Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 12 km SW of Susitna, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 12 km SW of Susitna, Alaska on Mon, Dec 3, 2018, 7:12 PM AKST (04:12 UTC), 59 km (37 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 7 km SSE 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
2018-12-04 04:12:52 UTC
Depth
59.1 km (36.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.478° N, 150.700° 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
35

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 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.75 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 1.73 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 37 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 2.38 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 29 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 1.86 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 41 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 2.38 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 34 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 1.95 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 38 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 2.24 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 28 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 2.75 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 38 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 1.63 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 39 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 1.64 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 38 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 1.61 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 1.64 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 30 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 2.44 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 39 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 1.5Southern Alaska · 2862 days ago · 41 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 1.66 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 39 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 1.65 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 32 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 1.55 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 30 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 1.55 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 39 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 1.97 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 38 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 1.610 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 35 km deep · 34 km away
  21. 1.68 km WSW of Knik, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 31 km deep · 44 km away
  22. 2.74 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 37 km deep · 37 km away
  23. 1.56 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 36 km deep · 34 km away
  24. 2.24 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 38 km deep · 41 km away
  25. 1.83 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 43 km deep · 42 km away
  26. 2.13 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 49 km deep · 43 km away
  27. 2.09 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 39 km deep · 38 km away
  28. 1.615 km SSW of Willow, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 45 km deep · 32 km away
  29. 2.35 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 38 km deep · 36 km away
  30. 2.36 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 46 km deep · 40 km away
  31. 2.16 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 30 km deep · 41 km away
  32. 1.54 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 39 km deep · 40 km away
  33. 2.1Southern Alaska · 2862 days ago · 29 km deep · 35 km away
  34. 2.15 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 34 km deep · 35 km away
  35. 1.95 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 37 km deep · 36 km away
  36. 1.610 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  37. 1.55 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 36 km deep · 35 km away
  38. 1.57 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 37 km deep · 41 km away
  39. 2.01 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 34 km deep · 40 km away
  40. 1.93 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 34 km deep · 40 km away
  41. 1.74 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 34 km deep · 36 km away
  42. 1.86 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 36 km deep · 36 km away
  43. 2.25 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 39 km deep · 39 km away
  44. 1.94 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 34 km deep · 41 km away
  45. 1.78 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 34 km deep · 38 km away
  46. 2.06 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 38 km deep · 36 km away
  47. 2.317 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
  48. 2.36 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 36 km deep · 42 km away
  49. 1.75 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 42 km deep · 39 km away
  50. 2.06 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 34 km deep · 42 km away
  51. 2.26 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 31 km deep · 35 km away
  52. 2.49 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 31 km deep · 35 km away
  53. 1.76 km NW of Eagle River, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 21 km deep · 57 km away
  54. 2.34 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 30 km deep · 39 km away
  55. 1.67 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 39 km deep · 35 km away
  56. 1.61 km SE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 30 km deep · 42 km away
  57. 2.34 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 37 km deep · 40 km away
  58. 1.82 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 39 km deep · 38 km away
  59. 1.77 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 36 km deep · 36 km away
  60. 1.75 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 36 km deep · 35 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.21 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 30 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 2.33 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 38 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 1.98 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 31 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 1.68 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 37 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 2.55 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 46 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 2.24 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 31 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 1.63 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 39 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 2.13 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 40 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 2.08 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 47 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 1.84 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 39 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 1.68 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 35 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 2.08 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 32 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 1.69 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 39 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 1.66 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 40 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 2.34 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 1.57 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 2.19 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 31 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 1.84 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 47 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 1.5Southern Alaska · 2862 days ago · 31 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 3.02 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2862 days ago · 42 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak018fj23pzd (also filed as ak20441396). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:23 AM UTC.