Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 66 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 66 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska on Sun, Mar 10, 2024, 3:56 AM AKDT (11:56 UTC), 3 km (2 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2024-03-10 11:56:24 UTC
Depth
3.1 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.299° N, 152.276° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
1.6ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreferred · Preliminary
1.35ML, local (Richter)AVFinal · ±0.146760961766987 · 14 stations

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
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 160 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.771 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 938 days ago · 116 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 1.745 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 938 days ago · 91 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.943 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 938 days ago · 81 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 1.535 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 938 days ago · 75 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.532 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 938 days ago · 85 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 1.622 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 937 days ago · 72 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.645 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 937 days ago · 85 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 2.439 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 937 days ago · 80 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 1.819 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 937 days ago · 55 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.446 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 937 days ago · 90 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 1.59 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 937 days ago · 65 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 1.610 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 936 days ago · 88 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 1.517 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 936 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 1.711 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 936 days ago · 65 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 1.634 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 936 days ago · 92 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 1.67 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 936 days ago · 57 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 2.381 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 936 days ago · 166 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 2.065 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 936 days ago · 112 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 1.727 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 936 days ago · 80 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 2.365 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 935 days ago · 114 km deep · 29 km away
  21. 1.532 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 935 days ago · 72 km deep · 42 km away
  22. 1.711 km E of Beluga, Alaska · 935 days ago · 64 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 1.547 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 935 days ago · 91 km deep · 20 km away
  24. 1.539 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 935 days ago · 95 km deep · 28 km away
  25. 1.673 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 934 days ago · 116 km deep · 48 km away
  26. 1.641 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 934 days ago · 80 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 1.754 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 934 days ago · 95 km deep · 53 km away
  28. 1.611 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 934 days ago · 65 km deep · 77 km away
  29. 1.514 km N of Nikiski, Alaska · 934 days ago · 64 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 1.864 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 934 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 1.711 km NE of Nikiski, Alaska · 933 days ago · 53 km deep · 85 km away
  32. 1.545 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 933 days ago · 84 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 1.53 km SE of Nikiski, Alaska · 933 days ago · 61 km deep · 90 km away
  34. 2.467 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 933 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  35. 1.534 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 933 days ago · 80 km deep · 54 km away
  36. 2.043 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 933 days ago · 72 km deep · 91 km away
  37. 1.690 km NE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 932 days ago · 115 km deep · 79 km away
  38. 1.827 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 932 days ago · 50 km deep · 82 km away
  39. 2.226 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 932 days ago · 61 km deep · 81 km away
  40. 1.921 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 932 days ago · 65 km deep · 88 km away
  41. 1.626 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 931 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  42. 1.547 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 931 days ago · 75 km deep · 46 km away
  43. 1.651 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 931 days ago · 87 km deep · 29 km away
  44. 1.522 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 931 days ago · 61 km deep · 96 km away
  45. 1.615 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 931 days ago · 82 km deep · 75 km away
  46. 2.016 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 931 days ago · 65 km deep · 91 km away
  47. 1.551 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 931 days ago · 91 km deep · 39 km away
  48. 1.873 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 931 days ago · 127 km deep · 31 km away
  49. 1.645 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 931 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  50. 1.641 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 931 days ago · 107 km deep · 57 km away
  51. 1.519 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 930 days ago · 53 km deep · 47 km away
  52. 1.758 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 930 days ago · 104 km deep · 85 km away
  53. 1.637 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 930 days ago · 102 km deep · 60 km away
  54. 2.122 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 930 days ago · 44 km deep · 85 km away
  55. 1.648 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 930 days ago · 105 km deep · 42 km away
  56. 1.836 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 930 days ago · 86 km deep · 90 km away
  57. 1.730 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 929 days ago · 81 km deep · 37 km away
  58. 3.62 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 929 days ago · 82 km deep · 91 km away
  59. 1.718 km NNE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 929 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
  60. 1.632 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 929 days ago · 83 km deep · 57 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.64 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 939 days ago · 68 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 1.875 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 939 days ago · 132 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 1.712 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 939 days ago · 86 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.774 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 939 days ago · 121 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 1.648 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 940 days ago · 104 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 1.75 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 940 days ago · 63 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 1.558 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 940 days ago · 92 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 1.678 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 940 days ago · 118 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 1.661 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 940 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 1.549 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 941 days ago · 85 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 2.264 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 941 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.636 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 941 days ago · 110 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 1.940 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 941 days ago · 105 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.762 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 941 days ago · 141 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 1.613 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 941 days ago · 63 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 1.720 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 942 days ago · 74 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 1.546 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 942 days ago · 77 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 1.516 km NNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 942 days ago · 56 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.549 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 942 days ago · 87 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 1.864 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 942 days ago · 106 km deep · 48 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02437yi48e (also filed as av93038244). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:56 PM UTC.