Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 31 km NNE of Fox River, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 31 km NNE of Fox River, Alaska on Tue, Aug 20, 2024, 8:05 AM AKDT (16:05 UTC), 43 km (27 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 1 km E of Homer, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2024-08-20 16:05:36 UTC
Depth
42.9 km (26.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.121° N, 150.764° 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
62

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 93 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.526 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 774 days ago · 79 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.723 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 774 days ago · 44 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 1.756 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 774 days ago · 88 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.75 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 774 days ago · 60 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.719 km SSE of Soldotna, Alaska · 774 days ago · 66 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 1.628 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 774 days ago · 79 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.548 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 774 days ago · 91 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 1.819 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 773 days ago · 75 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 2.347 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 773 days ago · 84 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.045 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 773 days ago · 92 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 2.09 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 772 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.730 km NW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 772 days ago · 45 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 1.637 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 772 days ago · 87 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.946 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 771 days ago · 92 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 2.134 km SE of Funny River, Alaska · 771 days ago · 61 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 1.58 km NW of Seldovia Village, Alaska · 771 days ago · 53 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 1.763 km ESE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 771 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 1.921 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 771 days ago · 48 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 1.822 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 770 days ago · 65 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 2.112 km ESE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 770 days ago · 48 km deep · 42 km away
  21. 1.912 km N of Nanwalek, Alaska · 769 days ago · 56 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 3.339 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 769 days ago · 86 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 2.09 km NNW of Fox River, Alaska · 769 days ago · 34 km deep · 26 km away
  24. 1.632 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 769 days ago · 71 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 1.56 km SSW of Fox River, Alaska · 769 days ago · 45 km deep · 38 km away
  26. 1.624 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 768 days ago · 77 km deep · 80 km away
  27. 3.243 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 767 days ago · 100 km deep · 83 km away
  28. 1.513 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 767 days ago · 80 km deep · 78 km away
  29. 1.538 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 767 days ago · 89 km deep · 84 km away
  30. 1.541 km WNW of Cohoe, Alaska · 766 days ago · 80 km deep · 79 km away
  31. 2.211 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 766 days ago · 59 km deep · 100 km away
  32. 1.616 km SE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 766 days ago · 65 km deep · 23 km away
  33. 1.513 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 765 days ago · 61 km deep · 91 km away
  34. 2.123 km E of Funny River, Alaska · 765 days ago · 45 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  35. 1.848 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 764 days ago · 85 km deep · 85 km away
  36. 1.57 km NW of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 764 days ago · 73 km deep · 60 km away
  37. 2.518 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 764 days ago · 71 km deep · 88 km away
  38. 1.711 km NNE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 764 days ago · 73 km deep · 49 km away
  39. 1.649 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 764 days ago · 97 km deep · 94 km away
  40. 1.524 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 764 days ago · 38 km deep · 80 km away
  41. 1.521 km SSW of Sunrise, Alaska · 764 days ago · 31 km deep · 91 km away
  42. 2.026 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 764 days ago · 65 km deep · 90 km away
  43. 3.78 km NNW of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 764 days ago · 52 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 62
  44. 1.915 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 763 days ago · 50 km deep · 23 km away
  45. 1.923 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 763 days ago · 38 km deep · 89 km away
  46. 1.529 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 763 days ago · 85 km deep · 66 km away
  47. 1.516 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 763 days ago · 63 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  48. 2.313 km SW of Salamatof, Alaska · 763 days ago · 67 km deep · 62 km away
  49. 2.19 km NNW of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 763 days ago · 52 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  50. 1.56 km SSW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 763 days ago · 69 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  51. 4.51 km E of Homer, Alaska · 762 days ago · 48 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 251 · tsunami flag
  52. 2.124 km NW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 762 days ago · 51 km deep · 70 km away
  53. 2.04 km SW of Homer, Alaska · 761 days ago · 46 km deep · 73 km away
  54. 2.741 km NE of Fox River, Alaska · 761 days ago · 37 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
  55. 1.810 km ESE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 761 days ago · 36 km deep · 65 km away
  56. 1.54 km ENE of Funny River, Alaska · 760 days ago · 46 km deep · 45 km away
  57. 1.58 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 760 days ago · 44 km deep · 81 km away
  58. 1.551 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 760 days ago · 85 km deep · 88 km away
  59. 1.637 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 760 days ago · 89 km deep · 81 km away
  60. 2.44 km NNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 760 days ago · 82 km deep · 57 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.824 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 775 days ago · 43 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 2.122 km NNE of Fox River, Alaska · 776 days ago · 48 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 1.614 km SSE of Fox River, Alaska · 777 days ago · 34 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 1.67 km W of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 777 days ago · 45 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 2.14 km NNE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 777 days ago · 42 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 1.88 km NNE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 777 days ago · 57 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 1.65 km SW of Kasilof, Alaska · 777 days ago · 59 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 1.743 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 778 days ago · 88 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 2.023 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 778 days ago · 71 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 3
  10. 1.643 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 779 days ago · 85 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 1.535 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 779 days ago · 76 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 1.513 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 780 days ago · 72 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 1.646 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 780 days ago · 85 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 1.823 km E of Lowell Point, Alaska · 781 days ago · 21 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 2.221 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 781 days ago · 46 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 1.533 km SE of Fox River, Alaska · 782 days ago · 36 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 1.821 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 782 days ago · 77 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 1.925 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 782 days ago · 70 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 1.511 km WSW of Moose Pass, Alaska · 783 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 1.53 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 783 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024aplry34. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:25 PM UTC.