Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 17 km WNW of Anchorage, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 17 km WNW of Anchorage, Alaska on Mon, Oct 14, 2024, 10:48 AM AKDT (18:48 UTC), 45 km (28 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 1 km WSW of Big Lake, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2024-10-14 18:48:16 UTC
Depth
45.1 km (28.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.254° N, 150.209° 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
86

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 152 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.54 km SSE of Kenai, Alaska · 718 days ago · 62 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.512 km E of Eagle River, Alaska · 718 days ago · 19 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 2.025 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 718 days ago · 41 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.98 km SSE of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 718 days ago · 27 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 2.86 km SSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 718 days ago · 42 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 12
  6. 1.624 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 718 days ago · 70 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 2.18 km NE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 717 days ago · 37 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 2.08 km WSW of Knik, Alaska · 717 days ago · 30 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 1.513 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 717 days ago · 64 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 1.67 km NW of Houston, Alaska · 717 days ago · 32 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 1.618 km W of Hope, Alaska · 717 days ago · 38 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 1.614 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 717 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 2.618 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 717 days ago · 70 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 1.88 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 716 days ago · 59 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 1.513 km E of Nikiski, Alaska · 716 days ago · 56 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 1.58 km SSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 716 days ago · 38 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 1.73 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 716 days ago · 56 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 2
  18. 3.015 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 716 days ago · 55 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 2
  19. 1.733 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 716 days ago · 75 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 1.510 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 715 days ago · 65 km deep · 51 km away
  21. 1.754 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 715 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 1.56 km WNW of Eagle River, Alaska · 715 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
  23. 1.825 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 715 days ago · 41 km deep · 45 km away
  24. 1.65 km ESE of Sunrise, Alaska · 715 days ago · 30 km deep · 64 km away
  25. 2.832 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 715 days ago · 93 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 1.618 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 715 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
  27. 1.712 km NNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 715 days ago · 54 km deep · 41 km away
  28. 1.52 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 714 days ago · 42 km deep · 46 km away
  29. 1.54 km SSE of Houston, Alaska · 714 days ago · 47 km deep · 45 km away
  30. 1.817 km ESE of Funny River, Alaska · 714 days ago · 46 km deep · 93 km away
  31. 1.728 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 714 days ago · 84 km deep · 86 km away
  32. 1.66 km ENE of Salamatof, Alaska · 714 days ago · 66 km deep · 87 km away
  33. 1.621 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 714 days ago · 69 km deep · 70 km away
  34. 1.521 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 714 days ago · 53 km deep · 11 km away
  35. 1.94 km SW of Funny River, Alaska · 714 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 2.126 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 714 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  37. 1.520 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 713 days ago · 65 km deep · 99 km away
  38. 1.642 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 713 days ago · 78 km deep · 71 km away
  39. 2.032 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 712 days ago · 63 km deep · 68 km away
  40. 1.754 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 712 days ago · 90 km deep · 87 km away
  41. 2.811 km N of Willow, Alaska · 712 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  42. 1.820 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 711 days ago · 51 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
  43. 1.515 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 711 days ago · 73 km deep · 90 km away
  44. 2.66 km SSW of Houston, Alaska · 711 days ago · 32 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  45. 2.08 km S of Sunrise, Alaska · 711 days ago · 32 km deep · 65 km away
  46. 1.535 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 711 days ago · 71 km deep · 72 km away
  47. 1.525 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 710 days ago · 72 km deep · 54 km away
  48. 2.326 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 710 days ago · 63 km deep · 27 km away
  49. 1.538 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 710 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  50. 1.622 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 710 days ago · 64 km deep · 28 km away
  51. 1.516 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 710 days ago · 70 km deep · 83 km away
  52. 2.221 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 709 days ago · 67 km deep · 82 km away
  53. 2.449 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 709 days ago · 98 km deep · 94 km away
  54. 1.533 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 709 days ago · 99 km deep · 80 km away
  55. 1.53 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 709 days ago · 66 km deep · 45 km away
  56. 1.536 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 709 days ago · 75 km deep · 89 km away
  57. 1.78 km E of Nikiski, Alaska · 708 days ago · 58 km deep · 79 km away
  58. 1.516 km NNE of Fishhook, Alaska · 708 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  59. 1.628 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 708 days ago · 37 km deep · 98 km away
  60. 1.538 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 708 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away

The first 60 of 200.

Before

  1. 1.737 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 718 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 1.537 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 718 days ago · 61 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.534 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 718 days ago · 82 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.825 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 719 days ago · 65 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 1.65 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 719 days ago · 30 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 1.613 km SSW of Gateway, Alaska · 719 days ago · 30 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 2.427 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 719 days ago · 67 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 1.918 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 719 days ago · 68 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.68 km SSW of Funny River, Alaska · 719 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.57 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 719 days ago · 67 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 1.915 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 719 days ago · 45 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 1.532 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 719 days ago · 64 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.56 km WSW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 720 days ago · 17 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 2.021 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 720 days ago · 43 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 1.826 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 720 days ago · 43 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 1.725 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 720 days ago · 63 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 1.526 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 720 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 1.837 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 721 days ago · 77 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 1.75 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 721 days ago · 42 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 1.71 km N of Big Lake, Alaska · 721 days ago · 69 km deep · 34 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024d8ls2oc. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:22 AM UTC.