Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 11 km WSW of Moose Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 11 km WSW of Moose Pass, Alaska on Mon, Aug 12, 2024, 2:57 AM AKDT (10:57 UTC), 8 km (5 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
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2024-08-12 10:57:21 UTC
Depth
7.5 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.453° N, 149.560° 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
39

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 118 in the 60 days after this one and 40 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.542 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 783 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 2.221 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 782 days ago · 46 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 1.823 km E of Lowell Point, Alaska · 781 days ago · 21 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 3.68 km S of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 779 days ago · 43 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 238
  5. 1.64 km S of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 778 days ago · 32 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.516 km NNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 777 days ago · 64 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.527 km S of Knik River, Alaska · 777 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 2.122 km NNE of Fox River, Alaska · 776 days ago · 48 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.611 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 776 days ago · 42 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.824 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 775 days ago · 43 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 1.831 km NNE of Fox River, Alaska · 775 days ago · 43 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.723 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 775 days ago · 44 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 1.719 km SSE of Soldotna, Alaska · 774 days ago · 66 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 1.633 km NW of Chenega, Alaska · 774 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 2.09 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 773 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.730 km NW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 773 days ago · 45 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 2.916 km ESE of Beluga, Alaska · 772 days ago · 50 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 1.735 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 772 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 2.134 km SE of Funny River, Alaska · 772 days ago · 61 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 1.925 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 772 days ago · 60 km deep · 81 km away
  21. 1.921 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 772 days ago · 48 km deep · 61 km away
  22. 1.924 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 770 days ago · 49 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  23. 1.69 km WNW of Whittier, Alaska · 768 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  24. 1.631 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 768 days ago · 45 km deep · 99 km away
  25. 1.548 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 767 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 2.022 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 767 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 2.211 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 767 days ago · 59 km deep · 84 km away
  28. 1.616 km SE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 766 days ago · 65 km deep · 96 km away
  29. 1.62 km SE of Girdwood, Alaska · 766 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
  30. 1.513 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 766 days ago · 61 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 2.123 km E of Funny River, Alaska · 765 days ago · 45 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  32. 1.542 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 765 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  33. 1.524 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 765 days ago · 38 km deep · 56 km away
  34. 1.521 km SSW of Sunrise, Alaska · 765 days ago · 31 km deep · 30 km away
  35. 1.915 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 764 days ago · 50 km deep · 81 km away
  36. 1.923 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 764 days ago · 38 km deep · 61 km away
  37. 2.124 km NW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 763 days ago · 51 km deep · 38 km away
  38. 1.839 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 763 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  39. 1.915 km NNW of Chenega, Alaska · 762 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  40. 2.741 km NE of Fox River, Alaska · 762 days ago · 37 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  41. 1.76 km WNW of Anchorage, Alaska · 761 days ago · 40 km deep · 91 km away
  42. 1.54 km ENE of Funny River, Alaska · 761 days ago · 46 km deep · 62 km away
  43. 1.58 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 761 days ago · 44 km deep · 75 km away
  44. 1.716 km S of Anchorage, Alaska · 759 days ago · 30 km deep · 70 km away
  45. 1.744 km SSW of Lowell Point, Alaska · 759 days ago · 25 km deep · 84 km away
  46. 2.724 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 759 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
  47. 2.014 km NNW of Sterling, Alaska · 759 days ago · 50 km deep · 77 km away
  48. 1.73 km NE of Funny River, Alaska · 758 days ago · 43 km deep · 64 km away
  49. 1.924 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 758 days ago · 43 km deep · 75 km away
  50. 1.65 km S of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 757 days ago · 37 km deep · 84 km away
  51. 2.319 km NNW of Moose Pass, Alaska · 756 days ago · 19 km deep · 22 km away
  52. 1.87 km ENE of Salamatof, Alaska · 753 days ago · 58 km deep · 91 km away
  53. 1.528 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 752 days ago · 43 km deep · 54 km away
  54. 1.516 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 752 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  55. 1.816 km NNE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 751 days ago · 65 km deep · 81 km away
  56. 1.634 km WNW of Chenega, Alaska · 751 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  57. 1.515 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 751 days ago · 45 km deep · 81 km away
  58. 1.718 km SW of Lowell Point, Alaska · 750 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  59. 1.622 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 749 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  60. 1.728 km W of Chenega, Alaska · 749 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away

The first 60 of 118.

Before

  1. 1.53 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 783 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.514 km E of Nikiski, Alaska · 784 days ago · 62 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.67 km SSE of Sunrise, Alaska · 784 days ago · 30 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 1.532 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 784 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.913 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 785 days ago · 58 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.711 km SSW of Hope, Alaska · 785 days ago · 49 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 1.942 km ENE of Fox River, Alaska · 785 days ago · 45 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 2.032 km NNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 786 days ago · 45 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 1.811 km E of Seward, Alaska · 786 days ago · 17 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 1.715 km NNW of Sterling, Alaska · 786 days ago · 61 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 2.145 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 787 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 1.917 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 787 days ago · 48 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 1.713 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 788 days ago · 57 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.88 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 788 days ago · 59 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 2.160 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 789 days ago · 17 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 1.60 km SSW of Sterling, Alaska · 789 days ago · 25 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 2.625 km NE of Fox River, Alaska · 789 days ago · 34 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 2.818 km SSE of Anchorage, Alaska · 789 days ago · 40 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 6
  19. 1.512 km N of Girdwood, Alaska · 791 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 1.624 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 793 days ago · 56 km deep · 59 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024aca7omc. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:49 PM UTC.