Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 26 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 26 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska on Sat, Oct 12, 2024, 1:26 PM AKDT (21:26 UTC), 43 km (27 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
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2024-10-12 21:26:35 UTC
Depth
43.1 km (26.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.066° N, 150.307° 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
57

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 140 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.021 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 719 days ago · 43 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 1.529 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 719 days ago · 75 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.56 km WSW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 719 days ago · 17 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.915 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 718 days ago · 45 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 1.57 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 718 days ago · 67 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 1.68 km SSW of Funny River, Alaska · 718 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.427 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 718 days ago · 67 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 1.613 km SSW of Gateway, Alaska · 718 days ago · 30 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 1.65 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 718 days ago · 30 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 2.825 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 718 days ago · 65 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 1.534 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 717 days ago · 82 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 1.737 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 717 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 2.217 km WNW of Anchorage, Alaska · 717 days ago · 45 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 1.54 km SSE of Kenai, Alaska · 717 days ago · 62 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 1.512 km E of Eagle River, Alaska · 717 days ago · 19 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 2.025 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 717 days ago · 41 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 1.98 km SSE of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 717 days ago · 27 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 2.86 km SSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 717 days ago · 42 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 12
  19. 2.18 km NE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 716 days ago · 37 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 2.08 km WSW of Knik, Alaska · 716 days ago · 30 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 1.513 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 716 days ago · 64 km deep · 54 km away
  22. 1.67 km NW of Houston, Alaska · 716 days ago · 32 km deep · 70 km away
  23. 1.922 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 716 days ago · 68 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 1.618 km W of Hope, Alaska · 716 days ago · 38 km deep · 26 km away
  25. 2.618 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 716 days ago · 70 km deep · 57 km away
  26. 3.10 km WSW of Kasilof, Alaska · 716 days ago · 52 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  27. 1.88 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 715 days ago · 59 km deep · 38 km away
  28. 1.513 km E of Nikiski, Alaska · 715 days ago · 56 km deep · 56 km away
  29. 1.58 km SSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 715 days ago · 38 km deep · 29 km away
  30. 1.73 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 715 days ago · 56 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 2
  31. 3.015 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 715 days ago · 55 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 2
  32. 1.733 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 715 days ago · 75 km deep · 77 km away
  33. 1.59 km ESE of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 714 days ago · 46 km deep · 88 km away
  34. 1.510 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 714 days ago · 65 km deep · 49 km away
  35. 1.754 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 714 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  36. 1.56 km WNW of Eagle River, Alaska · 714 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
  37. 1.825 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 714 days ago · 41 km deep · 24 km away
  38. 1.65 km ESE of Sunrise, Alaska · 714 days ago · 30 km deep · 57 km away
  39. 1.618 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 714 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
  40. 1.712 km NNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 713 days ago · 54 km deep · 28 km away
  41. 1.52 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 713 days ago · 42 km deep · 27 km away
  42. 1.54 km SSE of Houston, Alaska · 713 days ago · 47 km deep · 66 km away
  43. 1.817 km ESE of Funny River, Alaska · 713 days ago · 46 km deep · 72 km away
  44. 1.728 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 713 days ago · 84 km deep · 73 km away
  45. 1.66 km ENE of Salamatof, Alaska · 713 days ago · 66 km deep · 68 km away
  46. 1.621 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 713 days ago · 69 km deep · 55 km away
  47. 1.521 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 713 days ago · 53 km deep · 29 km away
  48. 1.922 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 713 days ago · 79 km deep · 93 km away
  49. 1.94 km SW of Funny River, Alaska · 713 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  50. 2.126 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 713 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  51. 1.549 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 712 days ago · 98 km deep · 94 km away
  52. 1.651 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 712 days ago · 98 km deep · 96 km away
  53. 1.520 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 712 days ago · 65 km deep · 83 km away
  54. 1.642 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 712 days ago · 78 km deep · 77 km away
  55. 1.512 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 712 days ago · 53 km deep · 79 km away
  56. 2.032 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 711 days ago · 63 km deep · 86 km away
  57. 1.533 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 711 days ago · 90 km deep · 97 km away
  58. 1.754 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 711 days ago · 90 km deep · 92 km away
  59. 2.811 km N of Willow, Alaska · 711 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  60. 1.820 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 710 days ago · 51 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.725 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 719 days ago · 63 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 1.837 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 720 days ago · 77 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.75 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 720 days ago · 42 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 1.71 km N of Big Lake, Alaska · 720 days ago · 69 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 1.77 km N of Eagle River, Alaska · 720 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 1.527 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 720 days ago · 58 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 1.820 km W of Willow, Alaska · 720 days ago · 56 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 1.816 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 720 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 1.610 km N of Hope, Alaska · 721 days ago · 46 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 2.250 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 721 days ago · 105 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.618 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 721 days ago · 70 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 2.513 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 721 days ago · 72 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 1.58 km NNW of Houston, Alaska · 721 days ago · 37 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 2.014 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 722 days ago · 53 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 1.813 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 722 days ago · 55 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 1.833 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 722 days ago · 80 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.820 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 722 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 1.73 km ESE of Tyonek, Alaska · 722 days ago · 55 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 1.835 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 722 days ago · 71 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 1.513 km SE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 722 days ago · 27 km deep · 46 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024d5cd0ah. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:40 PM UTC.