Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 42 km SSE of Old Harbor, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 42 km SSE of Old Harbor, Alaska on Sat, Sep 14, 2024, 12:01 PM AKDT (20:01 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 33 km SW of Akhiok, 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
2024-09-14 20:01:07 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.871° N, 152.964° 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
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.225 km SW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 746 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 2.4109 km SE of Akhiok, Alaska · 743 days ago · 27 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 2.087 km SSE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 741 days ago · 17 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 2.186 km SSE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 741 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 2.242 km SSW of Chiniak, Alaska · 740 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 2.128 km SSE of Karluk, Alaska · 740 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.920 km N of Akhiok, Alaska · 739 days ago · 49 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.738 km WSW of Womens Bay, Alaska · 736 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 2.338 km E of Old Harbor, Alaska · 733 days ago · 16 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 1.922 km WSW of Old Harbor, Alaska · 731 days ago · 31 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 2.437 km SSE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 726 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 1.531 km SSW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 722 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 2.035 km E of Old Harbor, Alaska · 720 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 1.718 km NNE of Akhiok, Alaska · 717 days ago · 43 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 2.07 km SW of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 717 days ago · 31 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.726 km WSW of Akhiok, Alaska · 716 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 3.133 km SW of Akhiok, Alaska · 715 days ago · 41 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 2.618 km W of Akhiok, Alaska · 714 days ago · 44 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 2.525 km S of Chiniak, Alaska · 711 days ago · 39 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 1.64 km WSW of Womens Bay, Alaska · 705 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away
  21. 2.010 km NE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 705 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 1.925 km E of Old Harbor, Alaska · 704 days ago · 29 km deep · 42 km away
  23. 2.232 km E of Old Harbor, Alaska · 701 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  24. 1.99 km NW of Akhiok, Alaska · 697 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
  25. 2.119 km E of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 690 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 2.29 km SE of Kodiak Station, Alaska · 754 days ago · 45 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 3.958 km SSE of Akhiok, Alaska · 755 days ago · 19 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 2.6111 km SE of Akhiok, Alaska · 755 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.729 km NE of Akhiok, Alaska · 757 days ago · 24 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 1.726 km NNE of Akhiok, Alaska · 760 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 2.118 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 761 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.810 km WNW of Old Harbor, Alaska · 766 days ago · 40 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 1.812 km E of Akhiok, Alaska · 767 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 1.728 km SW of Womens Bay, Alaska · 767 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 2.431 km ESE of Akhiok, Alaska · 772 days ago · 37 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 2.217 km ESE of Akhiok, Alaska · 777 days ago · 23 km deep · 56 km away

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