Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 37 km NNW of Ester, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 37 km NNW of Ester, Alaska on Wed, Dec 18, 2024, 12:06 AM AKST (09:06 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 18 km ESE of Livengood, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2024-12-18 09:06:21 UTC
Depth
17.6 km (10.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
65.151° N, 148.334° 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
60

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.516 km SSW of Ester, Alaska · 648 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 1.819 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 643 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 2.010 km W of Nenana, Alaska · 643 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.525 km SW of Ester, Alaska · 640 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 1.622 km W of Minto, Alaska · 637 days ago · 18 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 2.922 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 628 days ago · 18 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 1.523 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 627 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 1.519 km W of Livengood, Alaska · 624 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 3.233 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 620 days ago · 22 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 3.433 km W of Ester, Alaska · 620 days ago · 20 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 5
  11. 2.129 km NE of Livengood, Alaska · 620 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 2.110 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 613 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 2.712 km W of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 612 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 1.610 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 611 days ago · 18 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 1.917 km SE of Livengood, Alaska · 605 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 1.521 km SE of Livengood, Alaska · 605 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 1.710 km W of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 605 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 3.818 km ESE of Livengood, Alaska · 604 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 31
  19. 1.517 km SE of Livengood, Alaska · 604 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 2.118 km SE of Livengood, Alaska · 604 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  21. 2.119 km SE of Livengood, Alaska · 602 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
  22. 2.415 km ESE of Livengood, Alaska · 598 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
  23. 2.332 km WNW of Ester, Alaska · 598 days ago · 19 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  24. 1.724 km NW of Ester, Alaska · 597 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  25. 1.629 km SE of Livengood, Alaska · 595 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away

Before

  1. 1.526 km W of Minto, Alaska · 654 days ago · 16 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 1.727 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 655 days ago · 22 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 1.67 km SSW of Salcha, Alaska · 659 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.019 km ENE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 659 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.527 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 667 days ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 1.813 km WSW of Nenana, Alaska · 672 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.83 km E of Livengood, Alaska · 674 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 1.63 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 675 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 3
  9. 1.89 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 677 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 1.512 km ENE of Fox, Alaska · 680 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.826 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 682 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1

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