Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 21 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 21 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska on Thu, Oct 25, 2018, 1:23 AM AKDT (09:23 UTC), 42 km (26 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M7.1 1 km SE of Point MacKenzie, 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
2018-10-25 09:23:46 UTC
Depth
41.7 km (25.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.603° N, 150.403° 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: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 90 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.632 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2902 days ago · 84 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.626 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2901 days ago · 71 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 2.0Southern Alaska · 2901 days ago · 63 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.640 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2900 days ago · 88 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.736 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 2900 days ago · 77 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.616 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2900 days ago · 59 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 1.516 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2900 days ago · 39 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 2.329 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2899 days ago · 78 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 2.618 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2899 days ago · 63 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 1.914 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 2899 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 1.56 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2898 days ago · 46 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 1.920 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 2898 days ago · 62 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.524 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 2898 days ago · 18 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 1.614 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2898 days ago · 55 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 2.435 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2898 days ago · 79 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.714 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 2898 days ago · 49 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 1.514 km E of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2897 days ago · 58 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 2.25 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2897 days ago · 16 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 1.930 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2896 days ago · 64 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 1.921 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 2896 days ago · 52 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 1.825 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 2895 days ago · 49 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 1.624 km WNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2894 days ago · 41 km deep · 9 km away
  23. 1.79 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2894 days ago · 38 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 1.69 km SSE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2894 days ago · 53 km deep · 57 km away
  25. 1.57 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2893 days ago · 59 km deep · 64 km away
  26. 1.526 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2893 days ago · 78 km deep · 75 km away
  27. 1.919 km SE of Eagle River, Alaska · 2893 days ago · 30 km deep · 91 km away
  28. 1.728 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2893 days ago · 42 km deep · 76 km away
  29. 1.728 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2892 days ago · 78 km deep · 79 km away
  30. 1.627 km E of Fox River, Alaska · 2892 days ago · 44 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 1.613 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2892 days ago · 46 km deep · 45 km away
  32. 1.810 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2892 days ago · 20 km deep · 47 km away
  33. 2.115 km NW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2892 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  34. 1.716 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2892 days ago · 40 km deep · 75 km away
  35. 2.319 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2891 days ago · 68 km deep · 87 km away
  36. 2.116 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2891 days ago · 41 km deep · 81 km away
  37. 1.522 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2891 days ago · 38 km deep · 27 km away
  38. 1.611 km WSW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2890 days ago · 59 km deep · 80 km away
  39. 1.726 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 2890 days ago · 51 km deep · 68 km away
  40. 1.726 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 2889 days ago · 45 km deep · 78 km away
  41. 1.520 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2889 days ago · 59 km deep · 88 km away
  42. 1.616 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2889 days ago · 49 km deep · 22 km away
  43. 1.714 km N of Sunrise, Alaska · 2889 days ago · 19 km deep · 70 km away
  44. 1.640 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2889 days ago · 102 km deep · 91 km away
  45. 1.54 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2889 days ago · 58 km deep · 84 km away
  46. 1.68 km ESE of Funny River, Alaska · 2888 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  47. 1.831 km NW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2888 days ago · 42 km deep · 16 km away
  48. 1.627 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 2888 days ago · 54 km deep · 96 km away
  49. 1.57 km SSE of Soldotna, Alaska · 2888 days ago · 49 km deep · 38 km away
  50. 1.515 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2887 days ago · 67 km deep · 61 km away
  51. 1.521 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2887 days ago · 65 km deep · 61 km away
  52. 1.69 km SSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2887 days ago · 35 km deep · 64 km away
  53. 1.521 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2887 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away
  54. 1.519 km W of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2887 days ago · 38 km deep · 20 km away
  55. 1.69 km N of Fox River, Alaska · 2887 days ago · 48 km deep · 80 km away
  56. 2.420 km S of Tyonek, Alaska · 2887 days ago · 58 km deep · 49 km away
  57. 1.55 km W of Funny River, Alaska · 2887 days ago · 46 km deep · 27 km away
  58. 2.124 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2886 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  59. 1.626 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2886 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  60. 1.620 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2886 days ago · 68 km deep · 71 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.522 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 2902 days ago · 60 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.712 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 2902 days ago · 53 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 1.631 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2902 days ago · 81 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 2.426 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 2903 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 2.226 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 2903 days ago · 54 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.514 km NE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 2904 days ago · 64 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.717 km E of Fox River, Alaska · 2905 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 2.020 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 2905 days ago · 70 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 2.732 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2905 days ago · 75 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 2.114 km SSE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2906 days ago · 60 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 1.612 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 2906 days ago · 35 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 1.924 km E of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2907 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.721 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 2908 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 1.714 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 2908 days ago · 48 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 1.521 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 2908 days ago · 50 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 3.437 km NE of Fox River, Alaska · 2908 days ago · 49 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 23
  17. 2.322 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 2908 days ago · 49 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 3.615 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 2909 days ago · 58 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 3
  19. 1.529 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2909 days ago · 73 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 1.66 km S of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2909 days ago · 69 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak018doznco8 (also filed as ak20290457). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:53 AM UTC.