Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 25 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 25 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska on Sat, Jul 20, 2024, 1:24 PM AKDT (21:24 UTC), 44 km (27 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 8 km S of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2024-07-20 21:24:08 UTC
Depth
43.8 km (27.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.103° N, 150.316° 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
45

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 94 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.635 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 806 days ago · 74 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 1.64 km ESE of Funny River, Alaska · 805 days ago · 40 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.94 km WSW of Willow, Alaska · 804 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 1.826 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 804 days ago · 44 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 1.722 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 804 days ago · 49 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 2.85 km NW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 803 days ago · 60 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.618 km E of Eagle River, Alaska · 803 days ago · 20 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.910 km SSE of Sunrise, Alaska · 802 days ago · 30 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 1.96 km NE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 802 days ago · 28 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 2.011 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 802 days ago · 63 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.639 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 802 days ago · 82 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 2.135 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 801 days ago · 81 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 1.53 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 801 days ago · 26 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 1.54 km W of Eagle River, Alaska · 801 days ago · 26 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 2.015 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 800 days ago · 55 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 1.614 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 800 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 1.511 km ENE of Susitna, Alaska · 800 days ago · 46 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 1.518 km SSE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 800 days ago · 31 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 1.520 km W of Willow, Alaska · 799 days ago · 46 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 1.622 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 799 days ago · 52 km deep · 32 km away
  21. 1.76 km SSE of Soldotna, Alaska · 798 days ago · 42 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 1.522 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 798 days ago · 75 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 2.528 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 798 days ago · 61 km deep · 79 km away
  24. 1.611 km SSE of Susitna, Alaska · 798 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  25. 1.530 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 797 days ago · 63 km deep · 74 km away
  26. 2.111 km SW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 797 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
  27. 2.07 km WNW of Houston, Alaska · 797 days ago · 42 km deep · 66 km away
  28. 2.422 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 796 days ago · 71 km deep · 66 km away
  29. 1.644 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 796 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  30. 1.625 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 796 days ago · 84 km deep · 69 km away
  31. 2.523 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 795 days ago · 51 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  32. 2.325 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 795 days ago · 69 km deep · 68 km away
  33. 1.78 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 795 days ago · 47 km deep · 73 km away
  34. 1.625 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 794 days ago · 66 km deep · 72 km away
  35. 1.624 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 793 days ago · 56 km deep · 42 km away
  36. 2.832 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 792 days ago · 66 km deep · 84 km away
  37. 1.624 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 792 days ago · 77 km deep · 96 km away
  38. 1.512 km N of Girdwood, Alaska · 792 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  39. 1.613 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 792 days ago · 63 km deep · 64 km away
  40. 2.419 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 791 days ago · 70 km deep · 64 km away
  41. 1.527 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 791 days ago · 80 km deep · 87 km away
  42. 1.622 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 791 days ago · 68 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 2.122 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 791 days ago · 52 km deep · 32 km away
  44. 1.736 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 791 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  45. 1.52 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 790 days ago · 41 km deep · 49 km away
  46. 2.818 km SSE of Anchorage, Alaska · 790 days ago · 40 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 6
  47. 2.03 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 790 days ago · 49 km deep · 47 km away
  48. 1.60 km SSW of Sterling, Alaska · 790 days ago · 25 km deep · 68 km away
  49. 2.22 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 790 days ago · 38 km deep · 52 km away
  50. 1.726 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 790 days ago · 94 km deep · 96 km away
  51. 2.824 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 789 days ago · 58 km deep · 31 km away
  52. 1.88 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 789 days ago · 59 km deep · 36 km away
  53. 1.713 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 789 days ago · 57 km deep · 21 km away
  54. 1.527 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 789 days ago · 38 km deep · 27 km away
  55. 1.917 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 788 days ago · 48 km deep · 88 km away
  56. 1.633 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 788 days ago · 68 km deep · 85 km away
  57. 1.715 km NNW of Sterling, Alaska · 787 days ago · 61 km deep · 56 km away
  58. 2.99 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 787 days ago · 59 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  59. 1.813 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 787 days ago · 63 km deep · 52 km away
  60. 2.022 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 786 days ago · 47 km deep · 28 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 1.96 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 806 days ago · 46 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 2.117 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 807 days ago · 58 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 1.517 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 807 days ago · 50 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 1.88 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 807 days ago · 45 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 2.220 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 808 days ago · 61 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 1.713 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 808 days ago · 66 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 1.66 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 808 days ago · 44 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 1.73 km N of Buffalo Soapstone, Alaska · 808 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.75 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 808 days ago · 53 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 1.918 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 809 days ago · 15 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 1.527 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 810 days ago · 64 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 2.422 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 810 days ago · 70 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 1.525 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 810 days ago · 57 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 1.918 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 811 days ago · 47 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 2.26 km WSW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 811 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 1.628 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 811 days ago · 80 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.56 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 813 days ago · 63 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 2.427 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 813 days ago · 56 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 2.73 km SE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 813 days ago · 43 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 12
  20. 1.718 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 813 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0249af7d8m. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:15 AM UTC.