Alaska earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 13 km SW of Susitna, Alaska

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 13 km SW of Susitna, Alaska on Sun, Jun 16, 2024, 6:56 AM AKDT (14:56 UTC), 63 km (39 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 29 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-06-16 14:56:40 UTC
Depth
63.3 km (39.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.474° N, 150.714° 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 III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 3.1 km horizontally, 3.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
34°
Stations used
43

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 200 in the 60 days after this one and 118 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.814 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 840 days ago · 67 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.146 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 840 days ago · 89 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.617 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 840 days ago · 50 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 2.46 km NNW of Hope, Alaska · 840 days ago · 28 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.868 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 839 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.715 km S of Petersville, Alaska · 839 days ago · 70 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.85 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 839 days ago · 36 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 2.178 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 839 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.618 km N of Willow, Alaska · 838 days ago · 39 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 1.663 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 838 days ago · 117 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.513 km W of Susitna North, Alaska · 838 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 1.816 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 838 days ago · 35 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 1.610 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 837 days ago · 52 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 1.521 km SW of Susitna North, Alaska · 837 days ago · 46 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 1.66 km NNW of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 837 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 2.011 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 837 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 1.616 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 836 days ago · 45 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 1.918 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 836 days ago · 50 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 1.716 km E of Eagle River, Alaska · 835 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 1.524 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 835 days ago · 75 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 1.722 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 835 days ago · 44 km deep · 70 km away
  22. 3.033 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 835 days ago · 82 km deep · 82 km away
  23. 1.540 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 835 days ago · 115 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 2.08 km WSW of Sunrise, Alaska · 835 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 1.616 km SSE of Susitna, Alaska · 834 days ago · 69 km deep · 19 km away
  26. 2.417 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 834 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 1.63 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 834 days ago · 39 km deep · 44 km away
  28. 1.919 km SSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 834 days ago · 40 km deep · 70 km away
  29. 1.527 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 834 days ago · 42 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  30. 1.64 km N of Tyonek, Alaska · 834 days ago · 61 km deep · 46 km away
  31. 1.537 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 834 days ago · 68 km deep · 39 km away
  32. 1.83 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 833 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  33. 3.529 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 833 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 26
  34. 1.59 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 833 days ago · 59 km deep · 39 km away
  35. 2.018 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 832 days ago · 70 km deep · 19 km away
  36. 1.820 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 832 days ago · 71 km deep · 41 km away
  37. 1.913 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 832 days ago · 84 km deep · 56 km away
  38. 1.728 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 832 days ago · 67 km deep · 53 km away
  39. 1.823 km N of Willow, Alaska · 832 days ago · 37 km deep · 65 km away
  40. 2.621 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 832 days ago · 50 km deep · 41 km away
  41. 1.67 km SE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 831 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  42. 1.56 km ESE of Beluga, Alaska · 831 days ago · 52 km deep · 43 km away
  43. 1.530 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 830 days ago · 64 km deep · 76 km away
  44. 1.54 km NW of Houston, Alaska · 830 days ago · 32 km deep · 49 km away
  45. 1.659 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 829 days ago · 106 km deep · 87 km away
  46. 1.622 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 829 days ago · 42 km deep · 65 km away
  47. 1.537 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 829 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  48. 1.769 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 829 days ago · 114 km deep · 83 km away
  49. 1.941 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 828 days ago · 84 km deep · 85 km away
  50. 2.09 km W of Willow, Alaska · 828 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  51. 1.755 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 828 days ago · 104 km deep · 88 km away
  52. 2.118 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 828 days ago · 29 km deep · 55 km away
  53. 1.99 km SSW of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 828 days ago · 31 km deep · 65 km away
  54. 1.722 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 827 days ago · 62 km deep · 69 km away
  55. 1.715 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 827 days ago · 79 km deep · 59 km away
  56. 1.624 km SSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 827 days ago · 42 km deep · 61 km away
  57. 1.65 km NNW of Sterling, Alaska · 827 days ago · 51 km deep · 100 km away
  58. 1.515 km SE of Susitna, Alaska · 827 days ago · 49 km deep · 23 km away
  59. 2.912 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 827 days ago · 82 km deep · 79 km away
  60. 1.628 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 825 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.819 km NNE of Fishhook, Alaska · 840 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.42 km WSW of Knik, Alaska · 840 days ago · 58 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  3. 3.311 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 840 days ago · 50 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 22
  4. 1.87 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 841 days ago · 38 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 1.654 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 842 days ago · 114 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 2.756 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 842 days ago · 96 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 2.052 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 843 days ago · 89 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 1.574 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 843 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 2.175 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 844 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.556 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 844 days ago · 29 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 1.820 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 844 days ago · 44 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.937 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 844 days ago · 67 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 2.165 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 844 days ago · 109 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 1.733 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 845 days ago · 68 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 1.727 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 845 days ago · 78 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 1.923 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 845 days ago · 56 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 1.638 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 845 days ago · 104 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.57 km N of Big Lake, Alaska · 846 days ago · 42 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 1.51 km SW of Houston, Alaska · 846 days ago · 53 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 2.221 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 846 days ago · 58 km deep · 18 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000mstl (also filed as ak0247q2yfkl). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:26 PM UTC.