Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 9 km E of Point Possession, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 9 km E of Point Possession, Alaska on Tue, Sep 24, 2024, 4:15 PM AKDT (00:15 UTC), 39 km (24 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 1 km WSW 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
2024-09-25 00:15:17 UTC
Depth
38.7 km (24.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.926° N, 150.509° 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
66

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 148 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.69 km SSE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 737 days ago · 57 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.510 km ESE of Nikiski, Alaska · 736 days ago · 75 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 1.641 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 736 days ago · 70 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.616 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 736 days ago · 66 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 2.526 km NE of Girdwood, Alaska · 736 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.64 km NNE of Salamatof, Alaska · 735 days ago · 69 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 1.86 km WNW of Funny River, Alaska · 735 days ago · 45 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 1.662 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 735 days ago · 114 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.629 km ENE of Girdwood, Alaska · 734 days ago · 25 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.623 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 734 days ago · 68 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 1.526 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 734 days ago · 52 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.718 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 734 days ago · 50 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 1.666 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 733 days ago · 113 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 2.05 km N of Eagle River, Alaska · 733 days ago · 27 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.821 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 733 days ago · 50 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 1.58 km NNE of Eagle River, Alaska · 733 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 3
  17. 1.96 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 733 days ago · 30 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 1.622 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 733 days ago · 40 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 1.636 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 733 days ago · 83 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 1.525 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 732 days ago · 78 km deep · 71 km away
  21. 1.834 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 732 days ago · 80 km deep · 88 km away
  22. 1.618 km N of Moose Pass, Alaska · 731 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  23. 1.513 km SSE of Tyonek, Alaska · 731 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
  24. 1.547 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 731 days ago · 93 km deep · 86 km away
  25. 1.622 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 731 days ago · 61 km deep · 88 km away
  26. 2.010 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 731 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
  27. 1.84 km NNE of Hope, Alaska · 730 days ago · 31 km deep · 49 km away
  28. 1.742 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 730 days ago · 77 km deep · 95 km away
  29. 1.536 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 730 days ago · 78 km deep · 69 km away
  30. 1.71 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 730 days ago · 69 km deep · 40 km away
  31. 1.518 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 730 days ago · 69 km deep · 88 km away
  32. 1.561 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 730 days ago · 105 km deep · 98 km away
  33. 1.922 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 729 days ago · 45 km deep · 17 km away
  34. 2.828 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 729 days ago · 66 km deep · 85 km away
  35. 1.65 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 729 days ago · 82 km deep · 51 km away
  36. 1.56 km NNW of Knik, Alaska · 728 days ago · 40 km deep · 75 km away
  37. 1.618 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 728 days ago · 17 km deep · 59 km away
  38. 1.626 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 728 days ago · 58 km deep · 56 km away
  39. 2.031 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 728 days ago · 70 km deep · 98 km away
  40. 1.514 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 728 days ago · 48 km deep · 17 km away
  41. 1.759 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 728 days ago · 114 km deep · 95 km away
  42. 1.69 km ESE of Sunrise, Alaska · 728 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  43. 1.852 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 727 days ago · 90 km deep · 94 km away
  44. 1.845 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 727 days ago · 76 km deep · 85 km away
  45. 3.019 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 727 days ago · 58 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 2
  46. 1.74 km ENE of Knik, Alaska · 727 days ago · 25 km deep · 76 km away
  47. 1.612 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 727 days ago · 40 km deep · 52 km away
  48. 1.612 km E of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 727 days ago · 31 km deep · 69 km away
  49. 1.513 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 726 days ago · 41 km deep · 18 km away
  50. 1.734 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 726 days ago · 79 km deep · 66 km away
  51. 1.59 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 726 days ago · 27 km deep · 10 km away
  52. 2.228 km NW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 726 days ago · 38 km deep · 35 km away
  53. 1.65 km NW of Anchorage, Alaska · 726 days ago · 43 km deep · 46 km away
  54. 2.239 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 726 days ago · 89 km deep · 78 km away
  55. 1.630 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 726 days ago · 76 km deep · 69 km away
  56. 1.644 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 725 days ago · 83 km deep · 83 km away
  57. 1.741 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 725 days ago · 82 km deep · 86 km away
  58. 1.96 km WSW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 724 days ago · 47 km deep · 86 km away
  59. 2.122 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 724 days ago · 67 km deep · 84 km away
  60. 2.131 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 724 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.08 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 737 days ago · 40 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 1.644 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 737 days ago · 90 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 1.631 km WSW of Hope, Alaska · 737 days ago · 35 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.725 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 737 days ago · 76 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 1.544 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 738 days ago · 100 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 2.016 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 738 days ago · 67 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 2.53 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 738 days ago · 39 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 1.939 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 738 days ago · 77 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 2.610 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 738 days ago · 45 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 1.830 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 738 days ago · 52 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.729 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 738 days ago · 74 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.54 km SE of Willow, Alaska · 738 days ago · 42 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 2.014 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 738 days ago · 18 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.623 km SSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 738 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 1.716 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 738 days ago · 58 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 1.824 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 739 days ago · 54 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 1.927 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 739 days ago · 66 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 1.720 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 739 days ago · 28 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 1.95 km NE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 739 days ago · 56 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 1.617 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 739 days ago · 60 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024ccvnltx. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:47 AM UTC.