Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 24 km WNW of Bear Creek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 24 km WNW of Bear Creek, Alaska on Sun, Nov 24, 2024, 9:23 AM AKST (18:23 UTC), 30 km (18 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 21 km NW of Chenega, 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
2024-11-24 18:23:04 UTC
Depth
29.7 km (18.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.251° N, 149.800° 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
55

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 145 in the 60 days after this one and 60 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.52 km SE of Soldotna, Alaska · 675 days ago · 45 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 2.36 km NNW of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 674 days ago · 53 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 3.112 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 673 days ago · 60 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 5
  4. 1.932 km SE of Funny River, Alaska · 672 days ago · 41 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 2.85 km SW of Ridgeway, Alaska · 672 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 9
  6. 2.024 km WSW of Lowell Point, Alaska · 671 days ago · 47 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 1.526 km NNE of Fox River, Alaska · 670 days ago · 60 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 2.55 km W of Sunrise, Alaska · 670 days ago · 30 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 1.618 km SE of Fox River, Alaska · 669 days ago · 42 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 1.823 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 669 days ago · 61 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 1.76 km W of Girdwood, Alaska · 668 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 2.123 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 668 days ago · 43 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.011 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 668 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 2.943 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 667 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 1.97 km SE of Soldotna, Alaska · 667 days ago · 49 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 1.66 km WSW of Sterling, Alaska · 667 days ago · 46 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 2.17 km N of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 666 days ago · 57 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 1.816 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 666 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 1.734 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 666 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 2.618 km E of Ninilchik, Alaska · 665 days ago · 61 km deep · 88 km away
  21. 1.623 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 665 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 1.624 km ENE of Fox River, Alaska · 665 days ago · 40 km deep · 56 km away
  23. 1.69 km SSW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 665 days ago · 61 km deep · 92 km away
  24. 2.017 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 664 days ago · 60 km deep · 69 km away
  25. 1.513 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 664 days ago · 53 km deep · 84 km away
  26. 1.941 km W of Seward, Alaska · 663 days ago · 50 km deep · 24 km away
  27. 1.515 km NNE of Sterling, Alaska · 663 days ago · 60 km deep · 67 km away
  28. 1.721 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 661 days ago · 56 km deep · 83 km away
  29. 1.826 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 661 days ago · 47 km deep · 55 km away
  30. 3.27 km ESE of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 659 days ago · 46 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  31. 1.63 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 659 days ago · 64 km deep · 98 km away
  32. 1.724 km SSW of Whittier, Alaska · 659 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  33. 1.727 km E of Moose Pass, Alaska · 658 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  34. 1.719 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 658 days ago · 64 km deep · 66 km away
  35. 1.510 km S of Girdwood, Alaska · 658 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
  36. 2.221 km SE of Fox River, Alaska · 655 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
  37. 1.624 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 655 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  38. 1.912 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 654 days ago · 53 km deep · 99 km away
  39. 3.016 km E of Ninilchik, Alaska · 654 days ago · 53 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 2
  40. 1.99 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 654 days ago · 28 km deep · 96 km away
  41. 1.510 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 654 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  42. 1.511 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 654 days ago · 50 km deep · 72 km away
  43. 1.66 km NNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 654 days ago · 52 km deep · 96 km away
  44. 1.68 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 653 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  45. 1.528 km SE of Funny River, Alaska · 653 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  46. 2.215 km WNW of Whittier, Alaska · 652 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  47. 1.612 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 652 days ago · 52 km deep · 98 km away
  48. 1.521 km SSE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 652 days ago · 43 km deep · 81 km away
  49. 3.15 km SE of Nikiski, Alaska · 652 days ago · 64 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 4
  50. 1.62 km SSE of Nikiski, Alaska · 652 days ago · 70 km deep · 93 km away
  51. 1.83 km NW of Ridgeway, Alaska · 651 days ago · 58 km deep · 80 km away
  52. 1.50 km E of Ridgeway, Alaska · 651 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  53. 1.638 km SSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 651 days ago · 41 km deep · 20 km away
  54. 1.66 km NW of Fox River, Alaska · 650 days ago · 56 km deep · 80 km away
  55. 2.211 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 650 days ago · 45 km deep · 88 km away
  56. 1.88 km W of Girdwood, Alaska · 649 days ago · 27 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  57. 1.613 km WNW of Hope, Alaska · 649 days ago · 37 km deep · 77 km away
  58. 1.56 km ENE of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 648 days ago · 40 km deep · 30 km away
  59. 1.516 km E of Fox River, Alaska · 648 days ago · 43 km deep · 64 km away
  60. 2.218 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 647 days ago · 56 km deep · 72 km away

The first 60 of 145.

Before

  1. 1.916 km E of Happy Valley, Alaska · 678 days ago · 67 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.618 km SSE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 678 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.79 km NE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 678 days ago · 45 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.617 km NNW of Moose Pass, Alaska · 679 days ago · 22 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 1.517 km SSW of Funny River, Alaska · 680 days ago · 65 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.56 km NNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 680 days ago · 59 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.88 km NNW of Sterling, Alaska · 682 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 1.812 km NNE of Nikiski, Alaska · 684 days ago · 71 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.617 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 684 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 1.55 km ENE of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 684 days ago · 41 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 2.21 km W of Soldotna, Alaska · 684 days ago · 64 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 2.612 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 684 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.02 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 684 days ago · 51 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 1.77 km SSE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 685 days ago · 68 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 1.614 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 685 days ago · 58 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 1.62 km WNW of Hope, Alaska · 685 days ago · 38 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 1.97 km WSW of Kasilof, Alaska · 686 days ago · 63 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 1.526 km NNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 687 days ago · 34 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 1.516 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 687 days ago · 63 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 2.116 km E of Nikiski, Alaska · 688 days ago · 28 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024f4enx2d. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:34 PM UTC.