Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 6 km E of Point MacKenzie, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 6 km E of Point MacKenzie, Alaska on Mon, Aug 26, 2024, 8:14 AM AKDT (16:14 UTC), 34 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 3 km SE of Big Lake, 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
2024-08-26 16:14:05 UTC
Depth
34.1 km (21.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.361° N, 149.865° 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: 193 in the 60 days after this one and 96 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.58 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 768 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.69 km WNW of Whittier, Alaska · 767 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.217 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 767 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 2.46 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 767 days ago · 55 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 2.717 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 766 days ago · 56 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 1.631 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 766 days ago · 45 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 1.731 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 766 days ago · 50 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 1.53 km NE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 766 days ago · 32 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 1.928 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 766 days ago · 57 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 1.714 km W of Willow, Alaska · 766 days ago · 44 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 2.022 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 765 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 2.211 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 765 days ago · 59 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 1.55 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 765 days ago · 47 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 2.04 km WNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 765 days ago · 42 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 1.926 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 765 days ago · 66 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 1.516 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 765 days ago · 31 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 1.59 km NNW of Tanaina, Alaska · 765 days ago · 38 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 1.62 km SE of Girdwood, Alaska · 765 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 1.513 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 765 days ago · 61 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 1.526 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 765 days ago · 67 km deep · 66 km away
  21. 1.634 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 765 days ago · 58 km deep · 75 km away
  22. 1.924 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 764 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  23. 2.123 km E of Funny River, Alaska · 764 days ago · 45 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  24. 2.47 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 764 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  25. 2.025 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 764 days ago · 54 km deep · 50 km away
  26. 1.924 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 764 days ago · 50 km deep · 67 km away
  27. 1.524 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 763 days ago · 38 km deep · 67 km away
  28. 1.548 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 763 days ago · 82 km deep · 94 km away
  29. 1.521 km SSW of Sunrise, Alaska · 763 days ago · 31 km deep · 72 km away
  30. 1.57 km NNE of Eagle River, Alaska · 763 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 2
  31. 1.510 km NNE of Buffalo Soapstone, Alaska · 763 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  32. 1.614 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 763 days ago · 48 km deep · 50 km away
  33. 1.923 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 763 days ago · 38 km deep · 58 km away
  34. 1.65 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 762 days ago · 40 km deep · 12 km away
  35. 2.124 km NW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 762 days ago · 51 km deep · 79 km away
  36. 2.421 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 761 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  37. 1.520 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 761 days ago · 53 km deep · 27 km away
  38. 2.423 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 761 days ago · 47 km deep · 29 km away
  39. 1.76 km WNW of Anchorage, Alaska · 760 days ago · 40 km deep · 16 km away
  40. 1.58 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 759 days ago · 44 km deep · 73 km away
  41. 1.714 km W of Beluga, Alaska · 759 days ago · 73 km deep · 82 km away
  42. 1.521 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 758 days ago · 80 km deep · 100 km away
  43. 3.13 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 758 days ago · 41 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 17
  44. 1.716 km S of Anchorage, Alaska · 758 days ago · 30 km deep · 33 km away
  45. 2.328 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 758 days ago · 76 km deep · 89 km away
  46. 1.92 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 758 days ago · 39 km deep · 18 km away
  47. 2.014 km NNW of Sterling, Alaska · 757 days ago · 50 km deep · 98 km away
  48. 2.427 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 757 days ago · 57 km deep · 65 km away
  49. 1.924 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 757 days ago · 43 km deep · 39 km away
  50. 1.525 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 756 days ago · 50 km deep · 44 km away
  51. 1.923 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 756 days ago · 68 km deep · 86 km away
  52. 1.65 km S of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 756 days ago · 37 km deep · 20 km away
  53. 1.57 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 756 days ago · 48 km deep · 85 km away
  54. 2.021 km N of Willow, Alaska · 756 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  55. 2.56 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 756 days ago · 45 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 1
  56. 2.53 km NE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 756 days ago · 43 km deep · 5 km away
  57. 2.319 km NNW of Moose Pass, Alaska · 755 days ago · 19 km deep · 81 km away
  58. 1.530 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 755 days ago · 65 km deep · 85 km away
  59. 1.56 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 754 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  60. 1.612 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 754 days ago · 64 km deep · 85 km away

The first 60 of 193.

Before

  1. 1.924 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 769 days ago · 49 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.513 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 769 days ago · 45 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.023 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 770 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.930 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 770 days ago · 61 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 2.112 km S of Talkeetna, Alaska · 770 days ago · 58 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.56 km W of Houston, Alaska · 770 days ago · 44 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 1.925 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 771 days ago · 60 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 2.916 km ESE of Beluga, Alaska · 771 days ago · 50 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 3.112 km ESE of Beluga, Alaska · 771 days ago · 60 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 1.730 km NW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 772 days ago · 45 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 2.45 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 772 days ago · 55 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 2.09 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 772 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 1.86 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 773 days ago · 46 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 1.615 km NNE of Susitna, Alaska · 773 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 1.812 km E of Willow, Alaska · 773 days ago · 30 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 1.614 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 774 days ago · 73 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 1.824 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 774 days ago · 43 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 2.412 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 774 days ago · 46 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.913 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 774 days ago · 50 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 1.721 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 775 days ago · 69 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024azj1w1d. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:47 AM UTC.