Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 46 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 46 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska on Wed, Sep 11, 2024, 4:51 PM AKDT (00:51 UTC), 81 km (50 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2024-09-12 00:51:51 UTC
Depth
81.0 km (50.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
60.343° N, 152.270° 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
26

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 at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.535 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 751 days ago · 70 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 1.514 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 751 days ago · 72 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.68 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 751 days ago · 63 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.640 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 751 days ago · 77 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 1.873 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 750 days ago · 118 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 2.241 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 750 days ago · 91 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.623 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 750 days ago · 68 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 2.262 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 750 days ago · 128 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 2.260 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 750 days ago · 97 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 1.962 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 750 days ago · 118 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 1.816 km NNE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 750 days ago · 65 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 1.516 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 750 days ago · 74 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 1.526 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 750 days ago · 73 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 1.634 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 750 days ago · 81 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 1.662 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 750 days ago · 102 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 3.382 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 750 days ago · 137 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 1.669 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 750 days ago · 119 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 1.760 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 749 days ago · 85 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 2.933 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 749 days ago · 137 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 1.861 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 749 days ago · 107 km deep · 15 km away
  21. 1.515 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 749 days ago · 45 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 1.964 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 749 days ago · 100 km deep · 32 km away
  23. 1.631 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 749 days ago · 74 km deep · 19 km away
  24. 1.744 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 749 days ago · 75 km deep · 100 km away
  25. 1.857 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 749 days ago · 103 km deep · 14 km away
  26. 1.848 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 749 days ago · 120 km deep · 72 km away
  27. 1.759 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 749 days ago · 108 km deep · 27 km away
  28. 1.858 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 749 days ago · 126 km deep · 61 km away
  29. 1.732 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 749 days ago · 83 km deep · 55 km away
  30. 2.514 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 748 days ago · 69 km deep · 65 km away
  31. 1.661 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 748 days ago · 99 km deep · 65 km away
  32. 1.613 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 748 days ago · 73 km deep · 70 km away
  33. 1.963 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 748 days ago · 111 km deep · 52 km away
  34. 2.425 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 748 days ago · 73 km deep · 96 km away
  35. 1.713 km NW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 748 days ago · 59 km deep · 40 km away
  36. 1.616 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 748 days ago · 73 km deep · 41 km away
  37. 1.842 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 748 days ago · 86 km deep · 81 km away
  38. 1.945 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 748 days ago · 86 km deep · 33 km away
  39. 2.049 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 748 days ago · 94 km deep · 16 km away
  40. 1.643 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 747 days ago · 85 km deep · 40 km away
  41. 2.840 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 747 days ago · 186 km deep · 74 km away
  42. 1.854 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 747 days ago · 99 km deep · 30 km away
  43. 1.753 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 747 days ago · 116 km deep · 70 km away
  44. 1.772 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 747 days ago · 118 km deep · 46 km away
  45. 2.043 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 747 days ago · 152 km deep · 76 km away
  46. 1.755 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 747 days ago · 98 km deep · 92 km away
  47. 1.642 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 747 days ago · 83 km deep · 75 km away
  48. 1.770 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 747 days ago · 103 km deep · 44 km away
  49. 1.714 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 747 days ago · 70 km deep · 62 km away
  50. 1.73 km WNW of Seldovia Village, Alaska · 747 days ago · 46 km deep · 99 km away
  51. 2.066 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 746 days ago · 118 km deep · 52 km away
  52. 1.626 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 746 days ago · 75 km deep · 49 km away
  53. 1.864 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 746 days ago · 102 km deep · 79 km away
  54. 1.548 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 746 days ago · 85 km deep · 53 km away
  55. 1.657 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 746 days ago · 93 km deep · 36 km away
  56. 1.525 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 746 days ago · 44 km deep · 84 km away
  57. 2.684 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 746 days ago · 142 km deep · 47 km away
  58. 2.136 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 745 days ago · 83 km deep · 52 km away
  59. 2.216 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 745 days ago · 65 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  60. 1.613 km SSW of Fox River, Alaska · 745 days ago · 41 km deep · 97 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.87 km ENE of Salamatof, Alaska · 751 days ago · 58 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 1.749 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 751 days ago · 95 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 1.769 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 752 days ago · 131 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 4.041 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 752 days ago · 127 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 3.942 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 752 days ago · 126 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1 · tsunami flag
  6. 2.334 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 752 days ago · 137 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.866 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 752 days ago · 115 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 1.927 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 753 days ago · 67 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 1.845 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 753 days ago · 83 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 1.646 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 753 days ago · 84 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 1.864 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 753 days ago · 122 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 1.926 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 753 days ago · 75 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 2.635 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 754 days ago · 77 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 1.644 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 754 days ago · 84 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 1.757 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 754 days ago · 102 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 1.638 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 754 days ago · 73 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 1.612 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 754 days ago · 64 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 2.054 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 754 days ago · 114 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 1.764 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 754 days ago · 130 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 1.557 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 754 days ago · 105 km deep · 24 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024brdvvx9. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:12 AM UTC.