Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 3 km SW of Salcha, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 3 km SW of Salcha, Alaska on Tue, Nov 26, 2024, 8:38 PM AKST (05:38 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 33 km W of Ester, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2024-11-27 05:38:31 UTC
Depth
7.6 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.501° N, 146.940° 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 III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

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Stations used
58

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 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.167 km ENE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 671 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 1.864 km E of Denali Park, Alaska · 666 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.019 km ENE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 659 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.67 km SSW of Salcha, Alaska · 659 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.624 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 656 days ago · 118 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.556 km E of Clear, Alaska · 655 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 2.237 km NNW of Ester, Alaska · 653 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.516 km SSW of Ester, Alaska · 647 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 1.819 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 643 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 1.525 km SW of Ester, Alaska · 640 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 2.564 km E of Denali Park, Alaska · 633 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 1.510 km ESE of Salcha, Alaska · 621 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
  13. 3.233 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 620 days ago · 22 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 3.433 km W of Ester, Alaska · 620 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 5
  15. 2.410 km ENE of Fort Greely, Alaska · 619 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 1.512 km ENE of Fox, Alaska · 679 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.748 km E of Ferry, Alaska · 683 days ago · 107 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.56 km NE of North Pole, Alaska · 683 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 1.727 km NE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 686 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.176 km E of Denali Park, Alaska · 689 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.128 km SW of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 690 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 2.028 km W of Salcha, Alaska · 690 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 1.56 km WNW of Salcha, Alaska · 696 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 1.60 km WSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 696 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024f95mlmb. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:45 AM UTC.