Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 47 km W of Tonsina, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 47 km W of Tonsina, Alaska on Thu, Sep 26, 2024, 11:11 PM AKDT (07:11 UTC), 30 km (18 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 38 km NNW of Valdez, 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
2024-09-27 07:11:30 UTC
Depth
29.5 km (18.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.616° N, 146.064° 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
52

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 96 in the 60 days after this one and 45 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.847 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 734 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.525 km S of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 734 days ago · 22 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 1.648 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 734 days ago · 40 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 1.649 km W of Tonsina, Alaska · 733 days ago · 27 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.343 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 733 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 1.953 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 733 days ago · 20 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 2.246 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 732 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 1.546 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 730 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.648 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 730 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.710 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 730 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.838 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 729 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 1.846 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 729 days ago · 19 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 1.739 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 727 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 1.510 km SW of Gulkana, Alaska · 727 days ago · 25 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 2.726 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 727 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 1.715 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 726 days ago · 22 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 1.545 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 723 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 2.247 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 722 days ago · 16 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 2.027 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 722 days ago · 16 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 1.911 km WSW of Valdez, Alaska · 722 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 1.643 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 721 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  22. 1.533 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 721 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
  23. 2.423 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 721 days ago · 29 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 1.726 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 721 days ago · 21 km deep · 99 km away
  25. 1.747 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 720 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
  26. 1.66 km E of Tatitlek, Alaska · 720 days ago · 23 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 1.547 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 719 days ago · 21 km deep · 23 km away
  28. 1.551 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 718 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  29. 1.646 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 718 days ago · 29 km deep · 15 km away
  30. 2.510 km WNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 717 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
  31. 2.143 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 715 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
  32. 1.817 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 714 days ago · 26 km deep · 47 km away
  33. 1.749 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 714 days ago · 27 km deep · 21 km away
  34. 2.216 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 712 days ago · 30 km deep · 75 km away
  35. 2.033 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 712 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  36. 1.948 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 712 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away
  37. 1.913 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 712 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
  38. 1.527 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 711 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  39. 1.646 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 710 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  40. 1.614 km WSW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 709 days ago · 31 km deep · 77 km away
  41. 1.619 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 709 days ago · 34 km deep · 37 km away
  42. 1.644 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 708 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away
  43. 1.944 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 708 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  44. 1.536 km S of Tolsona, Alaska · 708 days ago · 24 km deep · 18 km away
  45. 1.522 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 707 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  46. 1.98 km NW of Nelchina, Alaska · 707 days ago · 38 km deep · 64 km away
  47. 1.619 km WNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 707 days ago · 25 km deep · 87 km away
  48. 1.630 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 706 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  49. 1.529 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 706 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
  50. 1.633 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 705 days ago · 19 km deep · 50 km away
  51. 1.937 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 704 days ago · 30 km deep · 31 km away
  52. 1.646 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 703 days ago · 19 km deep · 26 km away
  53. 1.537 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 702 days ago · 31 km deep · 28 km away
  54. 1.641 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 702 days ago · 26 km deep · 28 km away
  55. 1.79 km W of Mendeltna, Alaska · 702 days ago · 42 km deep · 56 km away
  56. 2.051 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 701 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  57. 2.015 km S of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 700 days ago · 28 km deep · 64 km away
  58. 1.839 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 700 days ago · 19 km deep · 20 km away
  59. 1.548 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 699 days ago · 20 km deep · 26 km away
  60. 1.646 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 699 days ago · 20 km deep · 27 km away

The first 60 of 96.

Before

  1. 2.043 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 737 days ago · 19 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 2.046 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 737 days ago · 22 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 2.546 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 738 days ago · 31 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 2.630 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 739 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 1.917 km ESE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 739 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.554 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 739 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 1.639 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 739 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.550 km W of Tonsina, Alaska · 739 days ago · 34 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 1.636 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 740 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 1.537 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 740 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 2.423 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 740 days ago · 27 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 1.631 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 741 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 1.719 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 743 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 1.620 km N of Glacier View, Alaska · 743 days ago · 31 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.543 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 744 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 1.533 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 745 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 2.146 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 745 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 1.836 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 745 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 1.921 km WSW of Valdez, Alaska · 747 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 1.69 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 748 days ago · 26 km deep · 47 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024cgavi7v. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:10 AM UTC.