Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 28 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 28 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska on Sat, Jan 27, 2018, 1:00 AM AKST (10:00 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 16 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

Sutton-Alpine forecastMore in Alaska

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-01-27 10:00:21 UTC
Depth
19.9 km (12.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.033° N, 148.749° 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
39

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 149 in the 60 days after this one and 96 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.717 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3171 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 4.616 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3171 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 1.515 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3171 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 1.517 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3171 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 2.917 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3171 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 2
  6. 1.622 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 3171 days ago · 46 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 2.715 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 1.812 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 1.913 km S of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 1.915 km S of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 1.614 km S of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3169 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 2.114 km S of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3169 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 1.911 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3169 days ago · 15 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 1.915 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3168 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 1.644 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3167 days ago · 16 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 2.336 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3167 days ago · 18 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 2.051 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3166 days ago · 24 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 1.69 km ENE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3166 days ago · 36 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 1.846 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3166 days ago · 38 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 2.018 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3166 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 1.57 km N of Houston, Alaska · 3166 days ago · 42 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 1.916 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3165 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  23. 2.06 km NW of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 3165 days ago · 37 km deep · 73 km away
  24. 1.716 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3165 days ago · 51 km deep · 57 km away
  25. 1.522 km S of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3165 days ago · 27 km deep · 51 km away
  26. 1.53 km ENE of Knik, Alaska · 3164 days ago · 27 km deep · 79 km away
  27. 1.74 km SE of Houston, Alaska · 3164 days ago · 47 km deep · 72 km away
  28. 1.63 km S of Eagle River, Alaska · 3163 days ago · 30 km deep · 93 km away
  29. 1.617 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3163 days ago · 30 km deep · 72 km away
  30. 1.616 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3163 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  31. 1.615 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3163 days ago · 44 km deep · 44 km away
  32. 1.820 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3163 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  33. 1.750 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3162 days ago · 66 km deep · 97 km away
  34. 1.85 km NNW of Tanaina, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 35 km deep · 56 km away
  35. 1.512 km WNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  36. 1.644 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  37. 1.637 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 18 km deep · 95 km away
  38. 3.055 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3160 days ago · 37 km deep · 32 km away
  39. 1.536 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 3160 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  40. 3.56 km NNW of Houston, Alaska · 3160 days ago · 29 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 3
  41. 2.2Southern Alaska · 3160 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  42. 1.715 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3160 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  43. 1.628 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3159 days ago · 43 km deep · 35 km away
  44. 2.623 km S of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3159 days ago · 25 km deep · 90 km away
  45. 2.816 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3159 days ago · 39 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 2
  46. 1.712 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 3158 days ago · 48 km deep · 64 km away
  47. 2.224 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3158 days ago · 24 km deep · 66 km away
  48. 1.947 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 3157 days ago · 42 km deep · 21 km away
  49. 2.418 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3157 days ago · 44 km deep · 45 km away
  50. 2.143 km E of Chase, Alaska · 3156 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  51. 1.529 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3156 days ago · 17 km deep · 62 km away
  52. 2.58 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 3155 days ago · 52 km deep · 51 km away
  53. 1.611 km NNE of Buffalo Soapstone, Alaska · 3155 days ago · 38 km deep · 29 km away
  54. 1.535 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3155 days ago · 71 km deep · 98 km away
  55. 1.531 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3155 days ago · 69 km deep · 94 km away
  56. 1.515 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 3154 days ago · 43 km deep · 59 km away
  57. 1.941 km E of Chase, Alaska · 3154 days ago · 51 km deep · 59 km away
  58. 1.926 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3153 days ago · 25 km deep · 55 km away
  59. 2.044 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3153 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  60. 2.411 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3152 days ago · 47 km deep · 59 km away

The first 60 of 149.

Before

  1. 2.715 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3171 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 2.518 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3171 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 1.716 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3171 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 1.610 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 3171 days ago · 37 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 1.717 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3171 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 1.615 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3171 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 2.016 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3171 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 1.616 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3171 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 4.317 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3171 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 292 · tsunami flag
  10. 2.239 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3172 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.639 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3172 days ago · 26 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 1.841 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3172 days ago · 38 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 4.140 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3172 days ago · 39 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 54
  14. 2.74 km NW of Houston, Alaska · 3172 days ago · 41 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.318 km SSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 3172 days ago · 39 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 2.244 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 2.519 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 42 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 1.958 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 29 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 1.960 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 27 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 1.520 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away

Earthquakes todayAlaska earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak01818tgr13 (also filed as ak18207678). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:47 AM UTC.