Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 33 km W of Ester, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 33 km W of Ester, Alaska on Sun, Sep 29, 2024, 3:21 AM AKDT (11:21 UTC), 22 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 33 km ENE of Ferry, 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
2024-09-29 11:21:37 UTC
Depth
21.7 km (13.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.877° N, 148.711° 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
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.657 km WNW of Anderson, Alaska · 734 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 3.533 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska · 732 days ago · 112 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 2.423 km ENE of Minto, Alaska · 730 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 1.518 km ESE of Livengood, Alaska · 729 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.539 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska · 729 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 2.619 km ESE of Livengood, Alaska · 728 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 1.526 km W of Anderson, Alaska · 723 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 2.559 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 723 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.817 km WSW of Nenana, Alaska · 721 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 1.631 km W of Clear, Alaska · 713 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 1.93 km S of Salcha, Alaska · 709 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.65 km SSW of North Pole, Alaska · 707 days ago · 25 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 12
  13. 1.517 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 699 days ago · 17 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 1.60 km WSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 699 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 1.56 km WNW of Salcha, Alaska · 698 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 1.825 km SSE of Manley Hot Springs, Alaska · 698 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 2.028 km W of Salcha, Alaska · 693 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 2.128 km SW of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 693 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 1.727 km NE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 688 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 1.56 km NE of North Pole, Alaska · 686 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 1.748 km E of Ferry, Alaska · 685 days ago · 107 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 1.826 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 683 days ago · 16 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  23. 1.512 km ENE of Fox, Alaska · 682 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  24. 1.89 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 679 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
  25. 1.63 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 676 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 3
  26. 1.83 km E of Livengood, Alaska · 676 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 2.03 km SSW of Salcha, Alaska · 736 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 5
  2. 4.434 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska · 738 days ago · 114 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 2
  3. 2.16 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 739 days ago · 18 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 2.457 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska · 739 days ago · 107 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.64 km S of Minto, Alaska · 740 days ago · 17 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 2.216 km ESE of Livengood, Alaska · 741 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 1.943 km SSW of North Pole, Alaska · 741 days ago · 17 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 1.617 km WNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 747 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 1.632 km W of Clear, Alaska · 755 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.75 km SSW of Salcha, Alaska · 756 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 3
  11. 1.617 km SW of Nenana, Alaska · 759 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.949 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 760 days ago · 105 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 2.117 km SE of Livengood, Alaska · 764 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 1.628 km SW of Ester, Alaska · 765 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024cjoe3ff. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:39 PM UTC.