Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 9 km SSW of Clam Gulch, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 9 km SSW of Clam Gulch, Alaska on Thu, Dec 5, 2024, 1:55 PM AKST (22:55 UTC), 61 km (38 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 47 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-12-05 22:55:44 UTC
Depth
60.9 km (37.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.158° N, 151.463° 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
71

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.060 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 664 days ago · 104 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 2.158 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 664 days ago · 102 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 3.439 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 664 days ago · 75 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.017 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 663 days ago · 60 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 1.848 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 663 days ago · 90 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 1.513 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 663 days ago · 53 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.762 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 662 days ago · 99 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.513 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 662 days ago · 54 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.838 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 662 days ago · 77 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 1.664 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 662 days ago · 99 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.941 km W of Seward, Alaska · 662 days ago · 50 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 1.647 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 662 days ago · 95 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 1.69 km E of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 662 days ago · 49 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 1.637 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 662 days ago · 67 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 2.329 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 662 days ago · 85 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 1.515 km NNE of Sterling, Alaska · 662 days ago · 60 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 1.764 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 662 days ago · 105 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 1.539 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 661 days ago · 91 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 2.59 km NE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 661 days ago · 70 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 1.864 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 661 days ago · 105 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 2.268 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 661 days ago · 112 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 3.068 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 661 days ago · 113 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 1.819 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 661 days ago · 68 km deep · 89 km away
  24. 1.971 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 661 days ago · 126 km deep · 79 km away
  25. 2.078 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 661 days ago · 122 km deep · 83 km away
  26. 1.962 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 660 days ago · 99 km deep · 91 km away
  27. 1.833 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 660 days ago · 77 km deep · 49 km away
  28. 1.948 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 660 days ago · 82 km deep · 74 km away
  29. 1.721 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 660 days ago · 56 km deep · 74 km away
  30. 1.826 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 660 days ago · 47 km deep · 38 km away
  31. 2.043 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 660 days ago · 76 km deep · 84 km away
  32. 2.164 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 660 days ago · 118 km deep · 73 km away
  33. 2.265 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 659 days ago · 113 km deep · 79 km away
  34. 2.554 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 659 days ago · 99 km deep · 60 km away
  35. 1.632 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 659 days ago · 80 km deep · 97 km away
  36. 3.328 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 659 days ago · 76 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 2
  37. 2.119 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 659 days ago · 66 km deep · 31 km away
  38. 1.922 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 659 days ago · 68 km deep · 31 km away
  39. 2.058 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 659 days ago · 139 km deep · 97 km away
  40. 3.27 km ESE of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 658 days ago · 46 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  41. 1.75 km ESE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 658 days ago · 28 km deep · 40 km away
  42. 1.63 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 658 days ago · 64 km deep · 63 km away
  43. 1.513 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 658 days ago · 64 km deep · 96 km away
  44. 1.722 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 658 days ago · 66 km deep · 83 km away
  45. 2.159 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 658 days ago · 133 km deep · 97 km away
  46. 1.943 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 658 days ago · 71 km deep · 83 km away
  47. 1.937 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 658 days ago · 69 km deep · 94 km away
  48. 2.245 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 658 days ago · 90 km deep · 56 km away
  49. 1.824 km W of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 657 days ago · 70 km deep · 24 km away
  50. 1.640 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 657 days ago · 88 km deep · 44 km away
  51. 1.926 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 657 days ago · 79 km deep · 28 km away
  52. 2.061 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 657 days ago · 99 km deep · 93 km away
  53. 1.959 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 657 days ago · 130 km deep · 98 km away
  54. 1.825 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 657 days ago · 63 km deep · 96 km away
  55. 1.516 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 657 days ago · 67 km deep · 48 km away
  56. 3.142 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 657 days ago · 83 km deep · 98 km away
  57. 1.719 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 657 days ago · 64 km deep · 27 km away
  58. 1.643 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 657 days ago · 90 km deep · 53 km away
  59. 1.913 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 657 days ago · 65 km deep · 27 km away
  60. 1.73 km NNW of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 657 days ago · 49 km deep · 61 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.624 km ENE of Fox River, Alaska · 664 days ago · 40 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 1.747 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 664 days ago · 78 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 2.618 km E of Ninilchik, Alaska · 664 days ago · 61 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 1.756 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 664 days ago · 102 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 2.058 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 664 days ago · 149 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 1.724 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 665 days ago · 79 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 1.528 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 665 days ago · 76 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 1.734 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 665 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 1.833 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 665 days ago · 81 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 2.145 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 665 days ago · 84 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 2.046 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 665 days ago · 85 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 1.816 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 665 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 2.120 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 665 days ago · 88 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 2.17 km N of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 665 days ago · 57 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 1.513 km S of Tyonek, Alaska · 666 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 1.747 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 666 days ago · 84 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 1.66 km WSW of Sterling, Alaska · 666 days ago · 46 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 1.97 km SE of Soldotna, Alaska · 666 days ago · 49 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 1.734 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 666 days ago · 71 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 1.741 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 666 days ago · 76 km deep · 46 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024fmo5f0d. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:12 PM UTC.