Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 8 km SSE of Houston, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 8 km SSE of Houston, Alaska on Thu, Mar 21, 2024, 5:51 PM AKDT (01:51 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 6 km ESE of Susitna North, 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
2024-03-22 01:51:19 UTC
Depth
19.9 km (12.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.564° N, 149.737° 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
53

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 164 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.926 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 927 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 1.925 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 927 days ago · 63 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.825 km S of Petersville, Alaska · 927 days ago · 64 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.631 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 927 days ago · 73 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 2.430 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 927 days ago · 60 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 2.315 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 927 days ago · 84 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 3.135 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 927 days ago · 60 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 1.815 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 926 days ago · 69 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 3.046 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 926 days ago · 77 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 2.110 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 926 days ago · 44 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 1.826 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 925 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 2.044 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 925 days ago · 82 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.524 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 925 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 1.618 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 925 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 1.521 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 925 days ago · 65 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 1.524 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 924 days ago · 57 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 1.89 km E of Willow, Alaska · 924 days ago · 25 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 1.534 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 924 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 1.512 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 924 days ago · 45 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 2.15 km SW of Houston, Alaska · 924 days ago · 29 km deep · 9 km away
  21. 1.554 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 924 days ago · 28 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 1.618 km WSW of Knik River, Alaska · 923 days ago · 20 km deep · 35 km away
  23. 1.712 km NW of Point Possession, Alaska · 923 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 2.15 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 923 days ago · 43 km deep · 28 km away
  25. 1.512 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 922 days ago · 41 km deep · 34 km away
  26. 1.522 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 921 days ago · 69 km deep · 74 km away
  27. 1.526 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 921 days ago · 25 km deep · 87 km away
  28. 1.67 km N of Willow, Alaska · 920 days ago · 25 km deep · 33 km away
  29. 1.613 km SSE of Tyonek, Alaska · 919 days ago · 19 km deep · 95 km away
  30. 3.343 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 919 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  31. 1.512 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 919 days ago · 32 km deep · 35 km away
  32. 1.62 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 919 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
  33. 1.97 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 919 days ago · 32 km deep · 5 km away
  34. 2.48 km SW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 919 days ago · 39 km deep · 1 km away
  35. 1.534 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 919 days ago · 63 km deep · 74 km away
  36. 1.87 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 919 days ago · 28 km deep · 5 km away
  37. 1.54 km SSW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 919 days ago · 28 km deep · 6 km away
  38. 1.642 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 919 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  39. 1.844 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 918 days ago · 77 km deep · 93 km away
  40. 1.543 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 918 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  41. 1.57 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 918 days ago · 32 km deep · 37 km away
  42. 1.742 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 918 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  43. 1.643 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 918 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  44. 2.143 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 918 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  45. 1.56 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 918 days ago · 28 km deep · 32 km away
  46. 1.643 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 918 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  47. 1.625 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 918 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  48. 2.310 km SSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 918 days ago · 40 km deep · 36 km away
  49. 1.944 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 918 days ago · 32 km deep · 93 km away
  50. 1.710 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 917 days ago · 48 km deep · 98 km away
  51. 1.931 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 917 days ago · 36 km deep · 70 km away
  52. 1.620 km NNW of Girdwood, Alaska · 917 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  53. 1.60 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 917 days ago · 31 km deep · 26 km away
  54. 1.635 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 917 days ago · 84 km deep · 96 km away
  55. 1.912 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 917 days ago · 43 km deep · 60 km away
  56. 1.943 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 917 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  57. 1.643 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 917 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  58. 1.943 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 917 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  59. 2.542 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 917 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  60. 1.743 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 917 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away

The first 60 of 199.

Before

  1. 1.635 km WSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 928 days ago · 46 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 2.514 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 929 days ago · 53 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 2
  3. 1.521 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 929 days ago · 54 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 1.925 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 929 days ago · 64 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 1.529 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 930 days ago · 40 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.611 km ESE of Susitna, Alaska · 930 days ago · 46 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 1.63 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 930 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 1.815 km SSE of Girdwood, Alaska · 930 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 1.620 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 931 days ago · 34 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 2.122 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 931 days ago · 44 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 1.718 km WSW of Hope, Alaska · 931 days ago · 32 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 1.526 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 931 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 2.016 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 932 days ago · 65 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 2.211 km N of Houston, Alaska · 932 days ago · 16 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 1.626 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 932 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 1.921 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 932 days ago · 65 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 1.75 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 932 days ago · 30 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 1.510 km W of Fishhook, Alaska · 932 days ago · 34 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 1.516 km ENE of Eagle River, Alaska · 932 days ago · 38 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 2.226 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 933 days ago · 61 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0243rmyv36. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 11:44 AM UTC.