Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 7 km SSW of Salcha, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 7 km SSW of Salcha, Alaska on Thu, Dec 12, 2024, 12:19 PM AKST (21:19 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 62 km E of Denali Park, 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
2024-12-12 21:19:31 UTC
Depth
5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.467° N, 146.978° 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
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.624 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 659 days ago · 118 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.556 km E of Clear, Alaska · 658 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 1.621 km E of Healy, Alaska · 656 days ago · 108 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 2.237 km NNW of Ester, Alaska · 656 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.516 km SSW of Ester, Alaska · 650 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.819 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 646 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 1.525 km SW of Ester, Alaska · 643 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 2.564 km E of Denali Park, Alaska · 636 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 1.817 km E of Ferry, Alaska · 633 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 3.084 km SW of Delta Junction, Alaska · 629 days ago · 69 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 1.510 km ESE of Salcha, Alaska · 624 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 1
  12. 3.233 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 623 days ago · 22 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 3.433 km W of Ester, Alaska · 623 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 5
  14. 2.410 km ENE of Fort Greely, Alaska · 622 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.920 km E of Ferry, Alaska · 622 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.56 km S of Fort Greely, Alaska · 617 days ago · 18 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 3.962 km E of Denali Park, Alaska · 614 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 62
  18. 1.518 km E of Ferry, Alaska · 614 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.562 km E of Denali Park, Alaska · 613 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 2.019 km ENE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 662 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.017 km E of Ferry, Alaska · 662 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.864 km E of Denali Park, Alaska · 669 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.167 km ENE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 674 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.63 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 677 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 3
  6. 1.512 km ENE of Fox, Alaska · 682 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.748 km E of Ferry, Alaska · 686 days ago · 107 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 1.56 km NE of North Pole, Alaska · 686 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 1.727 km NE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 689 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024fy83o2n. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:16 AM UTC.