Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 5 km SSW of Salcha, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 5 km SSW of Salcha, Alaska on Sun, Sep 8, 2024, 9:07 PM AKDT (05:07 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 34 km ENE of Ferry, 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
2024-09-09 05:07:23 UTC
Depth
9.2 km (5.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.484° N, 146.962° W
Region
Alaska
Felt reports
3
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

3 people 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
42

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.534 km ESE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 745 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 1.943 km SSW of North Pole, Alaska · 740 days ago · 17 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 2.457 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska · 738 days ago · 107 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 4.434 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska · 737 days ago · 114 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 2
  5. 2.03 km SSW of Salcha, Alaska · 735 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 5
  6. 1.533 km W of Ester, Alaska · 734 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 3.533 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska · 730 days ago · 112 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.539 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska · 728 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 2.559 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 721 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 1.93 km S of Salcha, Alaska · 708 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.65 km SSW of North Pole, Alaska · 705 days ago · 25 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 12
  12. 1.60 km WSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 697 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 1.56 km WNW of Salcha, Alaska · 697 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away

Before

  1. 1.69 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 757 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 1.571 km E of Denali Park, Alaska · 757 days ago · 80 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.949 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 759 days ago · 105 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 1.628 km SW of Ester, Alaska · 764 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 2.13 km S of Salcha, Alaska · 765 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 5
  6. 1.75 km SE of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 765 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 1.54 km SE of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 765 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 1.76 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 777 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.240 km NE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 780 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 2
  10. 1.721 km NE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 780 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 2.09 km ESE of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 783 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024bmhzit4. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:17 PM UTC.