Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 12 km SSW of Fox River, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 12 km SSW of Fox River, Alaska on Sun, Sep 29, 2024, 11:54 PM AKDT (07:54 UTC), 49 km (30 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 50 km W of Anchor Point, 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
2024-09-30 07:54:19 UTC
Depth
48.6 km (30.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.748° N, 151.020° W
Region
Alaska
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

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Stations used
66

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 201 in the 60 days after this one and 130 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.733 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 734 days ago · 82 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.716 km S of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 733 days ago · 42 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 1.741 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 733 days ago · 79 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 2.024 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 733 days ago · 65 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.517 km NW of Fox River, Alaska · 733 days ago · 47 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 1.831 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 733 days ago · 67 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.632 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 733 days ago · 71 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.052 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 732 days ago · 100 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.518 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 732 days ago · 69 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 2.014 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 732 days ago · 58 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 2.09 km WSW of Fox River, Alaska · 732 days ago · 44 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 1.549 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 732 days ago · 96 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 3.041 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 731 days ago · 68 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 1.530 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 731 days ago · 69 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 2.254 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 731 days ago · 91 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.64 km NE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 730 days ago · 45 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 1.910 km N of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 730 days ago · 64 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 1.754 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 730 days ago · 87 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 1.815 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 729 days ago · 53 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 1.66 km S of Anchor Point, Alaska · 729 days ago · 57 km deep · 47 km away
  21. 1.844 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 729 days ago · 81 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 1.646 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 729 days ago · 90 km deep · 92 km away
  23. 2.243 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 729 days ago · 75 km deep · 88 km away
  24. 1.744 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 728 days ago · 81 km deep · 93 km away
  25. 1.636 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 728 days ago · 70 km deep · 86 km away
  26. 1.645 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 728 days ago · 78 km deep · 94 km away
  27. 1.845 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 728 days ago · 86 km deep · 91 km away
  28. 1.925 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 727 days ago · 91 km deep · 68 km away
  29. 1.87 km NNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 727 days ago · 58 km deep · 50 km away
  30. 1.734 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 727 days ago · 85 km deep · 84 km away
  31. 1.739 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 727 days ago · 70 km deep · 82 km away
  32. 1.531 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 726 days ago · 69 km deep · 91 km away
  33. 2.150 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 726 days ago · 89 km deep · 96 km away
  34. 1.739 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 726 days ago · 90 km deep · 88 km away
  35. 2.131 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 726 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  36. 1.649 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 726 days ago · 86 km deep · 94 km away
  37. 1.648 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 726 days ago · 82 km deep · 94 km away
  38. 1.634 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 726 days ago · 60 km deep · 81 km away
  39. 1.547 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 726 days ago · 95 km deep · 96 km away
  40. 1.524 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 726 days ago · 65 km deep · 78 km away
  41. 1.645 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 725 days ago · 81 km deep · 91 km away
  42. 1.915 km S of Nanwalek, Alaska · 725 days ago · 56 km deep · 79 km away
  43. 1.752 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 725 days ago · 80 km deep · 97 km away
  44. 1.651 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 725 days ago · 95 km deep · 96 km away
  45. 1.644 km WNW of Cohoe, Alaska · 725 days ago · 82 km deep · 98 km away
  46. 2.554 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 723 days ago · 87 km deep · 99 km away
  47. 1.842 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 723 days ago · 84 km deep · 87 km away
  48. 1.712 km SW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 723 days ago · 53 km deep · 54 km away
  49. 1.652 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 722 days ago · 85 km deep · 98 km away
  50. 1.59 km SSE of Kasilof, Alaska · 721 days ago · 60 km deep · 58 km away
  51. 1.852 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 721 days ago · 96 km deep · 97 km away
  52. 2.535 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 721 days ago · 70 km deep · 81 km away
  53. 1.849 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 721 days ago · 94 km deep · 94 km away
  54. 1.915 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 721 days ago · 45 km deep · 99 km away
  55. 1.654 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 721 days ago · 82 km deep · 98 km away
  56. 1.68 km SSW of Funny River, Alaska · 721 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  57. 2.427 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 721 days ago · 65 km deep · 82 km away
  58. 1.713 km SE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 720 days ago · 59 km deep · 36 km away
  59. 1.635 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 720 days ago · 84 km deep · 84 km away
  60. 1.54 km SSE of Kenai, Alaska · 720 days ago · 62 km deep · 86 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.535 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 735 days ago · 78 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 1.621 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 735 days ago · 84 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.832 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 735 days ago · 73 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 1.642 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 735 days ago · 86 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.747 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 735 days ago · 78 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 2.62 km E of Anchor Point, Alaska · 735 days ago · 55 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 1.618 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 736 days ago · 54 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 2.517 km S of Anchor Point, Alaska · 737 days ago · 57 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 1.615 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 737 days ago · 71 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 1.540 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 737 days ago · 89 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.643 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 737 days ago · 84 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 1.830 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 737 days ago · 72 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.86 km WNW of Funny River, Alaska · 737 days ago · 45 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 1.646 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 738 days ago · 99 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 2.520 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 738 days ago · 60 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 1.651 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 738 days ago · 94 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 1.93 km N of Anchor Point, Alaska · 738 days ago · 57 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 1.826 km S of Port Graham, Alaska · 738 days ago · 60 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 1.637 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 738 days ago · 69 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 1.746 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 739 days ago · 34 km deep · 44 km away

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