M1.7 earthquake 28 km S of Central, Alaska
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 28 km S of Central, Alaska on Mon, Sep 23, 2024, 6:41 PM AKDT (02:41 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.2 68 km SE of Central, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2024-09-24 02:41:22 UTC
- Depth
- 1.6 km (1.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 65.320° N, 144.815° 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
- 24
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.925 km S of Central, Alaska · 741 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.58 km WNW of Central, Alaska · 718 days ago · 14 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.033 km SE of Circle, Alaska · 718 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.118 km WNW of Central, Alaska · 711 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.610 km SSE of Central, Alaska · 710 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.548 km WNW of Central, Alaska · 709 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.268 km SE of Central, Alaska · 683 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.971 km SSE of Circle, Alaska · 683 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024cb9gpok. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 10:45 AM UTC.