Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 17 km NE of Naknek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 17 km NE of Naknek, Alaska on Tue, Jan 16, 2024, 11:04 PM AKST (08:04 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 83 km ESE of King Salmon, 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
2024-01-17 08:04:08 UTC
Depth
6.4 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
58.843° N, 156.816° 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
46

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.852 km ESE of King Salmon, Alaska · 991 days ago · 149 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 2.39 km N of New Stuyahok, Alaska · 984 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.184 km E of King Salmon, Alaska · 984 days ago · 131 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 3.683 km ESE of King Salmon, Alaska · 984 days ago · 128 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.061 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 975 days ago · 141 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.540 km S of Portage Creek, Alaska · 975 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 1.961 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska · 975 days ago · 150 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 2.762 km ESE of King Salmon, Alaska · 971 days ago · 150 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 2.755 km ESE of King Salmon, Alaska · 964 days ago · 148 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 2.082 km E of King Salmon, Alaska · 960 days ago · 119 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 2.261 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska · 953 days ago · 157 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 2.373 km E of King Salmon, Alaska · 951 days ago · 140 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 3.235 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska · 945 days ago · 178 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 1.968 km ESE of King Salmon, Alaska · 943 days ago · 146 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 2.158 km ESE of King Salmon, Alaska · 942 days ago · 150 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 2.045 km ESE of King Salmon, Alaska · 940 days ago · 155 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 1.757 km ESE of King Salmon, Alaska · 933 days ago · 155 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 2.246 km SSE of Igiugig, Alaska · 932 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 1.668 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska · 993 days ago · 126 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.256 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska · 994 days ago · 152 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 2.219 km NW of Levelock, Alaska · 994 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 2.785 km E of King Salmon, Alaska · 996 days ago · 134 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.972 km E of King Salmon, Alaska · 998 days ago · 152 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 2.550 km SE of King Salmon, Alaska · 1008 days ago · 155 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 2.043 km SSW of Portage Creek, Alaska · 1014 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 2.747 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska · 1016 days ago · 179 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 2.882 km SSE of Igiugig, Alaska · 1020 days ago · 133 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024s8x8pg. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:08 PM UTC.