Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 27 km S of Chickaloon, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 27 km S of Chickaloon, Alaska on Mon, Dec 9, 2024, 12:03 PM AKST (21:03 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 39 km NW of Valdez, 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
2024-12-09 21:03:02 UTC
Depth
15.1 km (9.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.551° N, 148.369° 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
45

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 181 in the 60 days after this one and 80 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.215 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 663 days ago · 37 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 1.634 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 663 days ago · 22 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.634 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 663 days ago · 43 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.63 km ESE of Anchorage, Alaska · 662 days ago · 39 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.536 km SSE of Knik River, Alaska · 662 days ago · 22 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 1.87 km NW of Houston, Alaska · 662 days ago · 40 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.59 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 661 days ago · 43 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 2.550 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 661 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 1.510 km S of Girdwood, Alaska · 660 days ago · 20 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.532 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 660 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 1.837 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 659 days ago · 18 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.643 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 659 days ago · 20 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 1.512 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 659 days ago · 42 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 1.644 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 659 days ago · 28 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 1.925 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 658 days ago · 25 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 2.05 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 658 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 2.018 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 657 days ago · 40 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 1.830 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 657 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 2.23 km SW of Knik, Alaska · 657 days ago · 57 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 1.522 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 656 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 1.730 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 656 days ago · 44 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 2.14 km W of Houston, Alaska · 656 days ago · 39 km deep · 82 km away
  23. 1.64 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 656 days ago · 42 km deep · 86 km away
  24. 1.531 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 656 days ago · 19 km deep · 89 km away
  25. 1.849 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 656 days ago · 23 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  26. 1.672 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 655 days ago · 34 km deep · 100 km away
  27. 2.155 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 655 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
  28. 2.215 km WNW of Whittier, Alaska · 655 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  29. 1.926 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 655 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  30. 1.542 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 655 days ago · 23 km deep · 86 km away
  31. 1.55 km N of Big Lake, Alaska · 654 days ago · 46 km deep · 83 km away
  32. 1.75 km WNW of Houston, Alaska · 654 days ago · 38 km deep · 82 km away
  33. 1.655 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 653 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  34. 1.627 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 653 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  35. 1.75 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 652 days ago · 30 km deep · 92 km away
  36. 1.88 km W of Girdwood, Alaska · 652 days ago · 27 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  37. 1.68 km WSW of Willow, Alaska · 652 days ago · 36 km deep · 98 km away
  38. 1.720 km S of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 652 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
  39. 2.043 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 652 days ago · 27 km deep · 97 km away
  40. 2.84 km E of Houston, Alaska · 651 days ago · 38 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 10
  41. 2.514 km ESE of Susitna, Alaska · 651 days ago · 56 km deep · 100 km away
  42. 2.22 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 651 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
  43. 1.656 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 650 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  44. 2.441 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 650 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  45. 1.727 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 650 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  46. 1.743 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 649 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  47. 1.69 km S of Willow, Alaska · 648 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  48. 1.925 km NW of Glacier View, Alaska · 647 days ago · 27 km deep · 51 km away
  49. 1.73 km NW of Knik, Alaska · 647 days ago · 39 km deep · 75 km away
  50. 2.013 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 647 days ago · 39 km deep · 91 km away
  51. 1.653 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 647 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  52. 1.725 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 647 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  53. 1.624 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 646 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  54. 1.543 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 646 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  55. 1.919 km NNE of Fishhook, Alaska · 646 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  56. 2.013 km ESE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 646 days ago · 24 km deep · 67 km away
  57. 1.745 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 646 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  58. 1.646 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 645 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
  59. 1.551 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 645 days ago · 29 km deep · 79 km away
  60. 2.212 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 644 days ago · 36 km deep · 63 km away

The first 60 of 181.

Before

  1. 1.620 km ESE of Glacier View, Alaska · 664 days ago · 34 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 1.627 km S of Chickaloon, Alaska · 664 days ago · 17 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.65 km NW of Tanaina, Alaska · 664 days ago · 27 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 1.57 km SE of Willow, Alaska · 664 days ago · 44 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.644 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 665 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.547 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 666 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.510 km ESE of Anchorage, Alaska · 666 days ago · 31 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.736 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 666 days ago · 43 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 1.74 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 666 days ago · 37 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.534 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 666 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.538 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 666 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 1.511 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 666 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 1.720 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 666 days ago · 30 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 1.525 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 667 days ago · 45 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 1.79 km SSW of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 667 days ago · 37 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 2.011 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 667 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.811 km N of Houston, Alaska · 668 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 2.030 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 669 days ago · 29 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 2.06 km NW of Tanaina, Alaska · 669 days ago · 34 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 1.612 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 669 days ago · 44 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024ft9e4xv. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:17 AM UTC.