Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 80 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 80 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska on Tue, Oct 15, 2024, 1:58 PM AKDT (21:58 UTC), 68 km (42 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 72 km NNW of Aleneva, 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
2024-10-15 21:58:50 UTC
Depth
68.0 km (42.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
58.987° N, 153.131° 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
43

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and 172 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.554 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 715 days ago · 82 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 1.687 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 715 days ago · 98 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 1.854 km S of Nanwalek, Alaska · 715 days ago · 62 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 2.182 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 715 days ago · 81 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 1.729 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 714 days ago · 68 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 2.034 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 714 days ago · 122 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.762 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 714 days ago · 98 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 2.033 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 714 days ago · 148 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.118 km S of Kokhanok, Alaska · 714 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.781 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 714 days ago · 79 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 1.746 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 714 days ago · 65 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 2.458 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 714 days ago · 103 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 1.948 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 713 days ago · 129 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 1.660 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 713 days ago · 70 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 1.871 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 713 days ago · 60 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 1.769 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 713 days ago · 66 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 1.962 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 713 days ago · 103 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 1.780 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 713 days ago · 81 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 1.930 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 713 days ago · 61 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 1.834 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 712 days ago · 81 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 1.969 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 712 days ago · 117 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 2.260 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 712 days ago · 97 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 1.789 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 712 days ago · 92 km deep · 58 km away
  24. 1.657 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 712 days ago · 99 km deep · 92 km away
  25. 2.043 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 712 days ago · 74 km deep · 63 km away
  26. 2.058 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 712 days ago · 112 km deep · 76 km away
  27. 2.055 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 711 days ago · 90 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 1.868 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 711 days ago · 63 km deep · 26 km away
  29. 1.853 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 711 days ago · 79 km deep · 45 km away
  30. 1.794 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 711 days ago · 96 km deep · 76 km away
  31. 1.629 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 711 days ago · 60 km deep · 88 km away
  32. 2.656 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 711 days ago · 74 km deep · 62 km away
  33. 1.653 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 711 days ago · 67 km deep · 28 km away
  34. 1.560 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 711 days ago · 95 km deep · 59 km away
  35. 2.045 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 710 days ago · 86 km deep · 91 km away
  36. 1.744 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 710 days ago · 108 km deep · 77 km away
  37. 1.665 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 710 days ago · 91 km deep · 68 km away
  38. 1.623 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 710 days ago · 56 km deep · 93 km away
  39. 1.761 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 710 days ago · 99 km deep · 98 km away
  40. 1.557 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 710 days ago · 90 km deep · 97 km away
  41. 2.362 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 710 days ago · 64 km deep · 20 km away
  42. 2.612 km N of Nanwalek, Alaska · 710 days ago · 55 km deep · 86 km away
  43. 2.214 km N of Nanwalek, Alaska · 709 days ago · 53 km deep · 87 km away
  44. 1.864 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 709 days ago · 104 km deep · 69 km away
  45. 1.767 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 709 days ago · 79 km deep · 44 km away
  46. 2.059 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 709 days ago · 96 km deep · 83 km away
  47. 1.949 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 709 days ago · 81 km deep · 99 km away
  48. 1.865 km SSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 709 days ago · 49 km deep · 45 km away
  49. 2.246 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 709 days ago · 93 km deep · 99 km away
  50. 1.782 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 708 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
  51. 1.750 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 708 days ago · 72 km deep · 58 km away
  52. 1.956 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 708 days ago · 78 km deep · 74 km away
  53. 2.237 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 708 days ago · 118 km deep · 82 km away
  54. 2.195 km SSE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 708 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  55. 2.051 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 708 days ago · 71 km deep · 70 km away
  56. 1.831 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 708 days ago · 68 km deep · 53 km away
  57. 1.840 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 708 days ago · 83 km deep · 67 km away
  58. 2.738 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 708 days ago · 127 km deep · 87 km away
  59. 1.857 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 707 days ago · 91 km deep · 78 km away
  60. 2.260 km S of Kokhanok, Alaska · 707 days ago · 128 km deep · 94 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.846 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 715 days ago · 115 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 2.049 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 715 days ago · 85 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.861 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 716 days ago · 95 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.763 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 716 days ago · 100 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.853 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 716 days ago · 99 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.760 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 716 days ago · 97 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.857 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 716 days ago · 80 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 1.630 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 716 days ago · 70 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 1.757 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 716 days ago · 55 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 1.639 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 716 days ago · 85 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.960 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 716 days ago · 124 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 1.848 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 717 days ago · 113 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 2.017 km S of Kokhanok, Alaska · 717 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.770 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 717 days ago · 70 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 2.427 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 717 days ago · 65 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.676 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 717 days ago · 20 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 2.857 km SE of Kokhanok, Alaska · 718 days ago · 120 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 1.857 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 718 days ago · 71 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 1.854 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 718 days ago · 99 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 2.060 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 718 days ago · 83 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024dab5xth. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:25 AM UTC.