Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 13 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 13 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska on Fri, Jan 2, 2026, 1:51 AM AKST (10:51 UTC), 51 km (31 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 8 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, 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
2026-01-02 10:51:48 UTC
Depth
50.5 km (31.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.437° N, 150.626° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 3.3 km horizontally, 3.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
34°
Stations used
29

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

After

  1. 1.737 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 276 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 1.812 km NNW of Girdwood, Alaska · 276 days ago · 24 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 2.326 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 276 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.834 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 276 days ago · 84 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 1.611 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 276 days ago · 37 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 1.627 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 276 days ago · 69 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 1.87 km W of Beluga, Alaska · 275 days ago · 70 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 2.729 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 275 days ago · 43 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.754 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 275 days ago · 101 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 2.013 km WSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 275 days ago · 35 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 1.752 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 275 days ago · 101 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 1.78 km E of Salamatof, Alaska · 275 days ago · 78 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.627 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 275 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.78 km W of Knik, Alaska · 275 days ago · 36 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 1.719 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 275 days ago · 21 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.719 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 275 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 1.929 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 275 days ago · 64 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 1.917 km WSW of Hope, Alaska · 275 days ago · 27 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 1.722 km N of Willow, Alaska · 275 days ago · 36 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 2.022 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 274 days ago · 96 km deep · 88 km away
  21. 2.119 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 274 days ago · 62 km deep · 22 km away
  22. 1.913 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 274 days ago · 36 km deep · 63 km away
  23. 2.06 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 274 days ago · 52 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 1.83 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 274 days ago · 81 km deep · 71 km away
  25. 1.823 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 274 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
  26. 1.89 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 274 days ago · 43 km deep · 28 km away
  27. 1.86 km E of Willow, Alaska · 274 days ago · 57 km deep · 51 km away
  28. 2.916 km SSE of Anchorage, Alaska · 274 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 5
  29. 2.012 km SSE of Anchorage, Alaska · 274 days ago · 30 km deep · 57 km away
  30. 1.718 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 273 days ago · 23 km deep · 67 km away
  31. 2.16 km W of Beluga, Alaska · 273 days ago · 66 km deep · 45 km away
  32. 1.79 km ESE of Tyonek, Alaska · 273 days ago · 61 km deep · 49 km away
  33. 2.218 km NNE of Nikiski, Alaska · 273 days ago · 55 km deep · 72 km away
  34. 2.07 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 273 days ago · 26 km deep · 59 km away
  35. 2.513 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 273 days ago · 43 km deep · 81 km away
  36. 2.22 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 273 days ago · 42 km deep · 58 km away
  37. 2.017 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 273 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  38. 2.519 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 273 days ago · 68 km deep · 58 km away
  39. 2.220 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 273 days ago · 51 km deep · 10 km away
  40. 2.229 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 273 days ago · 82 km deep · 65 km away
  41. 2.321 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 273 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  42. 2.67 km SSE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 273 days ago · 46 km deep · 41 km away
  43. 2.39 km ESE of Willow, Alaska · 273 days ago · 36 km deep · 52 km away
  44. 2.325 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 273 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  45. 2.116 km ESE of Eagle River, Alaska · 272 days ago · 32 km deep · 74 km away
  46. 2.471 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 272 days ago · 140 km deep · 100 km away
  47. 2.327 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 272 days ago · 34 km deep · 94 km away
  48. 2.017 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 272 days ago · 35 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 32
  49. 1.88 km ESE of Willow, Alaska · 272 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  50. 2.024 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 272 days ago · 14 km deep · 27 km away
  51. 1.814 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 272 days ago · 68 km deep · 58 km away
  52. 2.04 km SSE of Willow, Alaska · 272 days ago · 28 km deep · 44 km away
  53. 1.935 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 272 days ago · 85 km deep · 46 km away
  54. 2.444 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 272 days ago · 81 km deep · 48 km away
  55. 1.912 km N of Sterling, Alaska · 272 days ago · 57 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 5
  56. 1.821 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 271 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
  57. 1.918 km W of Willow, Alaska · 271 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
  58. 1.84 km WNW of Tanaina, Alaska · 271 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  59. 1.827 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 271 days ago · 23 km deep · 100 km away
  60. 1.94 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 271 days ago · 38 km deep · 37 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.95 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 276 days ago · 56 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 1.825 km SSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 276 days ago · 39 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 1.822 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 277 days ago · 16 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 2.344 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 277 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 2.221 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 277 days ago · 17 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.528 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 277 days ago · 75 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 2.311 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 277 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 2.114 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 277 days ago · 36 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 2.243 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 277 days ago · 92 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.89 km WNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 277 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 2.311 km WNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 277 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 2.729 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 277 days ago · 82 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 2.258 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 277 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 2.022 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 277 days ago · 47 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 2.227 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 277 days ago · 72 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 2.326 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 278 days ago · 64 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 2.226 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 278 days ago · 85 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 2.324 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 278 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 2.317 km N of Willow, Alaska · 278 days ago · 23 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 2.13 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 278 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak2026acriks. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:46 PM UTC.