Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 7 km WSW of Happy Valley, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 7 km WSW of Happy Valley, Alaska on Fri, Dec 20, 2024, 8:49 AM AKST (17:49 UTC), 74 km (46 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
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2024-12-20 17:49:08 UTC
Depth
73.5 km (45.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
59.920° N, 151.864° 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
41

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 200 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.623 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 652 days ago · 62 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 1.66 km NW of Fox River, Alaska · 652 days ago · 56 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 2.160 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 652 days ago · 146 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 1.529 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 652 days ago · 81 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 1.730 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 652 days ago · 92 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 1.665 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 652 days ago · 96 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 1.965 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 652 days ago · 116 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 1.872 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 652 days ago · 116 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 1.867 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 652 days ago · 117 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 1.963 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 651 days ago · 90 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 2.151 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 651 days ago · 123 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 2.053 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 651 days ago · 97 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 1.845 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 651 days ago · 86 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 1.929 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 651 days ago · 57 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 1.640 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 651 days ago · 81 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 2.356 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 650 days ago · 141 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 1.736 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 650 days ago · 81 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 2.339 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 650 days ago · 72 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 1.959 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 650 days ago · 126 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 1.516 km E of Fox River, Alaska · 650 days ago · 43 km deep · 67 km away
  21. 1.963 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 650 days ago · 108 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 1.967 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 650 days ago · 113 km deep · 62 km away
  23. 2.172 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 650 days ago · 116 km deep · 70 km away
  24. 1.722 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 650 days ago · 78 km deep · 18 km away
  25. 1.828 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 650 days ago · 76 km deep · 38 km away
  26. 1.634 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 650 days ago · 69 km deep · 30 km away
  27. 1.924 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 650 days ago · 69 km deep · 20 km away
  28. 1.833 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 650 days ago · 86 km deep · 30 km away
  29. 1.948 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 650 days ago · 73 km deep · 67 km away
  30. 1.858 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 650 days ago · 93 km deep · 74 km away
  31. 1.758 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 649 days ago · 104 km deep · 53 km away
  32. 1.856 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 649 days ago · 99 km deep · 50 km away
  33. 2.327 km S of Port Graham, Alaska · 649 days ago · 57 km deep · 91 km away
  34. 1.848 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 649 days ago · 115 km deep · 78 km away
  35. 1.865 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 649 days ago · 100 km deep · 59 km away
  36. 1.622 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 649 days ago · 65 km deep · 16 km away
  37. 1.571 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 649 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  38. 1.928 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 649 days ago · 85 km deep · 25 km away
  39. 2.258 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 649 days ago · 91 km deep · 52 km away
  40. 2.218 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 649 days ago · 56 km deep · 50 km away
  41. 1.721 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 649 days ago · 67 km deep · 23 km away
  42. 1.78 km SE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 649 days ago · 44 km deep · 44 km away
  43. 1.831 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 649 days ago · 71 km deep · 26 km away
  44. 2.66 km NE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 648 days ago · 69 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
  45. 1.856 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 648 days ago · 103 km deep · 51 km away
  46. 2.27 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 648 days ago · 71 km deep · 3 km away
  47. 1.94 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 648 days ago · 62 km deep · 95 km away
  48. 1.631 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 648 days ago · 76 km deep · 51 km away
  49. 1.719 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 648 days ago · 61 km deep · 32 km away
  50. 1.545 km NE of Fox River, Alaska · 648 days ago · 42 km deep · 87 km away
  51. 1.540 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 648 days ago · 88 km deep · 44 km away
  52. 1.850 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 648 days ago · 120 km deep · 77 km away
  53. 1.826 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 648 days ago · 74 km deep · 75 km away
  54. 1.848 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 648 days ago · 80 km deep · 48 km away
  55. 1.530 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 648 days ago · 75 km deep · 64 km away
  56. 1.769 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 648 days ago · 101 km deep · 71 km away
  57. 1.648 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 648 days ago · 92 km deep · 51 km away
  58. 1.762 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 648 days ago · 93 km deep · 55 km away
  59. 1.67 km NE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 648 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
  60. 1.551 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 648 days ago · 83 km deep · 65 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.949 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 652 days ago · 84 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 2.242 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 653 days ago · 116 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 2.056 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 653 days ago · 79 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 4.547 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 653 days ago · 84 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 353 · tsunami flag
  5. 1.638 km SSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 653 days ago · 41 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 1.50 km E of Ridgeway, Alaska · 653 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.063 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 653 days ago · 116 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 1.950 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 653 days ago · 86 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 1.955 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 653 days ago · 111 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 1.875 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 653 days ago · 131 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 1.657 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 653 days ago · 89 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.83 km NW of Ridgeway, Alaska · 653 days ago · 58 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 1.78 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 653 days ago · 65 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 1.673 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 653 days ago · 85 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.649 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 654 days ago · 88 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 1.655 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 654 days ago · 90 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 1.857 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 654 days ago · 106 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 1.544 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 654 days ago · 83 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 1.551 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 654 days ago · 95 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 1.763 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 654 days ago · 101 km deep · 58 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024gbe73e2. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:39 PM UTC.