Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 15 km SSE of Chenega, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 15 km SSE of Chenega, Alaska on Mon, Oct 21, 2024, 8:06 AM AKDT (16:06 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 46 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2024-10-21 16:06:53 UTC
Depth
10.7 km (6.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.938° N, 147.890° 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
43

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 73 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.629 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 710 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.643 km NNW of Chenega, Alaska · 709 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 1.715 km SE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 707 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.830 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 706 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.538 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 705 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.653 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 704 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 1.56 km NW of Bear Creek, Alaska · 704 days ago · 49 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.629 km SSW of Chenega, Alaska · 703 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 1.814 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 702 days ago · 14 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 1.728 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 702 days ago · 18 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.542 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 702 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 1.76 km WNW of Seward, Alaska · 702 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.749 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 701 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 1.59 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 701 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 1.557 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 701 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 1.535 km NNW of Chenega, Alaska · 700 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 1.660 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 697 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 1.823 km SSW of Chenega, Alaska · 696 days ago · 20 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 1.727 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 696 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 1.834 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 696 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 1.558 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 696 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  22. 2.439 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 696 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  23. 1.639 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 696 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  24. 1.633 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 695 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  25. 2.040 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 695 days ago · 17 km deep · 52 km away
  26. 1.559 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 693 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  27. 1.635 km S of Lowell Point, Alaska · 691 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  28. 1.648 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 691 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  29. 1.637 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 690 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 1.654 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 690 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  31. 2.255 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 689 days ago · 17 km deep · 50 km away
  32. 2.123 km SSW of Chenega, Alaska · 688 days ago · 17 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 2
  33. 1.633 km S of Chenega, Alaska · 687 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
  34. 2.255 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 686 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  35. 1.756 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 686 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  36. 1.617 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 684 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  37. 1.558 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 682 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  38. 1.563 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 678 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  39. 1.541 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 677 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  40. 2.943 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 667 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
  41. 1.655 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 667 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  42. 1.739 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 667 days ago · 19 km deep · 51 km away
  43. 2.240 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 666 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  44. 1.623 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 666 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  45. 1.712 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 665 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  46. 1.748 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 664 days ago · 21 km deep · 81 km away
  47. 1.659 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 664 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  48. 1.547 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 664 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  49. 1.843 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 661 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  50. 2.148 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 661 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  51. 1.943 km SE of Chenega, Alaska · 660 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  52. 2.239 km SE of Chenega, Alaska · 660 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  53. 1.841 km SE of Chenega, Alaska · 660 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  54. 1.724 km SSW of Whittier, Alaska · 659 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  55. 1.727 km E of Moose Pass, Alaska · 659 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  56. 1.856 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 658 days ago · 16 km deep · 68 km away
  57. 1.747 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 658 days ago · 19 km deep · 83 km away
  58. 1.649 km S of Tatitlek, Alaska · 658 days ago · 19 km deep · 82 km away
  59. 2.148 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 657 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  60. 1.834 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 657 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away

The first 60 of 73.

Before

  1. 1.578 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 712 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 1.778 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 712 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.977 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 712 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 2.953 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 713 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.58 km SE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 713 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.575 km E of Chenega, Alaska · 713 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 1.738 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 713 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 1.526 km WNW of Chenega, Alaska · 714 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 3.029 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 717 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.511 km NNW of Chenega, Alaska · 718 days ago · 20 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 1.554 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 718 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 1.726 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 719 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.755 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 720 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 1.738 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 725 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 1.634 km NE of Chenega, Alaska · 726 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 1.527 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 727 days ago · 18 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.660 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 728 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 2.742 km N of Chenega, Alaska · 730 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 1.558 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 731 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 2.016 km SW of Chenega, Alaska · 731 days ago · 20 km deep · 19 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024dk53pr3. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:45 AM UTC.