Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 5 km NW of Tanaina, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 5 km NW of Tanaina, Alaska on Sun, Dec 8, 2024, 9:51 PM AKST (06:51 UTC), 27 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 25 km SSW of Susitna, 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
2024-12-09 06:51:35 UTC
Depth
26.6 km (16.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.666° N, 149.500° 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
50

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 125 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.524 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 662 days ago · 66 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 1.627 km S of Chickaloon, Alaska · 662 days ago · 17 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 1.527 km S of Chickaloon, Alaska · 661 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 2.215 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 661 days ago · 37 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 1.931 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 661 days ago · 65 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.634 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 660 days ago · 43 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 1.926 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 660 days ago · 60 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 1.618 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 660 days ago · 41 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 1.63 km ESE of Anchorage, Alaska · 660 days ago · 39 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 2.625 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 660 days ago · 69 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.536 km SSE of Knik River, Alaska · 660 days ago · 22 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 1.87 km NW of Houston, Alaska · 660 days ago · 40 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 1.527 km E of Chase, Alaska · 660 days ago · 60 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.519 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 659 days ago · 46 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 2.217 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 659 days ago · 49 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.522 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 659 days ago · 63 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 1.59 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 658 days ago · 43 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 1.510 km S of Girdwood, Alaska · 658 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 1.532 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 657 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 1.512 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 657 days ago · 42 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 1.644 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 656 days ago · 28 km deep · 84 km away
  22. 1.925 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 656 days ago · 25 km deep · 59 km away
  23. 2.319 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 656 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 2.05 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 656 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  25. 1.512 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 656 days ago · 58 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 2.030 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 655 days ago · 60 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 1.739 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 655 days ago · 42 km deep · 84 km away
  28. 2.018 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 655 days ago · 40 km deep · 14 km away
  29. 1.830 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 655 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  30. 2.23 km SW of Knik, Alaska · 655 days ago · 57 km deep · 29 km away
  31. 1.518 km W of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 654 days ago · 65 km deep · 90 km away
  32. 1.638 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 654 days ago · 66 km deep · 93 km away
  33. 1.730 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 654 days ago · 44 km deep · 68 km away
  34. 2.14 km W of Houston, Alaska · 654 days ago · 39 km deep · 22 km away
  35. 1.64 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 654 days ago · 42 km deep · 29 km away
  36. 1.817 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 653 days ago · 48 km deep · 44 km away
  37. 2.155 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 653 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  38. 2.215 km WNW of Whittier, Alaska · 653 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  39. 1.612 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 653 days ago · 52 km deep · 93 km away
  40. 1.728 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 652 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  41. 1.68 km SSE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 652 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  42. 1.929 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 652 days ago · 77 km deep · 91 km away
  43. 1.55 km N of Big Lake, Alaska · 652 days ago · 46 km deep · 25 km away
  44. 1.75 km WNW of Houston, Alaska · 651 days ago · 38 km deep · 22 km away
  45. 1.631 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 651 days ago · 77 km deep · 91 km away
  46. 1.619 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 651 days ago · 63 km deep · 83 km away
  47. 1.613 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 651 days ago · 53 km deep · 65 km away
  48. 2.227 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 651 days ago · 72 km deep · 85 km away
  49. 2.126 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 651 days ago · 61 km deep · 78 km away
  50. 1.75 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 650 days ago · 30 km deep · 43 km away
  51. 2.211 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 650 days ago · 45 km deep · 94 km away
  52. 1.88 km W of Girdwood, Alaska · 650 days ago · 27 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  53. 1.68 km WSW of Willow, Alaska · 650 days ago · 36 km deep · 37 km away
  54. 1.626 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 649 days ago · 64 km deep · 85 km away
  55. 1.511 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 649 days ago · 59 km deep · 66 km away
  56. 2.014 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 649 days ago · 65 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  57. 2.026 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 649 days ago · 56 km deep · 79 km away
  58. 1.723 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 649 days ago · 64 km deep · 74 km away
  59. 2.84 km E of Houston, Alaska · 649 days ago · 38 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 10
  60. 1.613 km WNW of Hope, Alaska · 649 days ago · 37 km deep · 83 km away

The first 60 of 200.

Before

  1. 1.57 km SE of Willow, Alaska · 662 days ago · 44 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 2.014 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 662 days ago · 58 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 1.644 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 663 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 2.329 km WSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 664 days ago · 48 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 1.510 km ESE of Anchorage, Alaska · 664 days ago · 31 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 1.736 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 664 days ago · 43 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 1.74 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 664 days ago · 37 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 1.520 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 664 days ago · 66 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.511 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 664 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 1.720 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 664 days ago · 30 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 1.913 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 664 days ago · 48 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 1.525 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 664 days ago · 45 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 1.79 km SSW of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 664 days ago · 37 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 3.127 km S of Petersville, Alaska · 665 days ago · 69 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.812 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 665 days ago · 58 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 1.927 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 665 days ago · 72 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 2.011 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 665 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 2.235 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 666 days ago · 65 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 1.811 km N of Houston, Alaska · 666 days ago · 35 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 1.912 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 666 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away

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