Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 49 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 49 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska on Sat, Sep 21, 2024, 5:46 AM AKDT (13:46 UTC), 99 km (61 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 62 km NW of Ninilchik, 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
2024-09-21 13:46:20 UTC
Depth
98.7 km (61.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
61.189° N, 152.020° 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
29

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 133 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.117 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 741 days ago · 53 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 1.863 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 741 days ago · 111 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 1.959 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 741 days ago · 103 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.614 km ESE of Beluga, Alaska · 741 days ago · 53 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 1.77 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 740 days ago · 81 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.935 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 740 days ago · 100 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 1.636 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 740 days ago · 72 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 2.18 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 740 days ago · 63 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 1.95 km NE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 740 days ago · 56 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 1.720 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 740 days ago · 28 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 2.180 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 740 days ago · 130 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.927 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 740 days ago · 66 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 1.824 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 739 days ago · 54 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 1.716 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 739 days ago · 58 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 1.729 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 739 days ago · 74 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 2.610 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 739 days ago · 45 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 1.569 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 739 days ago · 112 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 1.939 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 739 days ago · 77 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 1.838 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 738 days ago · 91 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 1.544 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 738 days ago · 100 km deep · 7 km away
  21. 1.725 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 738 days ago · 76 km deep · 44 km away
  22. 2.451 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 738 days ago · 93 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 1.512 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 738 days ago · 83 km deep · 86 km away
  24. 1.644 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 738 days ago · 90 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 1.79 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 738 days ago · 39 km deep · 86 km away
  26. 1.510 km ESE of Nikiski, Alaska · 737 days ago · 75 km deep · 78 km away
  27. 1.747 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 737 days ago · 87 km deep · 91 km away
  28. 1.641 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 737 days ago · 70 km deep · 48 km away
  29. 1.616 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 737 days ago · 66 km deep · 39 km away
  30. 1.656 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 737 days ago · 97 km deep · 86 km away
  31. 1.569 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 737 days ago · 114 km deep · 26 km away
  32. 1.64 km NNE of Salamatof, Alaska · 736 days ago · 69 km deep · 72 km away
  33. 1.86 km WNW of Funny River, Alaska · 736 days ago · 45 km deep · 97 km away
  34. 1.662 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 736 days ago · 114 km deep · 20 km away
  35. 1.766 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 735 days ago · 136 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 2.623 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 735 days ago · 68 km deep · 71 km away
  37. 1.526 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 735 days ago · 52 km deep · 97 km away
  38. 1.718 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 735 days ago · 50 km deep · 80 km away
  39. 1.666 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 734 days ago · 113 km deep · 30 km away
  40. 1.726 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 734 days ago · 76 km deep · 77 km away
  41. 1.821 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 734 days ago · 50 km deep · 78 km away
  42. 1.534 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 734 days ago · 86 km deep · 61 km away
  43. 1.622 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 733 days ago · 40 km deep · 98 km away
  44. 1.636 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 733 days ago · 83 km deep · 65 km away
  45. 1.642 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 733 days ago · 86 km deep · 99 km away
  46. 1.525 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 733 days ago · 78 km deep · 54 km away
  47. 1.834 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 733 days ago · 80 km deep · 71 km away
  48. 1.773 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 732 days ago · 139 km deep · 27 km away
  49. 1.513 km SSE of Tyonek, Alaska · 732 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  50. 1.547 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 731 days ago · 93 km deep · 13 km away
  51. 1.622 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 731 days ago · 61 km deep · 88 km away
  52. 2.010 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 731 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  53. 2.365 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 731 days ago · 110 km deep · 23 km away
  54. 1.742 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 731 days ago · 77 km deep · 53 km away
  55. 1.536 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 731 days ago · 78 km deep · 26 km away
  56. 1.71 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 731 days ago · 69 km deep · 51 km away
  57. 1.561 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 731 days ago · 105 km deep · 13 km away
  58. 1.562 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 730 days ago · 97 km deep · 63 km away
  59. 1.922 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 730 days ago · 45 km deep · 87 km away
  60. 1.570 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 730 days ago · 133 km deep · 26 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.666 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 741 days ago · 113 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 3.063 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 741 days ago · 111 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 1.666 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 741 days ago · 113 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 1.67 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 742 days ago · 65 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 1.566 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 742 days ago · 108 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 1.859 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 742 days ago · 111 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 1.725 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 742 days ago · 71 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 1.572 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 742 days ago · 120 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 1.733 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 743 days ago · 57 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.559 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 743 days ago · 90 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 1.913 km NNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 743 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.65 km W of Sterling, Alaska · 744 days ago · 43 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.421 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 744 days ago · 73 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 2.133 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 744 days ago · 83 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 1.553 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 744 days ago · 87 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 1.639 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 744 days ago · 83 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 1.943 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 745 days ago · 110 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 2.216 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 745 days ago · 65 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.684 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 745 days ago · 142 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 1.61 km W of Beluga, Alaska · 746 days ago · 63 km deep · 49 km away

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