Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 9 km ESE of Sunrise, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 9 km ESE of Sunrise, Alaska on Fri, Oct 4, 2024, 3:22 AM AKDT (11:22 UTC), 11 km (7 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2024-10-04 11:22:51 UTC
Depth
10.7 km (6.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.848° N, 149.265° 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
41

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 172 in the 60 days after this one and 78 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.533 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 727 days ago · 22 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 3.019 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 727 days ago · 58 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 2
  3. 1.74 km ENE of Knik, Alaska · 727 days ago · 25 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.612 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 726 days ago · 40 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.749 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 726 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.612 km E of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 726 days ago · 31 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 1.513 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 726 days ago · 41 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.59 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 726 days ago · 27 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 2.228 km NW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 726 days ago · 38 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 1.65 km NW of Anchorage, Alaska · 726 days ago · 43 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 1.738 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 725 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.96 km WSW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 724 days ago · 47 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 2.33 km NW of Tanaina, Alaska · 723 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 1.824 km S of Hope, Alaska · 723 days ago · 34 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 1.513 km SE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 722 days ago · 27 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 1.813 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 722 days ago · 55 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 2.014 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 722 days ago · 53 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 1.58 km NNW of Houston, Alaska · 721 days ago · 37 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 1.610 km N of Hope, Alaska · 721 days ago · 46 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 1.527 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 720 days ago · 58 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 1.77 km N of Eagle River, Alaska · 720 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  22. 1.71 km N of Big Lake, Alaska · 720 days ago · 69 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 1.75 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 720 days ago · 42 km deep · 88 km away
  24. 1.755 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 720 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 1.826 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 719 days ago · 43 km deep · 61 km away
  26. 1.56 km WSW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 719 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 1.915 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 718 days ago · 45 km deep · 73 km away
  28. 1.554 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 718 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  29. 1.68 km SSW of Funny River, Alaska · 718 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 1.551 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 718 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  31. 1.613 km SSW of Gateway, Alaska · 718 days ago · 30 km deep · 68 km away
  32. 1.65 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 717 days ago · 30 km deep · 78 km away
  33. 2.217 km WNW of Anchorage, Alaska · 717 days ago · 45 km deep · 68 km away
  34. 1.512 km E of Eagle River, Alaska · 717 days ago · 19 km deep · 52 km away
  35. 2.025 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska · 717 days ago · 41 km deep · 63 km away
  36. 1.98 km SSE of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 717 days ago · 27 km deep · 68 km away
  37. 2.86 km SSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 716 days ago · 42 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 12
  38. 2.18 km NE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 716 days ago · 37 km deep · 72 km away
  39. 2.08 km WSW of Knik, Alaska · 716 days ago · 30 km deep · 72 km away
  40. 1.67 km NW of Houston, Alaska · 716 days ago · 32 km deep · 98 km away
  41. 1.618 km W of Hope, Alaska · 716 days ago · 38 km deep · 39 km away
  42. 1.88 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 715 days ago · 59 km deep · 76 km away
  43. 1.513 km E of Nikiski, Alaska · 715 days ago · 56 km deep · 98 km away
  44. 1.58 km SSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 715 days ago · 38 km deep · 65 km away
  45. 1.526 km WNW of Chenega, Alaska · 714 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  46. 1.56 km WNW of Eagle River, Alaska · 714 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  47. 1.825 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 714 days ago · 41 km deep · 53 km away
  48. 1.65 km ESE of Sunrise, Alaska · 714 days ago · 30 km deep · 4 km away
  49. 1.618 km WSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 713 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  50. 1.712 km NNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 713 days ago · 54 km deep · 86 km away
  51. 1.52 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 713 days ago · 42 km deep · 79 km away
  52. 1.54 km SSE of Houston, Alaska · 713 days ago · 47 km deep · 88 km away
  53. 1.817 km ESE of Funny River, Alaska · 713 days ago · 46 km deep · 82 km away
  54. 1.738 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 713 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  55. 1.521 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 713 days ago · 53 km deep · 79 km away
  56. 1.94 km SW of Funny River, Alaska · 713 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  57. 1.58 km SE of Lowell Point, Alaska · 712 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  58. 2.953 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 712 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  59. 1.512 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 712 days ago · 53 km deep · 96 km away
  60. 1.820 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 710 days ago · 51 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of 172.

Before

  1. 1.514 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 728 days ago · 48 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.56 km NNW of Knik, Alaska · 728 days ago · 40 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.922 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 729 days ago · 45 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 2.742 km N of Chenega, Alaska · 730 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.84 km NNE of Hope, Alaska · 730 days ago · 31 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 1.558 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 730 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 2.010 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 730 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.852 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 731 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.252 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 731 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.559 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 731 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.513 km SSE of Tyonek, Alaska · 731 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.618 km N of Moose Pass, Alaska · 731 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 1.622 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 733 days ago · 40 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 1.96 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 733 days ago · 30 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 1.743 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 733 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 1.58 km NNE of Eagle River, Alaska · 733 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 3
  17. 1.821 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 733 days ago · 50 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 2.05 km N of Eagle River, Alaska · 733 days ago · 27 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.718 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 734 days ago · 50 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 1.629 km ENE of Girdwood, Alaska · 734 days ago · 25 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024cry32lc. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:46 PM UTC.