Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 28 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 28 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska on Wed, Sep 5, 2018, 12:49 AM AKDT (08:49 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 56 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-09-05 08:49:33 UTC
Depth
20.0 km (12.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.891° N, 148.229° 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
42

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 94 in the 60 days after this one and 50 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.048 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2946 days ago · 19 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 2.716 km SW of Valdez, Alaska · 2945 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.611 km N of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2943 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 5
  4. 1.85 km SSE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 2943 days ago · 36 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.67 km N of Eagle River, Alaska · 2940 days ago · 32 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.740 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2939 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 1.535 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2938 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 2.031 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2938 days ago · 31 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.648 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2937 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 1.511 km WSW of Hope, Alaska · 2937 days ago · 34 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 1.537 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2934 days ago · 20 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 2.334 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2933 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 1.713 km ESE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2933 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 1.751 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2932 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 3.00 km NW of Eagle River, Alaska · 2932 days ago · 39 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 4
  16. 2.634 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2931 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 1.56 km NW of Eagle River, Alaska · 2931 days ago · 34 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.656 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2931 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 2.155 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2931 days ago · 17 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 1.561 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2931 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 1.541 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2930 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 1.619 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2930 days ago · 21 km deep · 66 km away
  23. 2.128 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2929 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  24. 2.213 km ESE of Eagle River, Alaska · 2929 days ago · 19 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 2.612 km ENE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2929 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 1.728 km NNW of Chenega, Alaska · 2929 days ago · 18 km deep · 65 km away
  27. 1.630 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2929 days ago · 24 km deep · 77 km away
  28. 2.020 km N of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2929 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  29. 2.316 km NNW of Whittier, Alaska · 2927 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
  30. 1.847 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2926 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  31. 1.640 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2926 days ago · 16 km deep · 60 km away
  32. 1.654 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2925 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  33. 1.836 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2924 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  34. 1.657 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2924 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  35. 2.05 km SSE of Anchorage, Alaska · 2924 days ago · 30 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 1.513 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2924 days ago · 31 km deep · 93 km away
  37. 1.814 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2923 days ago · 26 km deep · 70 km away
  38. 3.756 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2923 days ago · 18 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 13
  39. 1.556 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2923 days ago · 18 km deep · 66 km away
  40. 2.355 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2923 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  41. 1.723 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2921 days ago · 19 km deep · 65 km away
  42. 2.212 km SSE of Sunrise, Alaska · 2920 days ago · 29 km deep · 61 km away
  43. 1.88 km SSE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 2919 days ago · 28 km deep · 81 km away
  44. 2.819 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2919 days ago · 19 km deep · 78 km away
  45. 2.233 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2919 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  46. 1.755 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2917 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  47. 4.056 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2917 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 2 · tsunami flag
  48. 1.755 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2917 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  49. 1.954 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2917 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  50. 1.543 km E of Knik River, Alaska · 2916 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
  51. 1.918 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2916 days ago · 31 km deep · 88 km away
  52. 2.713 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 2915 days ago · 36 km deep · 85 km away
  53. 2.425 km ESE of Eagle River, Alaska · 2915 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  54. 1.632 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2915 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  55. 1.721 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2914 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  56. 1.511 km SW of Primrose, Alaska · 2914 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  57. 1.649 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2913 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  58. 1.557 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2913 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  59. 2.241 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2913 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  60. 1.56 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 2912 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away

The first 60 of 94.

Before

  1. 1.828 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2949 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 1.816 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2950 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 2.129 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 2951 days ago · 20 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 1.931 km SE of Knik River, Alaska · 2951 days ago · 29 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 1.554 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2951 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 2.124 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2953 days ago · 17 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 1.853 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 2953 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 1.719 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2956 days ago · 21 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 2.421 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2956 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.413 km ESE of Lazy Mountain, Alaska · 2957 days ago · 32 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 1.85 km N of Lazy Mountain, Alaska · 2958 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.621 km N of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2958 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 1.650 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2959 days ago · 20 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 1.848 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2959 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 1.6Southern Alaska · 2959 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 2.943 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2960 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 1.842 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2960 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 1.914 km NNE of Girdwood, Alaska · 2960 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 2.136 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 2961 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 1.716 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2961 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak018beac406 (also filed as ak20242325). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:45 AM UTC.