Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 22 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 22 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska on Sun, Sep 15, 2024, 3:45 AM AKDT (11:45 UTC), 15 km (9 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
2024-09-15 11:45:20 UTC
Depth
15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.071° N, 150.399° 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
35

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 200 in the 60 days after this one and 135 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.822 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 747 days ago · 43 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 6
  2. 2.322 km SSW of Whittier, Alaska · 747 days ago · 28 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.55 km NNE of Anchorage, Alaska · 747 days ago · 41 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 1.66 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 747 days ago · 43 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 2
  5. 2.021 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 747 days ago · 70 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 1.76 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 746 days ago · 46 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 1.854 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 746 days ago · 106 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 1.623 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 746 days ago · 68 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 1.61 km W of Beluga, Alaska · 746 days ago · 63 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 1.525 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 745 days ago · 44 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 2.216 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 745 days ago · 65 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.943 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 745 days ago · 110 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.639 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 744 days ago · 83 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.553 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 744 days ago · 87 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 2.421 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 744 days ago · 73 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 1.98 km NW of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 744 days ago · 27 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 1.65 km W of Sterling, Alaska · 744 days ago · 43 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 1.83 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 743 days ago · 48 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 1.913 km NNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 743 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.83 km E of Willow, Alaska · 743 days ago · 43 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 1.733 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 743 days ago · 57 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 1.914 km SE of Knik River, Alaska · 742 days ago · 23 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 1.725 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 742 days ago · 71 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 1.859 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 742 days ago · 111 km deep · 99 km away
  25. 1.67 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 742 days ago · 65 km deep · 70 km away
  26. 2.04 km SSE of Girdwood, Alaska · 742 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  27. 1.549 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 741 days ago · 99 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 2.117 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 741 days ago · 53 km deep · 48 km away
  29. 1.614 km ESE of Beluga, Alaska · 741 days ago · 53 km deep · 23 km away
  30. 2.012 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 740 days ago · 29 km deep · 87 km away
  31. 3.916 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 740 days ago · 65 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 112 · tsunami flag
  32. 1.636 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 740 days ago · 72 km deep · 81 km away
  33. 2.18 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 740 days ago · 63 km deep · 50 km away
  34. 1.617 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 740 days ago · 60 km deep · 99 km away
  35. 1.95 km NE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 740 days ago · 56 km deep · 65 km away
  36. 1.720 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 740 days ago · 28 km deep · 43 km away
  37. 1.513 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 740 days ago · 53 km deep · 91 km away
  38. 1.927 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 740 days ago · 66 km deep · 53 km away
  39. 1.824 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 739 days ago · 54 km deep · 29 km away
  40. 1.716 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 739 days ago · 58 km deep · 34 km away
  41. 1.623 km SSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 739 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  42. 2.014 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 739 days ago · 18 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
  43. 1.54 km SE of Willow, Alaska · 739 days ago · 42 km deep · 75 km away
  44. 1.729 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 739 days ago · 74 km deep · 85 km away
  45. 1.830 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 739 days ago · 52 km deep · 83 km away
  46. 2.610 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 739 days ago · 45 km deep · 28 km away
  47. 1.939 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 739 days ago · 77 km deep · 80 km away
  48. 2.53 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 739 days ago · 39 km deep · 56 km away
  49. 1.544 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 738 days ago · 100 km deep · 84 km away
  50. 1.725 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 738 days ago · 76 km deep · 72 km away
  51. 1.631 km WSW of Hope, Alaska · 738 days ago · 35 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  52. 2.08 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 738 days ago · 40 km deep · 47 km away
  53. 1.79 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 738 days ago · 39 km deep · 17 km away
  54. 1.510 km ESE of Nikiski, Alaska · 737 days ago · 75 km deep · 62 km away
  55. 1.641 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 737 days ago · 70 km deep · 69 km away
  56. 1.616 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 737 days ago · 66 km deep · 55 km away
  57. 2.526 km NE of Girdwood, Alaska · 736 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
  58. 1.64 km NNE of Salamatof, Alaska · 736 days ago · 69 km deep · 67 km away
  59. 1.86 km WNW of Funny River, Alaska · 736 days ago · 45 km deep · 67 km away
  60. 1.629 km ENE of Girdwood, Alaska · 735 days ago · 25 km deep · 92 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.617 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 747 days ago · 66 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.425 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 748 days ago · 73 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 1.613 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 748 days ago · 73 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 2.514 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 748 days ago · 69 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.925 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 748 days ago · 55 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.85 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 748 days ago · 43 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 1.96 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 749 days ago · 42 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.515 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 749 days ago · 45 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 1.516 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 750 days ago · 74 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.816 km NNE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 750 days ago · 65 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 2.241 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 750 days ago · 91 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 1.630 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 750 days ago · 47 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.96 km SE of Willow, Alaska · 750 days ago · 44 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 1.68 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 750 days ago · 63 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 1.518 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 750 days ago · 30 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 1.625 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 750 days ago · 46 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 1.514 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 750 days ago · 72 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 1.516 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 751 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 1.528 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 751 days ago · 43 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 1.524 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 751 days ago · 71 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024bwj0ca4. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:14 PM UTC.