Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 5 km SE of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 5 km SE of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska on Thu, Aug 29, 2024, 5:11 AM AKDT (13:11 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 34 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2024-08-29 13:11:41 UTC
Depth
3.4 km (2.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.636° N, 146.965° 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
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.13 km S of Salcha, Alaska · 766 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 5
  2. 1.628 km SW of Ester, Alaska · 765 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.949 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 760 days ago · 105 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 1.69 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 758 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 1.75 km SSW of Salcha, Alaska · 756 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 3
  6. 1.534 km ESE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 747 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 1.943 km SSW of North Pole, Alaska · 741 days ago · 17 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 2.457 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska · 739 days ago · 107 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 4.434 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska · 739 days ago · 114 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 2
  10. 2.03 km SSW of Salcha, Alaska · 736 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 5
  11. 1.533 km W of Ester, Alaska · 735 days ago · 22 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 3.533 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska · 732 days ago · 112 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.539 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska · 729 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 2.559 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 723 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 1.93 km S of Salcha, Alaska · 710 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.65 km SSW of North Pole, Alaska · 707 days ago · 25 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 12

Before

  1. 1.54 km SE of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 766 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.933 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 776 days ago · 19 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.76 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 778 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.240 km NE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 781 days ago · 20 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 2
  5. 1.721 km NE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 781 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.09 km ESE of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 784 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.532 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 786 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.833 km SE of Minto, Alaska · 786 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.29 km NNW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 787 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 2.423 km WSW of Ester, Alaska · 792 days ago · 22 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 5
  11. 2.654 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 796 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024b4fv2g9. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:25 PM UTC.