M1.6 earthquake 28 km SW of Ester, Alaska

Magnitude

1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Alaska Earthquake Center

Local time

Fri, Aug 30, 2024, 1:39 PM AKDT

UTC

2024-08-30 21:39:28 UTC

Depth

6.6 km (4.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

64.648° N, 148.395° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Stations used

37

• Ester, AlaskaPopulation 2,422. Forecast29 kmSW
• College, AlaskaPopulation 12,964. Forecast36 kmSW
• Anchorage, AlaskaPopulation 289,600. Forecast389 kmN

After

1. 2.117 km SE of Livengood, AlaskaSat, Aug 31, 5:23 PM AKDT · 763 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
2. 1.949 km ENE of Healy, AlaskaWed, Sep 4, 1:38 PM AKDT · 759 days ago · 105 km deep · 66 km away
3. 1.617 km SW of Nenana, AlaskaWed, Sep 4, 10:44 PM AKDT · 758 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
4. 1.69 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, AlaskaFri, Sep 6, 10:58 AM AKDT · 757 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
5. 1.75 km SSW of Salcha, AlaskaSun, Sep 8, 9:07 PM AKDT · 755 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 3
6. 1.632 km W of Clear, AlaskaMon, Sep 9, 5:42 AM AKDT · 754 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
7. 1.617 km WNW of Four Mile Road, AlaskaTue, Sep 17, 10:44 AM AKDT · 746 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
8. 1.57 km NE of Healy, AlaskaTue, Sep 17, 6:47 PM AKDT · 746 days ago · 106 km deep · 86 km away
9. 1.943 km SSW of North Pole, AlaskaMon, Sep 23, 2:04 AM AKDT · 740 days ago · 17 km deep · 40 km away
10. 2.216 km ESE of Livengood, AlaskaMon, Sep 23, 3:03 AM AKDT · 740 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
11. 1.64 km S of Minto, AlaskaTue, Sep 24, 12:11 PM AKDT · 739 days ago · 17 km deep · 69 km away
12. 2.457 km ENE of Ferry, AlaskaWed, Sep 25, 2:42 AM AKDT · 738 days ago · 107 km deep · 59 km away
13. 2.16 km NW of Four Mile Road, AlaskaWed, Sep 25, 7:11 AM AKDT · 738 days ago · 18 km deep · 39 km away
14. 4.434 km ENE of Ferry, AlaskaWed, Sep 25, 11:25 PM AKDT · 737 days ago · 114 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 2
15. 2.03 km SSW of Salcha, AlaskaSat, Sep 28, 10:54 AM AKDT · 735 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 5
16. 1.533 km W of Ester, AlaskaSun, Sep 29, 3:21 AM AKDT · 734 days ago · 22 km deep · 30 km away
17. 1.657 km WNW of Anderson, AlaskaMon, Sep 30, 2:27 AM AKDT · 733 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
18. 1.57 km NNE of Denali Park, AlaskaTue, Oct 1, 8:23 PM AKDT · 732 days ago · 102 km deep · 97 km away
19. 3.533 km ENE of Ferry, AlaskaWed, Oct 2, 7:15 PM AKDT · 731 days ago · 112 km deep · 61 km away
20. 2.423 km ENE of Minto, AlaskaFri, Oct 4, 2:15 AM AKDT · 729 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
21. 1.518 km ESE of Livengood, AlaskaSat, Oct 5, 4:46 AM AKDT · 728 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
22. 1.539 km ENE of Ferry, AlaskaSat, Oct 5, 2:02 PM AKDT · 728 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
23. 2.619 km ESE of Livengood, AlaskaSun, Oct 6, 11:20 AM AKDT · 727 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
24. 1.69 km N of Healy, AlaskaMon, Oct 7, 5:56 AM AKDT · 726 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
25. 3.124 km WSW of Ferry, AlaskaMon, Oct 7, 9:50 PM AKDT · 725 days ago · 134 km deep · 97 km away
26. 1.526 km W of Anderson, AlaskaFri, Oct 11, 2:12 AM AKDT · 722 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
27. 2.559 km SW of Salcha, AlaskaFri, Oct 11, 7:41 PM AKDT · 722 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
28. 1.516 km NE of Denali Park, AlaskaSat, Oct 12, 3:12 AM AKDT · 721 days ago · 106 km deep · 93 km away
29. 1.817 km WSW of Nenana, AlaskaSun, Oct 13, 9:55 AM AKDT · 720 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
30. 1.811 km W of Healy, AlaskaSun, Oct 20, 8:08 AM AKDT · 713 days ago · 107 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
31. 1.631 km W of Clear, AlaskaMon, Oct 21, 6:46 PM AKDT · 712 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
32. 1.58 km NNE of Healy, AlaskaTue, Oct 22, 10:02 PM AKDT · 710 days ago · 115 km deep · 84 km away
33. 1.93 km S of Salcha, AlaskaThu, Oct 24, 11:22 PM AKDT · 708 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
34. 1.83 km SW of Healy, AlaskaSat, Oct 26, 5:27 AM AKDT · 707 days ago · 118 km deep · 96 km away
35. 2.65 km SSW of North Pole, AlaskaSun, Oct 27, 7:53 PM AKDT · 706 days ago · 25 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 12

Before

1. 2.13 km S of Salcha, AlaskaThu, Aug 29, 6:47 PM AKDT · 765 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 5
2. 1.75 km SE of Eielson Air Force Base, AlaskaThu, Aug 29, 5:11 AM AKDT · 765 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
3. 1.54 km SE of Eielson Air Force Base, AlaskaThu, Aug 29, 4:53 AM AKDT · 765 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
4. 1.915 km NW of Four Mile Road, AlaskaTue, Aug 27, 6:19 PM AKDT · 767 days ago · 17 km deep · 46 km away
5. 1.514 km W of Healy, AlaskaTue, Aug 27, 4:08 PM AKDT · 767 days ago · 117 km deep · 99 km away
6. 1.619 km E of Ferry, AlaskaThu, Aug 22, 11:34 AM AKDT · 772 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
7. 2.08 km NE of Denali Park, AlaskaWed, Aug 21, 5:38 PM AKDT · 773 days ago · 115 km deep · 98 km away
8. 1.933 km SE of Minto, AlaskaMon, Aug 19, 2:05 AM AKDT · 775 days ago · 19 km deep · 38 km away
9. 1.76 km SW of Salcha, AlaskaSat, Aug 17, 7:33 AM AKDT · 777 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
10. 1.721 km NE of Four Mile Road, AlaskaWed, Aug 14, 2:10 AM AKDT · 780 days ago · 16 km deep · 25 km away
11. 2.09 km ESE of Eielson Air Force Base, AlaskaSun, Aug 11, 7:32 AM AKDT · 783 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
12. 1.532 km SE of Minto, AlaskaFri, Aug 9, 1:20 PM AKDT · 785 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
13. 2.833 km SE of Minto, AlaskaFri, Aug 9, 1:17 PM AKDT · 785 days ago · 18 km deep · 39 km away
14. 2.29 km NNW of Harding-Birch Lakes, AlaskaThu, Aug 8, 10:22 AM AKDT · 786 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
15. 1.921 km N of Four Mile Road, AlaskaWed, Aug 7, 12:42 PM AKDT · 787 days ago · 14 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 2
16. 2.423 km WSW of Ester, AlaskaSat, Aug 3, 4:31 AM AKDT · 791 days ago · 22 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 5

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024b68burg. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:54 PM UTC.