Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 31 km WSW of Hope, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 31 km WSW of Hope, Alaska on Tue, Sep 24, 2024, 10:46 AM AKDT (18:46 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 1 km WSW of Big Lake, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2024-09-24 18:46:49 UTC
Depth
35.3 km (21.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.773° N, 150.131° 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 III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

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Stations used
51

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 199 in the 60 days after this one and 103 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.08 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 737 days ago · 40 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 1.79 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 737 days ago · 39 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 1.69 km SSE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 737 days ago · 57 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.510 km ESE of Nikiski, Alaska · 736 days ago · 75 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 1.616 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 736 days ago · 66 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 2.526 km NE of Girdwood, Alaska · 736 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 2.628 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 735 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 1.64 km NNE of Salamatof, Alaska · 735 days ago · 69 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 1.86 km WNW of Funny River, Alaska · 735 days ago · 45 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 1.629 km ENE of Girdwood, Alaska · 734 days ago · 25 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 2.623 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 734 days ago · 68 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.718 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 734 days ago · 50 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 2.05 km N of Eagle River, Alaska · 733 days ago · 27 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.821 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 733 days ago · 50 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 1.58 km NNE of Eagle River, Alaska · 733 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 3
  16. 1.96 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 733 days ago · 30 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 1.622 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 733 days ago · 40 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 1.525 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 732 days ago · 78 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 1.618 km N of Moose Pass, Alaska · 732 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 1.513 km SSE of Tyonek, Alaska · 731 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
  21. 2.010 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 731 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
  22. 1.84 km NNE of Hope, Alaska · 730 days ago · 31 km deep · 35 km away
  23. 1.536 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 730 days ago · 78 km deep · 92 km away
  24. 1.71 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 730 days ago · 69 km deep · 67 km away
  25. 1.518 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 730 days ago · 69 km deep · 84 km away
  26. 1.922 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 729 days ago · 45 km deep · 37 km away
  27. 1.65 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 729 days ago · 82 km deep · 67 km away
  28. 1.56 km NNW of Knik, Alaska · 728 days ago · 40 km deep · 84 km away
  29. 1.618 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 728 days ago · 17 km deep · 78 km away
  30. 1.626 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 728 days ago · 58 km deep · 80 km away
  31. 1.514 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 728 days ago · 48 km deep · 43 km away
  32. 1.69 km ESE of Sunrise, Alaska · 728 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  33. 3.019 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 727 days ago · 58 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 2
  34. 1.74 km ENE of Knik, Alaska · 727 days ago · 25 km deep · 82 km away
  35. 1.612 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 727 days ago · 40 km deep · 67 km away
  36. 1.612 km E of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 727 days ago · 31 km deep · 65 km away
  37. 1.513 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 726 days ago · 41 km deep · 33 km away
  38. 1.734 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 726 days ago · 79 km deep · 88 km away
  39. 1.59 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 726 days ago · 27 km deep · 27 km away
  40. 2.228 km NW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 726 days ago · 38 km deep · 15 km away
  41. 1.65 km NW of Anchorage, Alaska · 726 days ago · 43 km deep · 54 km away
  42. 1.630 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 726 days ago · 76 km deep · 95 km away
  43. 1.96 km WSW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 724 days ago · 47 km deep · 94 km away
  44. 2.131 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 724 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  45. 1.611 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 724 days ago · 65 km deep · 77 km away
  46. 1.713 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 724 days ago · 72 km deep · 75 km away
  47. 1.824 km S of Hope, Alaska · 723 days ago · 34 km deep · 24 km away
  48. 1.513 km SE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 723 days ago · 27 km deep · 56 km away
  49. 1.73 km ESE of Tyonek, Alaska · 722 days ago · 55 km deep · 60 km away
  50. 1.820 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 722 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  51. 1.833 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 722 days ago · 80 km deep · 96 km away
  52. 1.813 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 722 days ago · 55 km deep · 51 km away
  53. 2.014 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 722 days ago · 53 km deep · 49 km away
  54. 2.513 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 721 days ago · 72 km deep · 79 km away
  55. 1.618 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 721 days ago · 70 km deep · 81 km away
  56. 1.610 km N of Hope, Alaska · 721 days ago · 46 km deep · 36 km away
  57. 1.816 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 721 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  58. 1.527 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 720 days ago · 58 km deep · 51 km away
  59. 1.77 km N of Eagle River, Alaska · 720 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  60. 1.71 km N of Big Lake, Alaska · 720 days ago · 69 km deep · 85 km away

The first 60 of 199.

Before

  1. 1.725 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 737 days ago · 76 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 2.016 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 738 days ago · 67 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 2.53 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 738 days ago · 39 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 2.610 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 738 days ago · 45 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 2.014 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 738 days ago · 18 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.623 km SSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 738 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 1.716 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 738 days ago · 58 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 1.824 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 739 days ago · 54 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 1.927 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 739 days ago · 66 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 1.720 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 739 days ago · 28 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 1.95 km NE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 739 days ago · 56 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 1.617 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 739 days ago · 60 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 2.18 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 739 days ago · 63 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 3.916 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 740 days ago · 65 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 112 · tsunami flag
  15. 1.614 km ESE of Beluga, Alaska · 740 days ago · 53 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 2.117 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 741 days ago · 53 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 1.813 km SE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 741 days ago · 58 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 2.04 km SSE of Girdwood, Alaska · 741 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 1.67 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 741 days ago · 65 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 1.913 km NNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 742 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024cbj0rxv. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:44 AM UTC.