Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 21 km SSW of Sunrise, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 21 km SSW of Sunrise, Alaska on Fri, Aug 30, 2024, 5:11 PM AKDT (01:11 UTC), 31 km (19 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 16 km SE of Kasilof, 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
2024-08-31 01:11:57 UTC
Depth
31.2 km (19.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.720° N, 149.638° 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
48

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 186 in the 60 days after this one and 69 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.57 km NNE of Eagle River, Alaska · 764 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 2
  2. 1.915 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 763 days ago · 50 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.923 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 763 days ago · 38 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 1.65 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 762 days ago · 40 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 2.124 km NW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 762 days ago · 51 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 1.839 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska · 762 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.520 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 761 days ago · 53 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 2.423 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 761 days ago · 47 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 2.741 km NE of Fox River, Alaska · 761 days ago · 37 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.76 km WNW of Anchorage, Alaska · 760 days ago · 40 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 1.54 km ENE of Funny River, Alaska · 760 days ago · 46 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 1.58 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 760 days ago · 44 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 3.13 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 759 days ago · 41 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 17
  14. 1.716 km S of Anchorage, Alaska · 758 days ago · 30 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 1.92 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 758 days ago · 39 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 2.724 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 758 days ago · 26 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 2.014 km NNW of Sterling, Alaska · 758 days ago · 50 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 1.73 km NE of Funny River, Alaska · 757 days ago · 43 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 1.924 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 757 days ago · 43 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 1.525 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 757 days ago · 50 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 1.65 km S of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 756 days ago · 37 km deep · 55 km away
  22. 2.56 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 756 days ago · 45 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  23. 2.53 km NE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 756 days ago · 43 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 2.319 km NNW of Moose Pass, Alaska · 755 days ago · 19 km deep · 11 km away
  25. 1.56 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 755 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 1.87 km ENE of Salamatof, Alaska · 752 days ago · 58 km deep · 85 km away
  27. 1.528 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 751 days ago · 43 km deep · 40 km away
  28. 1.516 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 751 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
  29. 1.625 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 751 days ago · 46 km deep · 78 km away
  30. 1.68 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 751 days ago · 63 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 1.816 km NNE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 750 days ago · 65 km deep · 73 km away
  32. 1.634 km WNW of Chenega, Alaska · 750 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  33. 1.515 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 750 days ago · 45 km deep · 67 km away
  34. 1.85 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 749 days ago · 43 km deep · 89 km away
  35. 1.718 km SW of Lowell Point, Alaska · 749 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  36. 1.613 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 749 days ago · 73 km deep · 95 km away
  37. 1.617 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 748 days ago · 66 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  38. 1.622 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 748 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  39. 1.728 km W of Chenega, Alaska · 748 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  40. 1.628 km W of Chenega, Alaska · 748 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  41. 1.829 km W of Chenega, Alaska · 748 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  42. 1.822 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 748 days ago · 43 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 6
  43. 2.322 km SSW of Whittier, Alaska · 748 days ago · 28 km deep · 44 km away
  44. 1.55 km NNE of Anchorage, Alaska · 748 days ago · 41 km deep · 62 km away
  45. 1.66 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 748 days ago · 43 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 2
  46. 1.76 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 747 days ago · 46 km deep · 98 km away
  47. 1.61 km W of Beluga, Alaska · 747 days ago · 63 km deep · 93 km away
  48. 1.525 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 746 days ago · 44 km deep · 79 km away
  49. 1.98 km NW of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 745 days ago · 27 km deep · 93 km away
  50. 1.65 km W of Sterling, Alaska · 744 days ago · 43 km deep · 70 km away
  51. 1.83 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 744 days ago · 48 km deep · 94 km away
  52. 1.913 km NNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 744 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  53. 1.914 km SE of Knik River, Alaska · 743 days ago · 23 km deep · 89 km away
  54. 1.67 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 743 days ago · 65 km deep · 98 km away
  55. 2.04 km SSE of Girdwood, Alaska · 743 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
  56. 2.117 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 742 days ago · 53 km deep · 74 km away
  57. 1.614 km ESE of Beluga, Alaska · 742 days ago · 53 km deep · 77 km away
  58. 3.916 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 741 days ago · 65 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 112 · tsunami flag
  59. 1.617 km SE of Kasilof, Alaska · 741 days ago · 60 km deep · 94 km away
  60. 1.95 km NE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 741 days ago · 56 km deep · 78 km away

The first 60 of 186.

Before

  1. 1.524 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 764 days ago · 38 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 1.542 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 764 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 2.025 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 764 days ago · 54 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.123 km E of Funny River, Alaska · 764 days ago · 45 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.513 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 765 days ago · 61 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.62 km SE of Girdwood, Alaska · 765 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 2.04 km WNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 765 days ago · 42 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.55 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 766 days ago · 47 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 2.211 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 766 days ago · 59 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 2.022 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 766 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 1.548 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 766 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.631 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 767 days ago · 45 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 2.717 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 767 days ago · 56 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 1.69 km WNW of Whittier, Alaska · 768 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 1.66 km E of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 768 days ago · 34 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 1.924 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 769 days ago · 49 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.921 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 771 days ago · 48 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 1.925 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 771 days ago · 60 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 2.134 km SE of Funny River, Alaska · 771 days ago · 61 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 1.735 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 771 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024b7jslcf. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:11 PM UTC.