Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 6 km WNW of Salcha, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 6 km WNW of Salcha, Alaska on Tue, Nov 5, 2024, 1:36 AM AKST (10:36 UTC), 12 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 37 km NNW of Ester, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2024-11-05 10:36:51 UTC
Depth
12.4 km (7.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.543° N, 147.028° 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
38

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.028 km W of Salcha, Alaska · 692 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 2.128 km SW of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 692 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 2.176 km E of Denali Park, Alaska · 691 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.727 km NE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 687 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.56 km NE of North Pole, Alaska · 685 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 1.748 km E of Ferry, Alaska · 685 days ago · 107 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 1.512 km ENE of Fox, Alaska · 681 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.89 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 678 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.63 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 676 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 3
  10. 2.167 km ENE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 673 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 2.019 km ENE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 660 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.67 km SSW of Salcha, Alaska · 660 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.624 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 658 days ago · 118 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 1.556 km E of Clear, Alaska · 657 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 2.237 km NNW of Ester, Alaska · 655 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 1.516 km SSW of Ester, Alaska · 649 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 1.819 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 644 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 1.525 km SW of Ester, Alaska · 641 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away

Before

  1. 1.60 km WSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 698 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 2.65 km SSW of North Pole, Alaska · 706 days ago · 25 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 12
  3. 1.93 km S of Salcha, Alaska · 709 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.559 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 722 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024e8urqw4. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:55 PM UTC.