Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 43 km W of Tyonek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 43 km W of Tyonek, Alaska on Tue, Aug 27, 2024, 5:17 PM AKDT (01:17 UTC), 83 km (52 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 16 km SE of Kasilof, 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
2024-08-28 01:17:48 UTC
Depth
83.4 km (51.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
61.021° N, 151.939° 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
37

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 120 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.971 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 767 days ago · 133 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 1.965 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 767 days ago · 115 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 1.538 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 767 days ago · 89 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.668 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 766 days ago · 106 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 1.541 km WNW of Cohoe, Alaska · 766 days ago · 80 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 2.022 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 766 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 2.211 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 766 days ago · 59 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 1.544 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 766 days ago · 115 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.926 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 766 days ago · 66 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 1.513 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 765 days ago · 61 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 1.526 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 765 days ago · 67 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.638 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 765 days ago · 105 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 1.848 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 765 days ago · 85 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 2.025 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 765 days ago · 54 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 1.649 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 764 days ago · 97 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 1.524 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 764 days ago · 38 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 1.548 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 764 days ago · 82 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 2.240 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 764 days ago · 80 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 1.915 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 764 days ago · 50 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 1.923 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 763 days ago · 38 km deep · 91 km away
  21. 1.529 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 763 days ago · 85 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 1.516 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 763 days ago · 63 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  23. 2.313 km SW of Salamatof, Alaska · 763 days ago · 67 km deep · 58 km away
  24. 1.670 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 762 days ago · 128 km deep · 38 km away
  25. 1.520 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 762 days ago · 53 km deep · 92 km away
  26. 2.423 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 762 days ago · 47 km deep · 89 km away
  27. 2.175 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 761 days ago · 149 km deep · 84 km away
  28. 2.139 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 761 days ago · 106 km deep · 5 km away
  29. 1.54 km ENE of Funny River, Alaska · 760 days ago · 46 km deep · 88 km away
  30. 1.58 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 760 days ago · 44 km deep · 70 km away
  31. 1.831 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 760 days ago · 78 km deep · 18 km away
  32. 1.714 km W of Beluga, Alaska · 760 days ago · 73 km deep · 35 km away
  33. 1.551 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 760 days ago · 85 km deep · 66 km away
  34. 1.637 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 760 days ago · 89 km deep · 54 km away
  35. 1.760 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 760 days ago · 108 km deep · 24 km away
  36. 1.943 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 760 days ago · 86 km deep · 83 km away
  37. 1.930 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 760 days ago · 85 km deep · 55 km away
  38. 2.067 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 760 days ago · 116 km deep · 26 km away
  39. 1.521 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 759 days ago · 80 km deep · 90 km away
  40. 1.721 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 759 days ago · 73 km deep · 34 km away
  41. 1.767 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 759 days ago · 110 km deep · 24 km away
  42. 1.866 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 759 days ago · 101 km deep · 80 km away
  43. 2.328 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 759 days ago · 76 km deep · 37 km away
  44. 2.257 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 759 days ago · 108 km deep · 15 km away
  45. 2.014 km NNW of Sterling, Alaska · 758 days ago · 50 km deep · 70 km away
  46. 1.854 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 758 days ago · 85 km deep · 68 km away
  47. 1.761 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 758 days ago · 91 km deep · 98 km away
  48. 1.73 km NE of Funny River, Alaska · 758 days ago · 43 km deep · 87 km away
  49. 1.671 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 758 days ago · 109 km deep · 28 km away
  50. 1.924 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 758 days ago · 43 km deep · 94 km away
  51. 1.656 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 757 days ago · 97 km deep · 48 km away
  52. 1.525 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 757 days ago · 50 km deep · 73 km away
  53. 1.923 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 757 days ago · 68 km deep · 94 km away
  54. 1.557 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 755 days ago · 105 km deep · 96 km away
  55. 1.612 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 755 days ago · 64 km deep · 32 km away
  56. 1.638 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 755 days ago · 73 km deep · 83 km away
  57. 2.635 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 755 days ago · 77 km deep · 9 km away
  58. 1.926 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 755 days ago · 75 km deep · 38 km away
  59. 1.526 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 754 days ago · 81 km deep · 92 km away
  60. 1.924 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 754 days ago · 60 km deep · 97 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.631 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 767 days ago · 45 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 2.717 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 767 days ago · 56 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 3.243 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 767 days ago · 100 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 1.742 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 767 days ago · 119 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 2.46 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 767 days ago · 55 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.669 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 768 days ago · 84 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 1.624 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 769 days ago · 77 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 1.854 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 769 days ago · 94 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 1.528 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 769 days ago · 76 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 1.759 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 769 days ago · 106 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 3.339 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 769 days ago · 86 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 1.570 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 769 days ago · 124 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 1.924 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 769 days ago · 49 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.566 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 770 days ago · 114 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 1.772 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 770 days ago · 123 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 1.930 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 771 days ago · 61 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 1.660 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 772 days ago · 120 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 1.925 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 772 days ago · 60 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 1.572 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 772 days ago · 117 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 1.655 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 772 days ago · 99 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024b2l7tie. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:28 AM UTC.