Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 12 km SSE of Sunrise, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 12 km SSE of Sunrise, Alaska on Thu, Oct 4, 2018, 6:07 AM AKDT (14:07 UTC), 29 km (18 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
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-10-04 14:07:10 UTC
Depth
29.0 km (18.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.787° N, 149.331° 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
60

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 196 in the 60 days after this one and 41 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.816 km WSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2922 days ago · 42 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 2.14 km ENE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2922 days ago · 30 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.88 km SSE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 2922 days ago · 28 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 1.712 km E of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2922 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 2.01 km SSE of Houston, Alaska · 2921 days ago · 44 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.712 km SE of Susitna, Alaska · 2921 days ago · 45 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.311 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 2921 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 1.723 km SE of Funny River, Alaska · 2920 days ago · 42 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 1.543 km E of Knik River, Alaska · 2919 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.812 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 2919 days ago · 48 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 2.111 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 2919 days ago · 50 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 1.925 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 2918 days ago · 48 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 2.713 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 2918 days ago · 36 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 2.425 km ESE of Eagle River, Alaska · 2918 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 1.511 km SW of Primrose, Alaska · 2917 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 1.71 km NNW of Houston, Alaska · 2917 days ago · 39 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.65 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2916 days ago · 44 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 2.241 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2916 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 2.628 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 2916 days ago · 52 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 1.623 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2916 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 3.012 km SE of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 2915 days ago · 37 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 8
  22. 1.721 km SSW of Funny River, Alaska · 2914 days ago · 55 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 1.513 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2914 days ago · 46 km deep · 79 km away
  24. 1.911 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2913 days ago · 49 km deep · 78 km away
  25. 1.620 km SE of Funny River, Alaska · 2913 days ago · 60 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 1.721 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 2913 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  27. 1.63 km ENE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2912 days ago · 26 km deep · 72 km away
  28. 4.528 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 2912 days ago · 72 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 427 · tsunami flag
  29. 1.88 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2911 days ago · 41 km deep · 83 km away
  30. 2.53 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2911 days ago · 37 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 1.643 km NE of Fox River, Alaska · 2911 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 1.55 km NW of Girdwood, Alaska · 2911 days ago · 19 km deep · 21 km away
  33. 2.516 km SE of Susitna, Alaska · 2911 days ago · 51 km deep · 89 km away
  34. 1.512 km SSE of Tyonek, Alaska · 2911 days ago · 59 km deep · 94 km away
  35. 1.517 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 2910 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  36. 1.523 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 2910 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  37. 1.710 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 2910 days ago · 43 km deep · 66 km away
  38. 2.618 km ESE of Funny River, Alaska · 2910 days ago · 44 km deep · 74 km away
  39. 2.13 km WSW of Whittier, Alaska · 2910 days ago · 25 km deep · 32 km away
  40. 3.615 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 2909 days ago · 58 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 3
  41. 3.437 km NE of Fox River, Alaska · 2908 days ago · 49 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 23
  42. 1.714 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 2908 days ago · 48 km deep · 73 km away
  43. 1.721 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 2908 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  44. 2.323 km ENE of Girdwood, Alaska · 2907 days ago · 19 km deep · 41 km away
  45. 1.924 km E of Lowell Point, Alaska · 2907 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  46. 1.612 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 2906 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  47. 2.426 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 2904 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  48. 1.712 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 2903 days ago · 53 km deep · 91 km away
  49. 1.821 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 2902 days ago · 42 km deep · 62 km away
  50. 1.516 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2900 days ago · 39 km deep · 58 km away
  51. 1.914 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 2899 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
  52. 1.56 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2899 days ago · 46 km deep · 77 km away
  53. 1.920 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 2899 days ago · 62 km deep · 62 km away
  54. 1.78 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2898 days ago · 36 km deep · 87 km away
  55. 1.524 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 2898 days ago · 18 km deep · 70 km away
  56. 1.614 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2898 days ago · 55 km deep · 66 km away
  57. 1.714 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 2898 days ago · 49 km deep · 89 km away
  58. 1.827 km S of Knik River, Alaska · 2898 days ago · 19 km deep · 52 km away
  59. 2.25 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2897 days ago · 16 km deep · 74 km away
  60. 2.46 km SSW of Houston, Alaska · 2896 days ago · 38 km deep · 92 km away

The first 60 of 196.

Before

  1. 2.625 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 2923 days ago · 48 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.830 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 2924 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.718 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2924 days ago · 51 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 1.518 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 2925 days ago · 41 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.98 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2926 days ago · 32 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 2.05 km SSE of Anchorage, Alaska · 2927 days ago · 30 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 1.657 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2927 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.820 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 2927 days ago · 58 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.63 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2928 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 2.24 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2928 days ago · 39 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 1.63 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2928 days ago · 39 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 2.84 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2928 days ago · 40 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 7
  13. 1.640 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2929 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.847 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2929 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 2.316 km NNW of Whittier, Alaska · 2930 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 1.710 km NNE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 2932 days ago · 61 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 1.728 km NNW of Chenega, Alaska · 2932 days ago · 18 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 2.213 km ESE of Eagle River, Alaska · 2933 days ago · 19 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 2.429 km WSW of Hope, Alaska · 2933 days ago · 39 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 1.58 km E of Tyonek, Alaska · 2934 days ago · 58 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak018cqc8q2r (also filed as ak20270953). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:35 AM UTC.