep · 53 km away
10. 2.320 km ESE of Kasilof, AlaskaThu, Oct 4, 11:11 AM AKDT · 2920 days ago · 60 km deep · 40 km away
11. 2.212 km SSE of Sunrise, AlaskaThu, Oct 4, 6:07 AM AKDT · 2920 days ago · 29 km deep · 72 km away
12. 2.625 km ENE of Beluga, AlaskaWed, Oct 3, 11:30 PM AKDT · 2920 days ago · 48 km deep · 77 km away
13. 2.410 km WNW of Clam Gulch, AlaskaWed, Oct 3, 4:26 PM AKDT · 2920 days ago · 61 km deep · 62 km away
14. 1.830 km W of Anchorage, AlaskaWed, Oct 3, 5:45 AM AKDT · 2921 days ago · 20 km deep · 69 km away
15. 2.254 km W of Kalifornsky, AlaskaWed, Oct 3, 12:11 AM AKDT · 2921 days ago · 89 km deep · 94 km away
16. 2.011 km NE of Nikolaevsk, AlaskaTue, Oct 2, 9:54 PM AKDT · 2921 days ago · 53 km deep · 90 km away
17. 1.718 km SSW of Point Possession, AlaskaTue, Oct 2, 9:04 PM AKDT · 2921 days ago · 51 km deep · 29 km away
18. 1.69 km WNW of Kalifornsky, AlaskaTue, Oct 2, 5:19 PM AKDT · 2921 days ago · 59 km deep · 49 km away
19. 1.518 km W of Anchorage, AlaskaTue, Oct 2, 10:19 AM AKDT · 2922 days ago · 41 km deep · 76 km away
20. 1.626 km NW of Nikiski, AlaskaTue, Oct 2, 6:44 AM AKDT · 2922 days ago · 75 km deep · 66 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak018cwtnzoc (also filed as ak20273264). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:50 AM UTC.