Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 5 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 5 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska on Fri, Mar 8, 2024, 5:58 PM AKST (02:58 UTC), 63 km (39 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 81 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2024-03-09 02:58:17 UTC
Depth
62.8 km (39.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.096° N, 151.231° 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: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.845 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 940 days ago · 80 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.648 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 940 days ago · 104 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 1.774 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 940 days ago · 121 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 1.620 km WSW of Hope, Alaska · 940 days ago · 37 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.712 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 940 days ago · 86 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.875 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 940 days ago · 132 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 1.634 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 939 days ago · 72 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 2.013 km NE of Hope, Alaska · 939 days ago · 19 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.64 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 939 days ago · 68 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 1.516 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 939 days ago · 51 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 1.666 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 939 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.771 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 939 days ago · 116 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 1.56 km SSE of Kasilof, Alaska · 939 days ago · 55 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 2.027 km SW of Hope, Alaska · 938 days ago · 42 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 1.745 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 938 days ago · 91 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 1.943 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 938 days ago · 81 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 1.535 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 938 days ago · 75 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 1.532 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 938 days ago · 85 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 1.622 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 938 days ago · 72 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 1.645 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 938 days ago · 85 km deep · 63 km away
  21. 2.439 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 938 days ago · 80 km deep · 62 km away
  22. 1.819 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 938 days ago · 55 km deep · 27 km away
  23. 2.446 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 937 days ago · 90 km deep · 71 km away
  24. 1.59 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 937 days ago · 65 km deep · 3 km away
  25. 1.820 km N of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 937 days ago · 38 km deep · 89 km away
  26. 2.26 km SSW of Houston, Alaska · 937 days ago · 38 km deep · 90 km away
  27. 1.54 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 937 days ago · 37 km deep · 87 km away
  28. 1.610 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 937 days ago · 88 km deep · 94 km away
  29. 1.75 km SSW of Soldotna, Alaska · 937 days ago · 56 km deep · 73 km away
  30. 1.920 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 937 days ago · 47 km deep · 91 km away
  31. 1.517 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 937 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  32. 1.711 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 937 days ago · 65 km deep · 21 km away
  33. 1.57 km SSE of Houston, Alaska · 937 days ago · 29 km deep · 94 km away
  34. 1.634 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 936 days ago · 92 km deep · 78 km away
  35. 1.67 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 936 days ago · 57 km deep · 32 km away
  36. 1.57 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 936 days ago · 31 km deep · 72 km away
  37. 1.724 km N of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 936 days ago · 31 km deep · 84 km away
  38. 1.615 km ESE of Susitna, Alaska · 936 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  39. 1.943 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 936 days ago · 100 km deep · 95 km away
  40. 2.065 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 936 days ago · 112 km deep · 62 km away
  41. 1.727 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 936 days ago · 80 km deep · 23 km away
  42. 1.66 km SW of Houston, Alaska · 936 days ago · 18 km deep · 90 km away
  43. 2.365 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 936 days ago · 114 km deep · 61 km away
  44. 1.532 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 936 days ago · 72 km deep · 32 km away
  45. 1.711 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 936 days ago · 64 km deep · 20 km away
  46. 1.547 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 936 days ago · 91 km deep · 41 km away
  47. 1.539 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 935 days ago · 95 km deep · 34 km away
  48. 1.673 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 935 days ago · 116 km deep · 76 km away
  49. 1.641 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 935 days ago · 80 km deep · 81 km away
  50. 1.754 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 935 days ago · 95 km deep · 63 km away
  51. 2.55 km W of Knik, Alaska · 935 days ago · 52 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 2
  52. 1.611 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 934 days ago · 65 km deep · 21 km away
  53. 1.77 km WNW of Houston, Alaska · 934 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away
  54. 1.514 km N of Nikiski, Alaska · 934 days ago · 64 km deep · 31 km away
  55. 1.864 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 934 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  56. 1.711 km NE of Nikiski, Alaska · 934 days ago · 53 km deep · 37 km away
  57. 1.545 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 934 days ago · 84 km deep · 91 km away
  58. 1.53 km SE of Nikiski, Alaska · 934 days ago · 61 km deep · 48 km away
  59. 2.467 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 934 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  60. 1.534 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 933 days ago · 80 km deep · 40 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.817 km ESE of Funny River, Alaska · 940 days ago · 50 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.623 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 940 days ago · 46 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 1.558 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 940 days ago · 92 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 2.038 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 940 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.678 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 940 days ago · 118 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.661 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 941 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 1.549 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 941 days ago · 85 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 1.94 km WNW of Sunrise, Alaska · 941 days ago · 30 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.762 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 942 days ago · 141 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 1.613 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 942 days ago · 63 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 1.720 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 942 days ago · 74 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 1.546 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 942 days ago · 77 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 1.516 km NNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 942 days ago · 56 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.55 km SE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 942 days ago · 27 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.549 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 942 days ago · 87 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 1.864 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 943 days ago · 106 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 1.721 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 943 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.536 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 943 days ago · 80 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 1.613 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 943 days ago · 69 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 1.562 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 943 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024365ma3k. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:23 AM UTC.