Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 29 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 29 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska on Wed, Oct 16, 2024, 7:14 PM AKDT (03:14 UTC), 68 km (42 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 56 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-10-17 03:14:57 UTC
Depth
68.0 km (42.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.451° N, 152.402° 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
20

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 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.034 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 714 days ago · 122 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 1.762 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 714 days ago · 98 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 1.558 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 714 days ago · 85 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 2.033 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 714 days ago · 148 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.781 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 714 days ago · 79 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.767 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 714 days ago · 107 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.552 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 714 days ago · 89 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.659 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 714 days ago · 99 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 2.458 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 713 days ago · 103 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 1.748 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 713 days ago · 94 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 1.948 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 713 days ago · 129 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 1.660 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 713 days ago · 70 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 1.649 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 713 days ago · 82 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 1.871 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 713 days ago · 60 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 1.769 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 713 days ago · 66 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 1.962 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 713 days ago · 103 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 2.134 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 713 days ago · 162 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 1.645 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 712 days ago · 83 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 1.780 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 712 days ago · 81 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 1.930 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 712 days ago · 61 km deep · 17 km away
  21. 1.762 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 712 days ago · 120 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 1.834 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 712 days ago · 81 km deep · 18 km away
  23. 1.544 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 712 days ago · 77 km deep · 52 km away
  24. 1.856 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 712 days ago · 95 km deep · 75 km away
  25. 1.711 km S of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 712 days ago · 59 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 2.041 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 712 days ago · 91 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 1.966 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 712 days ago · 93 km deep · 69 km away
  28. 2.260 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 712 days ago · 97 km deep · 45 km away
  29. 1.657 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 712 days ago · 99 km deep · 56 km away
  30. 2.043 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 711 days ago · 74 km deep · 14 km away
  31. 1.753 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 711 days ago · 84 km deep · 61 km away
  32. 1.62 km ESE of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 711 days ago · 53 km deep · 71 km away
  33. 2.058 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 711 days ago · 112 km deep · 46 km away
  34. 2.055 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 711 days ago · 90 km deep · 35 km away
  35. 1.643 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 711 days ago · 83 km deep · 55 km away
  36. 1.868 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 711 days ago · 63 km deep · 65 km away
  37. 1.863 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 711 days ago · 118 km deep · 75 km away
  38. 1.853 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 711 days ago · 79 km deep · 27 km away
  39. 1.66 km WSW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 711 days ago · 61 km deep · 61 km away
  40. 1.856 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 711 days ago · 98 km deep · 63 km away
  41. 1.662 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 711 days ago · 100 km deep · 62 km away
  42. 1.629 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 711 days ago · 60 km deep · 24 km away
  43. 2.09 km E of Ninilchik, Alaska · 711 days ago · 47 km deep · 85 km away
  44. 2.656 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 711 days ago · 74 km deep · 27 km away
  45. 2.959 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 711 days ago · 107 km deep · 90 km away
  46. 1.656 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 710 days ago · 114 km deep · 83 km away
  47. 1.653 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 710 days ago · 67 km deep · 40 km away
  48. 1.545 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 710 days ago · 90 km deep · 75 km away
  49. 1.560 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 710 days ago · 95 km deep · 45 km away
  50. 1.650 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 710 days ago · 82 km deep · 96 km away
  51. 2.045 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 710 days ago · 86 km deep · 37 km away
  52. 1.744 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 710 days ago · 108 km deep · 59 km away
  53. 1.665 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 710 days ago · 91 km deep · 37 km away
  54. 1.623 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 710 days ago · 56 km deep · 28 km away
  55. 1.870 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 709 days ago · 114 km deep · 90 km away
  56. 1.761 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 709 days ago · 99 km deep · 54 km away
  57. 1.557 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 709 days ago · 90 km deep · 51 km away
  58. 1.768 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 709 days ago · 134 km deep · 96 km away
  59. 1.555 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 709 days ago · 100 km deep · 71 km away
  60. 2.362 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 709 days ago · 64 km deep · 52 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.741 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 714 days ago · 73 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.948 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 714 days ago · 94 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.513 km SSE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 715 days ago · 54 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.93 km SE of Happy Valley, Alaska · 715 days ago · 63 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.854 km S of Nanwalek, Alaska · 715 days ago · 62 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 1.531 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 715 days ago · 77 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 1.554 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 715 days ago · 82 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 1.680 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 715 days ago · 68 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 1.846 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 715 days ago · 115 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 1.762 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 715 days ago · 122 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 2.049 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 715 days ago · 85 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 1.610 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 715 days ago · 77 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 1.861 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 715 days ago · 95 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 1.763 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 715 days ago · 100 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 1.853 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 715 days ago · 99 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 1.658 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 715 days ago · 99 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 1.760 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 715 days ago · 97 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 1.857 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 716 days ago · 80 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 1.65 km ESE of Anchor Point, Alaska · 716 days ago · 52 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 1.522 km NW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 716 days ago · 70 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024ddb9db4. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:45 AM UTC.