Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 29 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 29 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska on Sat, Oct 26, 2024, 9:11 AM AKDT (17:11 UTC), 46 km (29 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 1 km WSW of Big Lake, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2024-10-26 17:11:13 UTC
Depth
45.9 km (28.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.664° N, 150.287° 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
77

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 138 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.740 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 705 days ago · 85 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.65 km E of Anchorage, Alaska · 704 days ago · 38 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.56 km NW of Bear Creek, Alaska · 704 days ago · 49 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.926 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 703 days ago · 72 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.45 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 703 days ago · 39 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.617 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 703 days ago · 43 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 2.121 km NNE of Sterling, Alaska · 703 days ago · 45 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 2.032 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 703 days ago · 76 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.74 km NW of Knik, Alaska · 703 days ago · 32 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.522 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 702 days ago · 71 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.625 km W of Beluga, Alaska · 702 days ago · 70 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 1.58 km SSW of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 702 days ago · 32 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 1.627 km SE of Funny River, Alaska · 702 days ago · 40 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 1.611 km E of Tyonek, Alaska · 702 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 1.732 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 702 days ago · 76 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.732 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 702 days ago · 86 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 1.625 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 701 days ago · 47 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 1.725 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 701 days ago · 65 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 1.76 km WNW of Seward, Alaska · 701 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 1.77 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 701 days ago · 31 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  21. 1.530 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 701 days ago · 46 km deep · 68 km away
  22. 2.28 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 700 days ago · 55 km deep · 72 km away
  23. 2.01 km WSW of Funny River, Alaska · 700 days ago · 48 km deep · 33 km away
  24. 1.614 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 700 days ago · 65 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 1.530 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 700 days ago · 73 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 1.99 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 699 days ago · 39 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 1.523 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 699 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  28. 1.627 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 699 days ago · 72 km deep · 86 km away
  29. 1.629 km NE of Sterling, Alaska · 698 days ago · 40 km deep · 6 km away
  30. 1.627 km SSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 698 days ago · 37 km deep · 39 km away
  31. 1.98 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 698 days ago · 30 km deep · 84 km away
  32. 1.518 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 698 days ago · 63 km deep · 88 km away
  33. 1.56 km E of Kasilof, Alaska · 698 days ago · 50 km deep · 60 km away
  34. 1.621 km SE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 698 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
  35. 1.617 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 697 days ago · 69 km deep · 84 km away
  36. 1.922 km SW of Lowell Point, Alaska · 697 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  37. 1.637 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 697 days ago · 81 km deep · 87 km away
  38. 1.623 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 697 days ago · 77 km deep · 91 km away
  39. 1.630 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 697 days ago · 75 km deep · 93 km away
  40. 1.517 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 697 days ago · 53 km deep · 48 km away
  41. 1.625 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 697 days ago · 58 km deep · 81 km away
  42. 1.56 km SSW of Kenai, Alaska · 696 days ago · 53 km deep · 58 km away
  43. 2.019 km N of Moose Pass, Alaska · 696 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  44. 2.16 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 695 days ago · 32 km deep · 85 km away
  45. 1.610 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 695 days ago · 68 km deep · 60 km away
  46. 2.525 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 695 days ago · 64 km deep · 97 km away
  47. 1.817 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 694 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  48. 2.025 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 694 days ago · 60 km deep · 67 km away
  49. 2.117 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 694 days ago · 50 km deep · 86 km away
  50. 1.618 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 694 days ago · 54 km deep · 86 km away
  51. 1.77 km SSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 694 days ago · 38 km deep · 72 km away
  52. 1.76 km SSE of Soldotna, Alaska · 693 days ago · 52 km deep · 48 km away
  53. 1.512 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 693 days ago · 42 km deep · 46 km away
  54. 1.54 km E of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 693 days ago · 30 km deep · 80 km away
  55. 1.60 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 693 days ago · 40 km deep · 97 km away
  56. 1.610 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 693 days ago · 63 km deep · 78 km away
  57. 1.58 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 693 days ago · 60 km deep · 90 km away
  58. 1.524 km SSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 692 days ago · 37 km deep · 41 km away
  59. 1.98 km SSW of Sunrise, Alaska · 692 days ago · 26 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  60. 1.621 km SSW of Sunrise, Alaska · 692 days ago · 19 km deep · 43 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.63 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 705 days ago · 51 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 1.825 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 705 days ago · 76 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.615 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 705 days ago · 58 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.527 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 705 days ago · 40 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 1.923 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 706 days ago · 64 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.615 km NNE of Hope, Alaska · 706 days ago · 31 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 3
  7. 2.925 km W of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 706 days ago · 36 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.78 km S of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 707 days ago · 70 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.715 km SE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 707 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.628 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 707 days ago · 37 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 1.78 km E of Nikiski, Alaska · 707 days ago · 58 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 1.53 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 707 days ago · 66 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 1.533 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 707 days ago · 99 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 3.030 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 708 days ago · 77 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 1.821 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 708 days ago · 49 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 1.621 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 708 days ago · 49 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 1.738 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 708 days ago · 88 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 1.516 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 709 days ago · 70 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 1.636 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 709 days ago · 78 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 1.622 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 709 days ago · 64 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024dsfevcc. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:36 PM UTC.