Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 68 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 68 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska on Sun, Dec 29, 2024, 3:20 PM AKST (00:20 UTC), 99 km (61 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 38 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2024-12-30 00:20:11 UTC
Depth
98.6 km (61.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
60.234° N, 152.837° 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
49

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. 1.664 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 644 days ago · 113 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 2.167 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 644 days ago · 111 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.561 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 644 days ago · 88 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 3.410 km NNE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 644 days ago · 31 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 3
  5. 1.835 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 644 days ago · 131 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 1.869 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 644 days ago · 111 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 1.942 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 643 days ago · 124 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 1.959 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 643 days ago · 120 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 1.934 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 643 days ago · 91 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 2.760 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 643 days ago · 108 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 1.931 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 643 days ago · 76 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 2.246 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 643 days ago · 126 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 1.750 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 643 days ago · 85 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 1.867 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 643 days ago · 122 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 1.62 km SE of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 643 days ago · 48 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.637 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 643 days ago · 80 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 1.973 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 643 days ago · 121 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 2.064 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 643 days ago · 113 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 1.732 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 643 days ago · 69 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 1.640 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 643 days ago · 77 km deep · 61 km away
  21. 2.044 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 643 days ago · 108 km deep · 72 km away
  22. 1.628 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 642 days ago · 81 km deep · 44 km away
  23. 2.056 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 642 days ago · 99 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
  24. 1.940 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 642 days ago · 81 km deep · 42 km away
  25. 1.836 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 642 days ago · 72 km deep · 44 km away
  26. 2.244 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 642 days ago · 134 km deep · 44 km away
  27. 1.944 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 642 days ago · 86 km deep · 24 km away
  28. 1.712 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 642 days ago · 66 km deep · 77 km away
  29. 2.363 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 642 days ago · 112 km deep · 24 km away
  30. 2.064 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 641 days ago · 115 km deep · 27 km away
  31. 1.962 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 641 days ago · 105 km deep · 18 km away
  32. 2.223 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 641 days ago · 71 km deep · 65 km away
  33. 1.747 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 641 days ago · 75 km deep · 36 km away
  34. 2.137 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 641 days ago · 128 km deep · 78 km away
  35. 2.065 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 641 days ago · 96 km deep · 71 km away
  36. 2.211 km N of Ninilchik, Alaska · 641 days ago · 52 km deep · 67 km away
  37. 1.911 km N of Ninilchik, Alaska · 641 days ago · 56 km deep · 66 km away
  38. 1.645 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 641 days ago · 88 km deep · 68 km away
  39. 1.767 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 641 days ago · 105 km deep · 24 km away
  40. 1.868 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 641 days ago · 115 km deep · 86 km away
  41. 1.617 km W of Ninilchik, Alaska · 641 days ago · 61 km deep · 51 km away
  42. 1.860 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 641 days ago · 90 km deep · 68 km away
  43. 1.55 km NNE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 641 days ago · 66 km deep · 81 km away
  44. 1.917 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 641 days ago · 61 km deep · 51 km away
  45. 2.233 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 640 days ago · 132 km deep · 70 km away
  46. 1.751 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 640 days ago · 102 km deep · 29 km away
  47. 2.351 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 640 days ago · 86 km deep · 25 km away
  48. 1.552 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 640 days ago · 84 km deep · 53 km away
  49. 2.058 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 640 days ago · 97 km deep · 40 km away
  50. 1.846 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 640 days ago · 123 km deep · 44 km away
  51. 1.836 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 640 days ago · 127 km deep · 68 km away
  52. 1.954 km ESE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 639 days ago · 159 km deep · 32 km away
  53. 1.750 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 639 days ago · 100 km deep · 56 km away
  54. 1.766 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 639 days ago · 111 km deep · 13 km away
  55. 1.730 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 639 days ago · 96 km deep · 68 km away
  56. 1.665 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 639 days ago · 111 km deep · 84 km away
  57. 1.960 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 639 days ago · 112 km deep · 19 km away
  58. 2.130 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 639 days ago · 86 km deep · 90 km away
  59. 1.630 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 639 days ago · 57 km deep · 82 km away
  60. 1.664 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 639 days ago · 99 km deep · 34 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.542 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 644 days ago · 93 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 2.314 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 644 days ago · 79 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 1.865 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 644 days ago · 102 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 2.252 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 644 days ago · 116 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 1.769 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 644 days ago · 118 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 1.579 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 644 days ago · 130 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.038 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 644 days ago · 141 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 2.464 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 644 days ago · 90 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 1.549 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 644 days ago · 89 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 1.547 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 644 days ago · 81 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 2.461 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 644 days ago · 102 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 1.855 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 645 days ago · 93 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 1.865 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 645 days ago · 90 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 1.748 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 645 days ago · 98 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 1.538 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 645 days ago · 87 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 1.850 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 645 days ago · 94 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 1.620 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 645 days ago · 65 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 1.758 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 645 days ago · 99 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 1.969 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 645 days ago · 114 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 1.659 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 645 days ago · 96 km deep · 42 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024grn9yuf. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:54 PM UTC.