Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 25 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 25 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska on Tue, Apr 9, 2024, 2:14 AM AKDT (10:14 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 4 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2024-04-09 10:14:18 UTC
Depth
15.7 km (9.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.091° N, 150.369° 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
44

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 159 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.95 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 909 days ago · 36 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.830 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 908 days ago · 72 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.630 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 908 days ago · 39 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 1.75 km NE of Kenai, Alaska · 908 days ago · 65 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 1.55 km SW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 908 days ago · 38 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 1.946 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 908 days ago · 74 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.416 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 908 days ago · 64 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 1.532 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 908 days ago · 79 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.89 km S of Soldotna, Alaska · 908 days ago · 59 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 2.042 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 908 days ago · 88 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 1.931 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 908 days ago · 83 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.523 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 908 days ago · 30 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 1.729 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 907 days ago · 64 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 1.62 km ESE of Kenai, Alaska · 907 days ago · 54 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 1.625 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 907 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 1.625 km WNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 907 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 1.636 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 907 days ago · 67 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 1.79 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 906 days ago · 79 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 1.510 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 906 days ago · 82 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 2.729 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 906 days ago · 93 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 1.522 km NW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 906 days ago · 40 km deep · 51 km away
  22. 1.629 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 906 days ago · 62 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 1.520 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 906 days ago · 42 km deep · 31 km away
  24. 2.029 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 906 days ago · 62 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 1.741 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 906 days ago · 81 km deep · 83 km away
  26. 1.526 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 906 days ago · 65 km deep · 87 km away
  27. 1.743 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 906 days ago · 86 km deep · 82 km away
  28. 1.58 km W of Big Lake, Alaska · 905 days ago · 28 km deep · 50 km away
  29. 1.88 km N of Nikiski, Alaska · 905 days ago · 55 km deep · 63 km away
  30. 2.113 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 905 days ago · 63 km deep · 54 km away
  31. 1.555 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 905 days ago · 91 km deep · 91 km away
  32. 2.46 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 904 days ago · 58 km deep · 38 km away
  33. 1.820 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 904 days ago · 60 km deep · 42 km away
  34. 2.33 km SSW of Willow, Alaska · 904 days ago · 43 km deep · 72 km away
  35. 1.75 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 903 days ago · 35 km deep · 36 km away
  36. 1.921 km NNE of Nikiski, Alaska · 903 days ago · 71 km deep · 47 km away
  37. 2.420 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 903 days ago · 71 km deep · 43 km away
  38. 1.749 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 903 days ago · 80 km deep · 90 km away
  39. 1.626 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 903 days ago · 76 km deep · 67 km away
  40. 1.527 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 901 days ago · 83 km deep · 72 km away
  41. 1.631 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 900 days ago · 47 km deep · 99 km away
  42. 1.619 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 900 days ago · 44 km deep · 39 km away
  43. 1.59 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 900 days ago · 66 km deep · 51 km away
  44. 1.618 km W of Beluga, Alaska · 900 days ago · 69 km deep · 57 km away
  45. 1.513 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 900 days ago · 39 km deep · 96 km away
  46. 2.028 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 900 days ago · 49 km deep · 89 km away
  47. 1.951 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 900 days ago · 103 km deep · 89 km away
  48. 1.710 km ENE of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 900 days ago · 40 km deep · 75 km away
  49. 1.510 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 900 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  50. 1.819 km SSE of Susitna, Alaska · 899 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  51. 1.729 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 899 days ago · 78 km deep · 96 km away
  52. 1.619 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 899 days ago · 63 km deep · 98 km away
  53. 1.837 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 899 days ago · 83 km deep · 97 km away
  54. 1.68 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 899 days ago · 67 km deep · 49 km away
  55. 1.66 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 899 days ago · 29 km deep · 40 km away
  56. 1.531 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 898 days ago · 84 km deep · 87 km away
  57. 2.040 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 898 days ago · 78 km deep · 87 km away
  58. 1.99 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 898 days ago · 37 km deep · 43 km away
  59. 1.733 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 898 days ago · 80 km deep · 88 km away
  60. 3.026 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 898 days ago · 83 km deep · 88 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.05 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 909 days ago · 45 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 1.636 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 909 days ago · 81 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.529 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 909 days ago · 72 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.521 km ESE of Eagle River, Alaska · 909 days ago · 27 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.57 km NNW of Hope, Alaska · 909 days ago · 31 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 1.536 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 910 days ago · 87 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.38 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 910 days ago · 68 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 1.634 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 910 days ago · 65 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 1.84 km WNW of Houston, Alaska · 911 days ago · 39 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 2.413 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 911 days ago · 47 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.530 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 911 days ago · 75 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 2.229 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 911 days ago · 72 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 1.937 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 911 days ago · 95 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 3.132 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 912 days ago · 59 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 2
  15. 2.24 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 912 days ago · 42 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 1.617 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 912 days ago · 60 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 2.413 km WSW of Whittier, Alaska · 912 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 1.514 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 912 days ago · 62 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 1.622 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 913 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 1.724 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 913 days ago · 46 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0244ljs2sr. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:00 AM UTC.