M1.5 earthquake 8 km WNW of Central, Alaska
A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 8 km WNW of Central, Alaska on Thu, Oct 17, 2024, 12:55 AM AKDT (08:55 UTC), 14 km (9 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
- 1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2024-10-17 08:55:34 UTC
- Depth
- 14.0 km (8.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 65.615° N, 144.957° 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
- 34
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.033 km SE of Circle, Alaska · 718 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.118 km WNW of Central, Alaska · 710 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 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 · 708 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.268 km SE of Central, Alaska · 683 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.971 km SSE of Circle, Alaska · 683 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.167 km ENE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 674 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024ddehbup. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:02 AM UTC.