Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 25 km SW of Ester, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 25 km SW of Ester, Alaska on Tue, Dec 31, 2024, 9:56 AM AKST (18:56 UTC), 14 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 62 km E of Denali Park, 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
2024-12-31 18:56:23 UTC
Depth
13.5 km (8.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.677° N, 148.375° 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
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 44 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.940 km WSW of Clear, Alaska · 639 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 2.341 km WSW of Clear, Alaska · 637 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.622 km W of Minto, Alaska · 637 days ago · 18 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.817 km E of Ferry, Alaska · 631 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 2.922 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 627 days ago · 18 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 1.523 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 627 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 1.519 km W of Livengood, Alaska · 624 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.511 km W of Healy, Alaska · 623 days ago · 120 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.510 km ESE of Salcha, Alaska · 621 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  10. 3.233 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 620 days ago · 22 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 3.433 km W of Ester, Alaska · 620 days ago · 20 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 5
  12. 1.920 km E of Ferry, Alaska · 619 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 1.52 km SE of Healy, Alaska · 619 days ago · 104 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 2.110 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 613 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 2.015 km E of Ferry, Alaska · 613 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 2.712 km W of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 612 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 1.544 km W of Clear, Alaska · 611 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 3.962 km E of Denali Park, Alaska · 611 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 62
  19. 1.518 km E of Ferry, Alaska · 611 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 1.610 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 611 days ago · 18 km deep · 43 km away
  21. 1.813 km W of Healy, Alaska · 606 days ago · 110 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 1.917 km SE of Livengood, Alaska · 605 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 1.521 km SE of Livengood, Alaska · 605 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 1.710 km W of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 605 days ago · 17 km deep · 46 km away
  25. 3.818 km ESE of Livengood, Alaska · 604 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 31
  26. 1.517 km SE of Livengood, Alaska · 604 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  27. 2.118 km SE of Livengood, Alaska · 604 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  28. 2.119 km SE of Livengood, Alaska · 601 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  29. 2.415 km ESE of Livengood, Alaska · 598 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  30. 2.332 km WNW of Ester, Alaska · 598 days ago · 19 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  31. 1.724 km NW of Ester, Alaska · 597 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  32. 1.629 km SE of Livengood, Alaska · 594 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  33. 1.58 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 593 days ago · 107 km deep · 88 km away
  34. 1.810 km W of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 592 days ago · 18 km deep · 46 km away
  35. 1.518 km ESE of Livengood, Alaska · 591 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  36. 3.626 km WNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 590 days ago · 32 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 4
  37. 1.76 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 590 days ago · 17 km deep · 39 km away
  38. 2.719 km SE of Livengood, Alaska · 589 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  39. 3.018 km SE of Livengood, Alaska · 589 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  40. 2.84 km SW of Minto, Alaska · 585 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  41. 1.617 km S of Minto, Alaska · 584 days ago · 17 km deep · 57 km away
  42. 3.517 km E of Ferry, Alaska · 584 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 7
  43. 2.616 km NNE of Healy, Alaska · 584 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  44. 1.64 km SSW of Minto, Alaska · 581 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away

Before

  1. 2.010 km W of Nenana, Alaska · 642 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 1.819 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 643 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 1.516 km SSW of Ester, Alaska · 648 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 2.815 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 651 days ago · 113 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.58 km WSW of Healy, Alaska · 651 days ago · 118 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 1.618 km WSW of Ferry, Alaska · 651 days ago · 136 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.86 km E of Healy, Alaska · 651 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 2.237 km NNW of Ester, Alaska · 653 days ago · 18 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 3.86 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 653 days ago · 107 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.621 km E of Healy, Alaska · 654 days ago · 108 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 1.526 km W of Minto, Alaska · 654 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 1.727 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 654 days ago · 22 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 1.556 km E of Clear, Alaska · 655 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 1.624 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 656 days ago · 118 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 2.210 km W of Healy, Alaska · 658 days ago · 113 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.67 km SSW of Salcha, Alaska · 659 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.019 km ENE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 659 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.017 km E of Ferry, Alaska · 660 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 1.527 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 667 days ago · 16 km deep · 38 km away

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