Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 6 km S of Salcha, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 6 km S of Salcha, Alaska on Wed, Jul 17, 2024, 11:33 AM AKDT (19:33 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 54 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, 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
2024-07-17 19:33:31 UTC
Depth
9.1 km (5.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.469° N, 146.914° W
Region
Alaska
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

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Stations used
37

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.654 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 795 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 2.423 km WSW of Ester, Alaska · 792 days ago · 22 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 5
  3. 2.29 km NNW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 786 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 2.09 km ESE of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 783 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.721 km NE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 781 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.240 km NE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 781 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 2
  7. 1.76 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 777 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.54 km SE of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 766 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 1.75 km SE of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 766 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 2.13 km S of Salcha, Alaska · 765 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 5
  11. 1.628 km SW of Ester, Alaska · 764 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 1.949 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 759 days ago · 105 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 1.571 km E of Denali Park, Alaska · 758 days ago · 80 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.69 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 757 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 1.75 km SSW of Salcha, Alaska · 755 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 3

Before

  1. 1.519 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 810 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 1.56 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 814 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.27 km W of Two Rivers, Alaska · 815 days ago · 18 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 2
  4. 1.75 km NNW of College, Alaska · 815 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 1.736 km ESE of Nenana, Alaska · 824 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 2.09 km NE of Moose Creek, Alaska · 826 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  7. 3.25 km SSW of Salcha, Alaska · 828 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 12
  8. 1.65 km SSW of Salcha, Alaska · 831 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 2
  9. 1.653 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 835 days ago · 112 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 2.16 km SSW of Salcha, Alaska · 837 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02495fgfty. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:09 AM UTC.