Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 45 km NE of Fox River, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 45 km NE of Fox River, Alaska on Tue, Dec 24, 2024, 9:02 AM AKST (18:02 UTC), 42 km (26 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 17 km NNW of Ninilchik, 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
2024-12-24 18:02:16 UTC
Depth
42.3 km (26.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.133° N, 150.358° 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: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 98 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.513 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 646 days ago · 59 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 1.826 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 646 days ago · 74 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.516 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 646 days ago · 57 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 1.530 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 646 days ago · 75 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.67 km NE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 646 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 1.717 km E of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 646 days ago · 65 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 1.711 km WSW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 645 days ago · 55 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 1.722 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 645 days ago · 67 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 1.522 km NE of Moose Pass, Alaska · 645 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.72 km SW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 645 days ago · 52 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 1.533 km W of Chenega, Alaska · 645 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.830 km ESE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 645 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.740 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 644 days ago · 91 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.72 km SE of Anchor Point, Alaska · 644 days ago · 51 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 4.017 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 644 days ago · 64 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 8
  16. 1.614 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 644 days ago · 63 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 2.17 km ENE of Happy Valley, Alaska · 642 days ago · 72 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 1.515 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 642 days ago · 79 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 1.810 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 641 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 2.314 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 641 days ago · 79 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 3.410 km NNE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 641 days ago · 31 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 3
  22. 2.49 km W of Fox River, Alaska · 641 days ago · 48 km deep · 53 km away
  23. 1.931 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 640 days ago · 76 km deep · 91 km away
  24. 1.62 km SE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 640 days ago · 48 km deep · 78 km away
  25. 1.714 km NW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 640 days ago · 38 km deep · 54 km away
  26. 1.712 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 639 days ago · 66 km deep · 72 km away
  27. 1.57 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 639 days ago · 57 km deep · 78 km away
  28. 1.56 km SE of Soldotna, Alaska · 639 days ago · 49 km deep · 49 km away
  29. 2.211 km N of Ninilchik, Alaska · 638 days ago · 52 km deep · 71 km away
  30. 1.911 km N of Ninilchik, Alaska · 638 days ago · 56 km deep · 72 km away
  31. 1.617 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 638 days ago · 61 km deep · 90 km away
  32. 1.518 km ESE of Funny River, Alaska · 638 days ago · 50 km deep · 36 km away
  33. 1.55 km NNE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 638 days ago · 66 km deep · 58 km away
  34. 1.917 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 638 days ago · 61 km deep · 92 km away
  35. 1.523 km SSW of Whittier, Alaska · 637 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  36. 1.730 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 637 days ago · 96 km deep · 99 km away
  37. 2.328 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 637 days ago · 45 km deep · 72 km away
  38. 1.77 km NW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 636 days ago · 57 km deep · 83 km away
  39. 1.916 km E of Nikiski, Alaska · 635 days ago · 50 km deep · 72 km away
  40. 1.58 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 635 days ago · 45 km deep · 98 km away
  41. 1.89 km NW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 635 days ago · 72 km deep · 85 km away
  42. 1.50 km SE of Sterling, Alaska · 635 days ago · 42 km deep · 50 km away
  43. 1.530 km NNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 634 days ago · 37 km deep · 68 km away
  44. 2.420 km S of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 634 days ago · 25 km deep · 34 km away
  45. 1.610 km ENE of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 634 days ago · 44 km deep · 58 km away
  46. 1.940 km SE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 634 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  47. 1.824 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 634 days ago · 99 km deep · 98 km away
  48. 1.65 km SW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 633 days ago · 74 km deep · 62 km away
  49. 2.019 km S of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 633 days ago · 23 km deep · 34 km away
  50. 1.84 km WSW of Sterling, Alaska · 633 days ago · 47 km deep · 51 km away
  51. 1.810 km N of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 633 days ago · 46 km deep · 64 km away
  52. 1.719 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 633 days ago · 72 km deep · 90 km away
  53. 1.513 km W of Primrose, Alaska · 632 days ago · 44 km deep · 48 km away
  54. 1.711 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 632 days ago · 64 km deep · 72 km away
  55. 1.523 km SSW of Hope, Alaska · 632 days ago · 31 km deep · 72 km away
  56. 1.69 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 632 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  57. 1.519 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 631 days ago · 38 km deep · 32 km away
  58. 1.813 km SSW of Funny River, Alaska · 630 days ago · 55 km deep · 38 km away
  59. 1.823 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 630 days ago · 65 km deep · 99 km away
  60. 1.79 km SE of Halibut Cove, Alaska · 630 days ago · 37 km deep · 78 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.631 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 647 days ago · 76 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.94 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 647 days ago · 62 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 2.27 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 647 days ago · 71 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 2.66 km NE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 647 days ago · 69 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.78 km SE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 647 days ago · 44 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 1.716 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 647 days ago · 50 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 2.218 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 647 days ago · 56 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 1.622 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 648 days ago · 65 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.616 km S of Tyonek, Alaska · 648 days ago · 63 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.924 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 648 days ago · 69 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 1.722 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 649 days ago · 78 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.516 km E of Fox River, Alaska · 649 days ago · 43 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 1.736 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 649 days ago · 81 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 1.56 km ENE of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 649 days ago · 40 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 1.613 km WNW of Hope, Alaska · 649 days ago · 37 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 2.211 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 650 days ago · 45 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 1.730 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 650 days ago · 92 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 1.66 km NW of Fox River, Alaska · 650 days ago · 56 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 1.77 km WSW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 650 days ago · 74 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 1.638 km SSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 651 days ago · 41 km deep · 13 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024gi0nuwj. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:12 AM UTC.