Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 83 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 83 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska on Sat, Apr 18, 2026, 3:30 AM AKDT (11:30 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 113 km N of Yakutat, 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
2026-04-18 11:30:24 UTC
Depth
15.7 km (9.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.880° N, 141.054° 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 8.8 km horizontally, 5.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
289°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
11

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 199 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.8103 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 166 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.7107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 166 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.7114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 166 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.0116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 166 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.7104 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 166 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.6105 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 165 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.7110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 165 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.9105 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 165 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 2.3111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 165 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.7107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 165 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.791 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 165 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.6100 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 165 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.8104 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 164 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 1.9112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 164 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 2.0111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 164 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 3.0109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 164 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 2.5139 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 164 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 2.1106 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 164 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 2.1108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 164 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 1.9111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 164 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 1.792 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 164 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 1.8115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 163 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 1.7102 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 163 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 2.161 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 163 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  25. 2.0115 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 163 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  26. 1.6108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 163 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  27. 1.6103 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 163 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 1.7113 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 162 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  29. 1.7108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 162 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  30. 1.5107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 162 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  31. 1.6101 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 162 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  32. 2.1111 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 161 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  33. 1.998 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 161 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  34. 1.8107 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 160 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  35. 1.8110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 160 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  36. 1.6103 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 160 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  37. 1.984 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 160 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  38. 1.8112 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 160 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  39. 1.9104 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 160 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  40. 1.8111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 159 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  41. 1.8106 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 159 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  42. 2.4111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 159 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 1.8108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 159 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  44. 1.697 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 159 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  45. 1.8103 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 159 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  46. 1.7102 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 159 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  47. 1.775 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 159 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  48. 1.697 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 158 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  49. 2.4119 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 158 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  50. 1.696 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 158 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
  51. 1.5100 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 158 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  52. 1.5102 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 158 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  53. 1.5117 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 157 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  54. 2.5109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 157 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  55. 1.8111 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 157 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  56. 1.5116 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 157 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  57. 1.9109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 156 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  58. 1.8115 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 156 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  59. 1.963 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 156 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  60. 2.1108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 156 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.699 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 166 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.8115 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 166 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 2.4109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 166 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.7102 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 166 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.0115 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 167 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 2.0110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 167 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.8104 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 167 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 1.8103 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 167 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 2.8106 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 167 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.9105 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 167 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.6109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 167 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.7110 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 167 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.6100 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 167 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 1.862 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 168 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 1.5114 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 168 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.562 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 168 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 1.5109 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 168 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.5105 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 168 days ago · 17 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 1.7100 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 168 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.6108 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 168 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026hphpds. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:53 PM UTC.