Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 11 km SSW of Hope, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 11 km SSW of Hope, Alaska on Fri, Aug 9, 2024, 7:31 PM AKDT (03:31 UTC), 49 km (31 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 16 km SE of Kasilof, 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
2024-08-10 03:31:04 UTC
Depth
49.3 km (30.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.826° N, 149.756° 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
71

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 173 in the 60 days after this one and 65 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.113 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 785 days ago · 69 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 2.01 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 785 days ago · 57 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.69 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 785 days ago · 65 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.67 km SSE of Sunrise, Alaska · 785 days ago · 30 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 1.514 km E of Nikiski, Alaska · 784 days ago · 62 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 1.53 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 784 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 1.511 km WSW of Moose Pass, Alaska · 784 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 2.16 km NNW of Houston, Alaska · 783 days ago · 30 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 3.313 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 783 days ago · 68 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 5
  10. 2.221 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 782 days ago · 46 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 1.823 km E of Lowell Point, Alaska · 782 days ago · 21 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 2.49 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 782 days ago · 32 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.410 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 782 days ago · 30 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 3.68 km S of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 779 days ago · 43 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 238
  15. 1.64 km S of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 779 days ago · 32 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.516 km NNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 778 days ago · 64 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 1.527 km S of Knik River, Alaska · 778 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 1.63 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 777 days ago · 53 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 1.611 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 777 days ago · 42 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 1.913 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 776 days ago · 50 km deep · 81 km away
  21. 1.824 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 776 days ago · 43 km deep · 39 km away
  22. 1.614 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 776 days ago · 73 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 1.831 km NNE of Fox River, Alaska · 775 days ago · 43 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 1.723 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 775 days ago · 44 km deep · 75 km away
  25. 1.719 km SSE of Soldotna, Alaska · 775 days ago · 66 km deep · 83 km away
  26. 1.86 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 774 days ago · 46 km deep · 65 km away
  27. 1.633 km NW of Chenega, Alaska · 774 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 2.09 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 774 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  29. 2.45 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 773 days ago · 55 km deep · 89 km away
  30. 1.730 km NW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 773 days ago · 45 km deep · 27 km away
  31. 3.112 km ESE of Beluga, Alaska · 773 days ago · 60 km deep · 67 km away
  32. 2.916 km ESE of Beluga, Alaska · 773 days ago · 50 km deep · 63 km away
  33. 1.735 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 773 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  34. 2.134 km SE of Funny River, Alaska · 773 days ago · 61 km deep · 72 km away
  35. 1.925 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 773 days ago · 60 km deep · 41 km away
  36. 1.56 km W of Houston, Alaska · 772 days ago · 44 km deep · 89 km away
  37. 1.921 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 772 days ago · 48 km deep · 74 km away
  38. 2.513 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 771 days ago · 45 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  39. 1.924 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 770 days ago · 49 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  40. 1.66 km E of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 769 days ago · 34 km deep · 60 km away
  41. 1.69 km WNW of Whittier, Alaska · 769 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  42. 2.46 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 768 days ago · 55 km deep · 89 km away
  43. 2.717 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 768 days ago · 56 km deep · 80 km away
  44. 1.631 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 768 days ago · 45 km deep · 60 km away
  45. 1.53 km NE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 768 days ago · 32 km deep · 92 km away
  46. 2.022 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 767 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  47. 2.211 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 767 days ago · 59 km deep · 50 km away
  48. 1.55 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 767 days ago · 47 km deep · 64 km away
  49. 2.04 km WNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 767 days ago · 42 km deep · 81 km away
  50. 1.926 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 767 days ago · 66 km deep · 96 km away
  51. 1.59 km NNW of Tanaina, Alaska · 767 days ago · 38 km deep · 98 km away
  52. 1.62 km SE of Girdwood, Alaska · 766 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
  53. 1.513 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 766 days ago · 61 km deep · 65 km away
  54. 2.123 km E of Funny River, Alaska · 766 days ago · 45 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  55. 2.025 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 766 days ago · 54 km deep · 78 km away
  56. 1.542 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 765 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
  57. 1.524 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 765 days ago · 38 km deep · 30 km away
  58. 1.521 km SSW of Sunrise, Alaska · 765 days ago · 31 km deep · 13 km away
  59. 1.57 km NNE of Eagle River, Alaska · 765 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 2
  60. 1.915 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 765 days ago · 50 km deep · 90 km away

The first 60 of 173.

Before

  1. 1.942 km ENE of Fox River, Alaska · 786 days ago · 45 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 2.032 km NNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 786 days ago · 45 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 1.811 km E of Seward, Alaska · 786 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 2.022 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 786 days ago · 47 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 1.813 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 786 days ago · 63 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 2.99 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 787 days ago · 59 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.715 km NNW of Sterling, Alaska · 787 days ago · 61 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 1.917 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 788 days ago · 48 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 1.527 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 789 days ago · 38 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 1.713 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 789 days ago · 57 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 1.88 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 789 days ago · 59 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 2.824 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 789 days ago · 58 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 2.22 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 790 days ago · 38 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 1.60 km SSW of Sterling, Alaska · 790 days ago · 25 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 2.03 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 790 days ago · 49 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 2.818 km SSE of Anchorage, Alaska · 790 days ago · 40 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 6
  17. 1.52 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 790 days ago · 41 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 2.122 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 791 days ago · 52 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 2.419 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 791 days ago · 70 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.512 km N of Girdwood, Alaska · 792 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024a8utcgk. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:34 AM UTC.