Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 10 km SW of Gulkana, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 10 km SW of Gulkana, Alaska on Sat, Oct 5, 2024, 2:52 AM AKDT (10:52 UTC), 25 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 10 km WNW of Eureka Roadhouse, 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
2024-10-05 10:52:20 UTC
Depth
24.8 km (15.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.218° N, 145.539° 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
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 40 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.545 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 724 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.247 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 724 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.533 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 723 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.747 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 722 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.547 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 720 days ago · 21 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.646 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 720 days ago · 29 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 2.510 km WNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 719 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.817 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 715 days ago · 26 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 1.749 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 715 days ago · 27 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 1.948 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 713 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.644 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 710 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 1.536 km S of Tolsona, Alaska · 709 days ago · 24 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 1.98 km NW of Nelchina, Alaska · 709 days ago · 38 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 1.754 km SE of Chistochina, Alaska · 708 days ago · 103 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.646 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 705 days ago · 19 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 1.537 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 704 days ago · 31 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.641 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 704 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.79 km W of Mendeltna, Alaska · 704 days ago · 42 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 1.638 km NW of Lake Louise, Alaska · 703 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 2.015 km S of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 701 days ago · 28 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 1.839 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 701 days ago · 19 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 1.548 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 700 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 1.646 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 700 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
  24. 1.541 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 697 days ago · 30 km deep · 90 km away
  25. 1.643 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 695 days ago · 25 km deep · 82 km away
  26. 1.545 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 694 days ago · 32 km deep · 80 km away
  27. 2.236 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 688 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 1.648 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 688 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  29. 1.745 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 688 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  30. 1.625 km S of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 685 days ago · 29 km deep · 100 km away
  31. 1.951 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 682 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  32. 2.249 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 677 days ago · 34 km deep · 84 km away
  33. 1.625 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 676 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  34. 1.648 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 675 days ago · 19 km deep · 96 km away
  35. 2.145 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 674 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  36. 1.530 km NNE of Chitina, Alaska · 674 days ago · 61 km deep · 89 km away
  37. 1.646 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 671 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  38. 2.246 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 671 days ago · 24 km deep · 90 km away
  39. 2.545 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 671 days ago · 32 km deep · 91 km away
  40. 1.645 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 669 days ago · 31 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 1.846 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 730 days ago · 19 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 2.343 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 734 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.649 km W of Tonsina, Alaska · 734 days ago · 27 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.648 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 735 days ago · 40 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.847 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 736 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.547 km W of Tonsina, Alaska · 737 days ago · 30 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 1.755 km SW of Nabesna, Alaska · 738 days ago · 94 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.046 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 739 days ago · 22 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 2.546 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 740 days ago · 31 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.550 km W of Tonsina, Alaska · 741 days ago · 34 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 1.537 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 742 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.69 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 750 days ago · 26 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 1.946 km W of Tonsina, Alaska · 753 days ago · 39 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 1.548 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 754 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 1.947 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 755 days ago · 22 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 1.839 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 756 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.536 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 756 days ago · 22 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 1.942 km W of Lake Louise, Alaska · 757 days ago · 44 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 1.748 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 758 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.749 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 758 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024ctl7cke. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:40 PM UTC.