Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 4 km ENE of Knik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 4 km ENE of Knik, Alaska on Sat, Oct 5, 2024, 12:24 AM AKDT (08:24 UTC), 25 km (15 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
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2024-10-05 08:24:20 UTC
Depth
24.5 km (15.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.472° N, 149.647° 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: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 116 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.612 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 727 days ago · 40 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 1.749 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 727 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.612 km E of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 727 days ago · 31 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 2.449 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 727 days ago · 24 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.513 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 726 days ago · 41 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.59 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 726 days ago · 27 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 2.228 km NW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 726 days ago · 38 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.65 km NW of Anchorage, Alaska · 726 days ago · 43 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 1.96 km WSW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 724 days ago · 47 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 2.122 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 724 days ago · 67 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 2.322 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 724 days ago · 43 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 2.132 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 724 days ago · 63 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.611 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 724 days ago · 65 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.623 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 724 days ago · 65 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.824 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 724 days ago · 63 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 1.511 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 724 days ago · 42 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 2.33 km NW of Tanaina, Alaska · 723 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 1.824 km S of Hope, Alaska · 723 days ago · 34 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 1.513 km SE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 723 days ago · 27 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 1.73 km ESE of Tyonek, Alaska · 723 days ago · 55 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 1.813 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 722 days ago · 55 km deep · 88 km away
  22. 2.014 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 722 days ago · 53 km deep · 86 km away
  23. 1.628 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 722 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 1.58 km NNW of Houston, Alaska · 722 days ago · 37 km deep · 28 km away
  25. 2.513 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 721 days ago · 72 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 1.610 km N of Hope, Alaska · 721 days ago · 46 km deep · 52 km away
  27. 2.423 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 721 days ago · 29 km deep · 95 km away
  28. 1.726 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 721 days ago · 21 km deep · 92 km away
  29. 1.816 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 721 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  30. 1.820 km W of Willow, Alaska · 720 days ago · 56 km deep · 51 km away
  31. 1.527 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 720 days ago · 58 km deep · 59 km away
  32. 1.77 km N of Eagle River, Alaska · 720 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  33. 1.71 km N of Big Lake, Alaska · 720 days ago · 69 km deep · 17 km away
  34. 1.75 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 720 days ago · 42 km deep · 22 km away
  35. 2.116 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 720 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  36. 1.67 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 720 days ago · 53 km deep · 74 km away
  37. 1.526 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 720 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  38. 1.725 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 720 days ago · 63 km deep · 81 km away
  39. 1.826 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 719 days ago · 43 km deep · 57 km away
  40. 2.021 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 719 days ago · 43 km deep · 38 km away
  41. 1.56 km WSW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 719 days ago · 17 km deep · 14 km away
  42. 1.920 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 719 days ago · 44 km deep · 72 km away
  43. 1.532 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 719 days ago · 64 km deep · 84 km away
  44. 1.54 km WSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 719 days ago · 45 km deep · 77 km away
  45. 1.57 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 718 days ago · 67 km deep · 99 km away
  46. 1.918 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 718 days ago · 68 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  47. 1.551 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 718 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  48. 2.427 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 718 days ago · 67 km deep · 75 km away
  49. 1.738 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 718 days ago · 24 km deep · 94 km away
  50. 1.613 km SSW of Gateway, Alaska · 718 days ago · 30 km deep · 17 km away
  51. 1.65 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 718 days ago · 30 km deep · 16 km away
  52. 2.825 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 718 days ago · 65 km deep · 69 km away
  53. 1.537 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 718 days ago · 61 km deep · 74 km away
  54. 1.737 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 717 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  55. 2.217 km WNW of Anchorage, Alaska · 717 days ago · 45 km deep · 39 km away
  56. 1.512 km E of Eagle River, Alaska · 717 days ago · 19 km deep · 24 km away
  57. 2.025 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 717 days ago · 41 km deep · 98 km away
  58. 1.98 km SSE of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 717 days ago · 27 km deep · 6 km away
  59. 2.732 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 717 days ago · 36 km deep · 94 km away
  60. 2.86 km SSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 717 days ago · 42 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 12

The first 60 of 200.

Before

  1. 1.530 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 727 days ago · 46 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 3.019 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 727 days ago · 58 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 2
  3. 1.845 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 727 days ago · 76 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.622 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 727 days ago · 42 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 1.913 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 727 days ago · 80 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.533 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 728 days ago · 22 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.69 km ESE of Sunrise, Alaska · 728 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.514 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 728 days ago · 48 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 2.031 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 728 days ago · 70 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 2.134 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 728 days ago · 25 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 1.626 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 728 days ago · 58 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 1.56 km NNW of Knik, Alaska · 729 days ago · 40 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 2.523 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 729 days ago · 64 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 2.828 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 729 days ago · 66 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 1.922 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 730 days ago · 45 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 1.71 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 730 days ago · 69 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 2.525 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 730 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 2
  18. 1.84 km NNE of Hope, Alaska · 730 days ago · 31 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 2.010 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 731 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 1.622 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 731 days ago · 61 km deep · 65 km away

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