Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 31 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 31 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska on Fri, Sep 27, 2024, 3:25 AM AKDT (11:25 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 53 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2024-09-27 11:25:04 UTC
Depth
14.5 km (9.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.940° N, 148.522° 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
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 55 in the 60 days after this one and 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.743 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 735 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 1.618 km N of Moose Pass, Alaska · 733 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 1.559 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 732 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 2.016 km SW of Chenega, Alaska · 732 days ago · 20 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 1.558 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 732 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.742 km N of Chenega, Alaska · 732 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 1.660 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 729 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 1.634 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 728 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 1.738 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 726 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 1.755 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 721 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.554 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 720 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 1.511 km NNW of Chenega, Alaska · 719 days ago · 20 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 1.526 km WNW of Chenega, Alaska · 716 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 1.738 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 715 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 1.58 km SE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 714 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 2.953 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 714 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 1.515 km SSE of Chenega, Alaska · 712 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 1.643 km NNW of Chenega, Alaska · 711 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 1.715 km SE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 709 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 1.653 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 706 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  21. 1.56 km NW of Bear Creek, Alaska · 706 days ago · 49 km deep · 60 km away
  22. 1.629 km SSW of Chenega, Alaska · 705 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  23. 1.814 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 704 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
  24. 1.542 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 703 days ago · 20 km deep · 54 km away
  25. 1.76 km WNW of Seward, Alaska · 703 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  26. 1.749 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 703 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  27. 1.59 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 702 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  28. 1.557 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 702 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  29. 1.535 km NNW of Chenega, Alaska · 701 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  30. 1.922 km SW of Lowell Point, Alaska · 699 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  31. 1.660 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 699 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  32. 1.823 km SSW of Chenega, Alaska · 698 days ago · 20 km deep · 25 km away
  33. 2.019 km N of Moose Pass, Alaska · 698 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  34. 1.834 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 698 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  35. 1.558 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 698 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  36. 2.439 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 697 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  37. 1.639 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 697 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  38. 2.040 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 696 days ago · 17 km deep · 67 km away
  39. 1.559 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 695 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  40. 1.621 km SSW of Sunrise, Alaska · 694 days ago · 19 km deep · 100 km away
  41. 1.635 km S of Lowell Point, Alaska · 693 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  42. 1.648 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 693 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  43. 1.722 km S of Sunrise, Alaska · 691 days ago · 22 km deep · 98 km away
  44. 2.255 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 690 days ago · 17 km deep · 84 km away
  45. 2.123 km SSW of Chenega, Alaska · 690 days ago · 17 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 2
  46. 1.633 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 688 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
  47. 2.255 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 688 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  48. 1.756 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 687 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  49. 1.55 km ENE of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 686 days ago · 41 km deep · 91 km away
  50. 1.617 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 686 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  51. 1.558 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 683 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  52. 1.617 km NNW of Moose Pass, Alaska · 681 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away
  53. 1.563 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 679 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  54. 1.541 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 678 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  55. 1.624 km WNW of Bear Creek, Alaska · 678 days ago · 30 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 2.628 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 737 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 1.824 km WNW of Chenega, Alaska · 739 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 1.553 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 739 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.649 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 739 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 2.239 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 740 days ago · 18 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 1.623 km SSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 740 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.528 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 744 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 1.614 km ESE of Chenega, Alaska · 745 days ago · 28 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 1.653 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 747 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 2.322 km SSW of Whittier, Alaska · 748 days ago · 28 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 1.829 km W of Chenega, Alaska · 748 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 1.628 km W of Chenega, Alaska · 748 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 1.728 km W of Chenega, Alaska · 748 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 1.718 km SW of Lowell Point, Alaska · 749 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 1.634 km WNW of Chenega, Alaska · 750 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 1.656 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 751 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 1.642 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 751 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 2.046 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 753 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 1.653 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 753 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 1.962 km SSE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 754 days ago · 27 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024cgdc6n7. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:45 PM UTC.