Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 26 km W of Susitna, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 26 km W of Susitna, Alaska on Mon, Aug 6, 2018, 2:38 AM AKDT (10:38 UTC), 73 km (45 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 8 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-08-06 10:38:34 UTC
Depth
73.2 km (45.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
61.546° N, 151.004° 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
44

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 125 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.626 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2979 days ago · 70 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 1.976 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2979 days ago · 160 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 1.723 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2979 days ago · 62 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 1.530 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2978 days ago · 57 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 1.728 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2978 days ago · 73 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 1.650 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2978 days ago · 95 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 1.711 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2978 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 1.614 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 2978 days ago · 42 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 2.122 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2978 days ago · 65 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 1.616 km W of Susitna North, Alaska · 2978 days ago · 51 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 3.124 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2978 days ago · 75 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 2
  12. 1.57 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2977 days ago · 78 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 1.945 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2977 days ago · 73 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 1.918 km N of Nikiski, Alaska · 2977 days ago · 66 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 2.519 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 2976 days ago · 87 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 2.08 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 2975 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 1.517 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 2975 days ago · 44 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 1.867 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2975 days ago · 118 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 2.121 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2975 days ago · 57 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 2.123 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2974 days ago · 59 km deep · 21 km away
  21. 2.120 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2974 days ago · 79 km deep · 34 km away
  22. 1.529 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2974 days ago · 82 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 2.221 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2974 days ago · 47 km deep · 42 km away
  24. 1.61 km NNE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2973 days ago · 42 km deep · 76 km away
  25. 1.5Southern Alaska · 2973 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  26. 2.531 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 2973 days ago · 80 km deep · 84 km away
  27. 1.819 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2973 days ago · 38 km deep · 77 km away
  28. 1.923 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2973 days ago · 58 km deep · 17 km away
  29. 2.256 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2973 days ago · 111 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 1.820 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2972 days ago · 53 km deep · 24 km away
  31. 1.618 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 2972 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  32. 1.968 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2972 days ago · 112 km deep · 93 km away
  33. 1.629 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2971 days ago · 78 km deep · 70 km away
  34. 1.728 km SW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2971 days ago · 51 km deep · 63 km away
  35. 1.640 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2971 days ago · 74 km deep · 35 km away
  36. 1.59 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2971 days ago · 51 km deep · 52 km away
  37. 1.623 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2971 days ago · 72 km deep · 68 km away
  38. 3.329 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2971 days ago · 82 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 2
  39. 1.727 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2970 days ago · 36 km deep · 90 km away
  40. 1.729 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2970 days ago · 64 km deep · 27 km away
  41. 1.936 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2970 days ago · 97 km deep · 48 km away
  42. 1.626 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 2970 days ago · 19 km deep · 52 km away
  43. 1.630 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2970 days ago · 68 km deep · 33 km away
  44. 4.28 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2970 days ago · 50 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 447
  45. 1.767 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2969 days ago · 111 km deep · 92 km away
  46. 2.317 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 2969 days ago · 57 km deep · 29 km away
  47. 1.719 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2968 days ago · 70 km deep · 97 km away
  48. 1.54 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2968 days ago · 43 km deep · 69 km away
  49. 1.832 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2968 days ago · 65 km deep · 22 km away
  50. 1.715 km NNE of Nikiski, Alaska · 2968 days ago · 67 km deep · 81 km away
  51. 1.729 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2968 days ago · 61 km deep · 28 km away
  52. 1.715 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2967 days ago · 39 km deep · 74 km away
  53. 2.066 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2967 days ago · 111 km deep · 92 km away
  54. 2.056 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2966 days ago · 95 km deep · 80 km away
  55. 2.049 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2966 days ago · 90 km deep · 95 km away
  56. 2.743 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2966 days ago · 94 km deep · 61 km away
  57. 2.743 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2966 days ago · 94 km deep · 61 km away
  58. 2.219 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2966 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  59. 1.627 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2965 days ago · 57 km deep · 26 km away
  60. 1.646 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2965 days ago · 106 km deep · 98 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.225 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2979 days ago · 78 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.67 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 2979 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.56 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2980 days ago · 67 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 1.64 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 2980 days ago · 60 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 2.337 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 2980 days ago · 58 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 1.524 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2980 days ago · 63 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 1.55 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2981 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 1.910 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2981 days ago · 68 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.60 km NNE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2981 days ago · 30 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 2.018 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2981 days ago · 28 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.64 km NE of Fishhook, Alaska · 2981 days ago · 30 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 1.844 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2982 days ago · 72 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 1.513 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 2982 days ago · 46 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 1.611 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2982 days ago · 47 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 2.621 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 2983 days ago · 58 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 1.528 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2983 days ago · 64 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 2.223 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2983 days ago · 62 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 2.238 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2984 days ago · 73 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 1.637 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2984 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 1.917 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 2984 days ago · 18 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak018a0pc7jn (also filed as ak20013522). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:37 AM UTC.