M1.8 earthquake 1 km SW of Sterling, Alaska

Magnitude

1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Alaska Earthquake Center

Local time

Tue, Mar 18, 2025, 12:10 PM AKDT

UTC

2025-03-18 20:10:43 UTC

Depth

46.8 km (29.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

60.527° N, 150.780° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Stations used

42

• Sterling, AlaskaPopulation 5,617. Forecast1 kmSW
• Anchorage, AlaskaPopulation 289,600. Forecast90 kmSSW

After

1. 2.221 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaTue, Mar 18, 7:08 PM AKDT · 563 days ago · 46 km deep · 86 km away
2. 2.262 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaWed, Mar 19, 1:51 AM AKDT · 562 days ago · 107 km deep · 96 km away
3. 1.71 km NW of Funny River, AlaskaWed, Mar 19, 7:28 AM AKDT · 562 days ago · 50 km deep · 2 km away
4. 1.912 km NNE of Fox River, AlaskaWed, Mar 19, 7:50 AM AKDT · 562 days ago · 42 km deep · 63 km away
5. 2.010 km NNE of Fox River, AlaskaWed, Mar 19, 7:52 AM AKDT · 562 days ago · 45 km deep · 65 km away
6. 1.845 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaWed, Mar 19, 9:27 PM AKDT · 561 days ago · 78 km deep · 97 km away
7. 1.811 km E of Ninilchik, AlaskaThu, Mar 20, 12:37 AM AKDT · 561 days ago · 64 km deep · 65 km away
8. 1.662 km WNW of Nikiski, AlaskaThu, Mar 20, 12:48 AM AKDT · 561 days ago · 111 km deep · 95 km away
9. 1.512 km NE of Ninilchik, AlaskaThu, Mar 20, 4:43 PM AKDT · 561 days ago · 51 km deep · 59 km away
10. 1.735 km NW of Nikiski, AlaskaFri, Mar 21, 7:31 AM AKDT · 560 days ago · 76 km deep · 68 km away
11. 1.538 km NW of Nikiski, AlaskaFri, Mar 21, 7:42 AM AKDT · 560 days ago · 84 km deep · 71 km away
12. 1.59 km SE of Clam Gulch, AlaskaFri, Mar 21, 4:24 PM AKDT · 560 days ago · 60 km deep · 50 km away
13. 1.720 km ESE of Kasilof, AlaskaFri, Mar 21, 5:32 PM AKDT · 560 days ago · 61 km deep · 29 km away
14. 2.618 km W of Happy Valley, AlaskaFri, Mar 21, 5:49 PM AKDT · 560 days ago · 75 km deep · 96 km away
15. 1.826 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaSat, Mar 22, 1:13 AM AKDT · 559 days ago · 47 km deep · 85 km away
16. 1.611 km WNW of Point Possession, AlaskaSat, Mar 22, 8:04 AM AKDT · 559 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
17. 1.63 km ENE of Clam Gulch, AlaskaSat, Mar 22, 12:15 PM AKDT · 559 days ago · 58 km deep · 44 km away
18. 1.859 km W of Tyonek, AlaskaSat, Mar 22, 1:26 PM AKDT · 559 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
19. 1.829 km ENE of Beluga, AlaskaSat, Mar 22, 8:12 PM AKDT · 559 days ago · 50 km deep · 79 km away
20. 1.810 km N of Sterling, AlaskaSat, Mar 22, 11:14 PM AKDT · 558 days ago · 51 km deep · 12 km away
21. 1.626 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaSun, Mar 23, 12:08 AM AKDT · 558 days ago · 73 km deep · 93 km away
22. 1.536 km W of Nikiski, AlaskaSun, Mar 23, 2:02 AM AKDT · 558 days ago · 84 km deep · 68 km away
23. 1.553 km W of Kalifornsky, AlaskaSun, Mar 23, 10:50 AM AKDT · 558 days ago · 82 km deep · 81 km away
24. 1.524 km W of Salamatof, AlaskaSun, Mar 23, 6:25 PM AKDT · 558 days ago · 74 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
25. 2.215 km S of Funny River, AlaskaMon, Mar 24, 7:29 AM AKDT · 557 days ago · 50 km deep · 19 km away
26. 1.666 km WNW of Nikiski, AlaskaMon, Mar 24, 10:47 AM AKDT · 557 days ago · 113 km deep · 99 km away
27. 1.73 km NE of Nikolaevsk, AlaskaMon, Mar 24, 12:52 PM AKDT · 557 days ago · 68 km deep · 88 km away
28. 1.526 km NW of Nikiski, AlaskaMon, Mar 24, 8:32 PM AKDT · 557 days ago · 79 km deep · 59 km away
29. 2.815 km NNW of Hope, AlaskaMon, Mar 24, 10:18 PM AKDT · 556 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 102
30. 2.16 km WNW of Nikolaevsk, AlaskaMon, Mar 24, 10:19 PM AKDT · 556 days ago · 70 km deep · 92 km away
31. 1.80 km NNE of Nikiski, AlaskaMon, Mar 24, 11:25 PM AKDT · 556 days ago · 62 km deep · 33 km away
32. 1.743 km WNW of Clam Gulch, AlaskaTue, Mar 25, 9:06 AM AKDT · 556 days ago · 88 km deep · 75 km away
33. 1.98 km WNW of Happy Valley, AlaskaTue, Mar 25, 10:08 AM AKDT · 556 days ago · 55 km deep · 86 km away
34. 1.827 km WSW of Salamatof, AlaskaTue, Mar 25, 5:28 PM AKDT · 556 days ago · 73 km deep · 55 km away
35. 1.517 km NNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaTue, Mar 25, 7:43 PM AKDT · 556 days ago · 74 km deep · 66 km away
36. 1.523 km WNW of Kalifornsky, AlaskaTue, Mar 25, 9:25 PM AKDT · 555 days ago · 71 km deep · 51 km away
37. 1.622 km W of Happy Valley, AlaskaTue, Mar 25, 9:36 PM AKDT · 555 days ago · 80 km deep · 97 km away
38. 1.68 km S of Soldotna, AlaskaTue, Mar 25, 11:36 PM AKDT · 555 days ago · 49 km deep · 21 km away
39. 1.82 km S of Point MacKenzie, AlaskaWed, Mar 26, 12:27 AM AKDT · 555 days ago · 47 km deep · 100 km away
40. 1.610 km N of Sterling, AlaskaWed, Mar 26, 2:59 AM AKDT · 555 days ago · 49 km deep · 12 km away
41. 2.111 km WSW of Point Possession, AlaskaThu, Mar 27, 10:27 AM AKDT · 554 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
42. 1.657 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaThu, Mar 27, 5:06 PM AKDT · 554 days ago · 115 km deep · 95 km away
43. 1.713 km WNW of Kalifornsky, AlaskaFri, Mar 28, 8:15 AM AKDT · 553 days ago · 66 km deep · 41 km away
44. 1.919 km WNW of Clam Gulch, AlaskaFri, Mar 28, 10:14 AM AKDT · 553 days ago · 63 km deep · 59 km away
45. 1.851 km W of Kalifornsky, AlaskaFri, Mar 28, 12:41 PM AKDT · 553 days ago · 97 km deep · 79 km away
46. 2.517 km ESE of Point Possession, AlaskaFri, Mar 28, 6:33 PM AKDT · 553 days ago · 45 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
47. 1.623 km W of Salamatof, AlaskaFri, Mar 28, 10:50 PM AKDT · 552 days ago · 73 km deep · 53 km away
48. 1.541 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaSat, Mar 29, 3:42 AM AKDT · 552 days ago · 85 km deep · 76 km away
49. 1.719 km WNW of Salamatof, AlaskaSat, Mar 29, 6:24 AM AKDT · 552 days ago · 68 km deep · 50 km away
50. 1.660 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaSat, Mar 29, 3:00 PM AKDT · 552 days ago · 103 km deep · 100 km away
51. 1.510 km W of Point Possession, AlaskaSun, Mar 30, 12:56 AM AKDT · 551 days ago · 20 km deep · 46 km away
52. 1.817 km NE of Beluga, AlaskaSun, Mar 30, 4:57 AM AKDT · 551 days ago · 55 km deep · 79 km away
53. 1.855 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaSun, Mar 30, 6:32 AM AKDT · 551 days ago · 96 km deep · 92 km away
54. 1.641 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaSun, Mar 30, 2:35 PM AKDT · 551 days ago · 86 km deep · 90 km away
55. 1.731 km WNW of Ninilchik, AlaskaMon, Mar 31, 12:17 AM AKDT · 550 days ago · 70 km deep · 88 km away
56. 2.221 km ESE of Fox River, AlaskaMon, Mar 31, 9:58 AM AKDT · 550 days ago · 36 km deep · 83 km away
57. 1.72 km E of Tyonek, AlaskaMon, Mar 31, 11:32 AM AKDT · 550 days ago · 62 km deep · 63 km away
58. 1.626 km S of Funny River, AlaskaMon, Mar 31, 2:09 PM AKDT · 550 days ago · 46 km deep · 29 km away
59. 2.119 km ESE of Kasilof, AlaskaMon, Mar 31, 6:59 PM AKDT · 550 days ago · 54 km deep · 32 km away
60. 1.643 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaMon, Mar 31, 11:02 PM AKDT · 549 days ago · 85 km deep · 83 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

1. 2.333 km WNW of Clam Gulch, AlaskaTue, Mar 18, 10:57 AM AKDT · 563 days ago · 82 km deep · 69 km away
2. 1.630 km WSW of Tyonek, AlaskaTue, Mar 18, 9:10 AM AKDT · 563 days ago · 76 km deep · 65 km away
3. 2.225 km ESE of Clam Gulch, AlaskaTue, Mar 18, 6:25 AM AKDT · 563 days ago · 52 km deep · 42 km away
4. 1.850 km W of Nikiski, AlaskaTue, Mar 18, 5:31 AM AKDT · 563 days ago · 92 km deep · 81 km away
5. 1.519 km N of Moose Pass, AlaskaTue, Mar 18, 1:07 AM AKDT · 563 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
6. 1.71 km SW of Tyonek, AlaskaMon, Mar 17, 11:14 PM AKDT · 563 days ago · 62 km deep · 62 km away
7. 1.710 km NE of Point Possession, AlaskaMon, Mar 17, 11:08 PM AKDT · 563 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
8. 1.622 km WSW of Salamatof, AlaskaMon, Mar 17, 10:57 PM AKDT · 563 days ago · 70 km deep · 52 km away
9. 1.760 km WNW of Nikiski, AlaskaMon, Mar 17, 10:55 PM AKDT · 563 days ago · 103 km deep · 93 km away
10. 1.79 km E of Ninilchik, AlaskaMon, Mar 17, 1:06 PM AKDT · 564 days ago · 63 km deep · 65 km away
11. 1.621 km N of Moose Pass, AlaskaMon, Mar 17, 12:06 PM AKDT · 564 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
12. 1.58 km E of Seward, AlaskaMon, Mar 17, 10:33 AM AKDT · 564 days ago · 17 km deep · 95 km away
13. 2.117 km NE of Beluga, AlaskaMon, Mar 17, 10:17 AM AKDT · 564 days ago · 64 km deep · 82 km away
14. 2.017 km SSE of Point Possession, AlaskaMon, Mar 17, 8:27 AM AKDT · 564 days ago · 45 km deep · 29 km away
15. 1.635 km WNW of Clam Gulch, AlaskaMon, Mar 17, 8:02 AM AKDT · 564 days ago · 90 km deep · 71 km away
16. 1.61 km ENE of Nikolaevsk, AlaskaMon, Mar 17, 7:41 AM AKDT · 564 days ago · 58 km deep · 91 km away
17. 1.825 km NW of Nikiski, AlaskaMon, Mar 17, 7:17 AM AKDT · 564 days ago · 79 km deep · 59 km away
18. 1.69 km NNE of Anchor Point, AlaskaMon, Mar 17, 6:49 AM AKDT · 564 days ago · 55 km deep · 93 km away
19. 1.838 km NW of Ninilchik, AlaskaMon, Mar 17, 5:08 AM AKDT · 564 days ago · 89 km deep · 83 km away
20. 2.018 km ESE of Kasilof, AlaskaMon, Mar 17, 4:49 AM AKDT · 564 days ago · 57 km deep · 33 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0253jocmla. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:28 PM UTC.