Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 56 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 56 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska on Wed, Jul 17, 2024, 2:18 AM AKDT (10:18 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 33 km NE of Whittier, 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
2024-07-17 10:18:31 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.964° N, 147.720° 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
51

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 97 in the 60 days after this one and 34 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.724 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 807 days ago · 31 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 2.854 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 807 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 1.942 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 806 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 2.547 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 806 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.953 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 806 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 2.159 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 805 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 1.633 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 805 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.618 km E of Eagle River, Alaska · 802 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 1.79 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 802 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 1.910 km SSE of Sunrise, Alaska · 802 days ago · 30 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.518 km SSE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 799 days ago · 31 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.529 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 798 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 3.09 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 797 days ago · 19 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 1.710 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 797 days ago · 23 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 1.640 km E of Knik River, Alaska · 797 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 3.127 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 796 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 2
  17. 1.546 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 796 days ago · 30 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.931 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 796 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 1.929 km ESE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 795 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 3.833 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 795 days ago · 31 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 3
  21. 1.737 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 793 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 1.71 km NNE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 793 days ago · 20 km deep · 58 km away
  23. 2.027 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 792 days ago · 25 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 2.644 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 792 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  25. 1.512 km N of Girdwood, Alaska · 791 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  26. 3.113 km ESE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 791 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  27. 1.635 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 789 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  28. 3.031 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 789 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 2
  29. 2.450 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 787 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  30. 2.145 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 787 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  31. 1.545 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 784 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  32. 1.532 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 784 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  33. 1.67 km SSE of Sunrise, Alaska · 784 days ago · 30 km deep · 92 km away
  34. 1.644 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 784 days ago · 19 km deep · 52 km away
  35. 1.542 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 783 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  36. 1.726 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 782 days ago · 24 km deep · 72 km away
  37. 1.653 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 782 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
  38. 1.944 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 780 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  39. 1.647 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 780 days ago · 23 km deep · 98 km away
  40. 1.553 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 780 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  41. 2.549 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 778 days ago · 32 km deep · 100 km away
  42. 1.544 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 777 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  43. 1.527 km S of Knik River, Alaska · 777 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  44. 1.836 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 777 days ago · 21 km deep · 23 km away
  45. 2.247 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 776 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
  46. 1.616 km SE of Glacier View, Alaska · 776 days ago · 29 km deep · 84 km away
  47. 1.633 km NW of Chenega, Alaska · 774 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  48. 3.739 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 773 days ago · 20 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 35
  49. 1.735 km SSE of Whittier, Alaska · 772 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  50. 1.746 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 772 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
  51. 1.645 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 772 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  52. 1.739 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 771 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  53. 1.953 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 770 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
  54. 1.740 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 770 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  55. 1.954 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 770 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  56. 2.035 km NNE of Valdez, Alaska · 769 days ago · 31 km deep · 98 km away
  57. 1.69 km WNW of Whittier, Alaska · 768 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  58. 1.857 km ENE of Whittier, Alaska · 767 days ago · 19 km deep · 5 km away
  59. 1.548 km ESE of Whittier, Alaska · 767 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  60. 1.621 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 767 days ago · 25 km deep · 72 km away

The first 60 of 97.

Before

  1. 2.134 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 810 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 1.516 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 810 days ago · 25 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.636 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 811 days ago · 22 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 1.521 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 811 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 2.236 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 811 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 1.643 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 813 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 1.734 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 813 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 2.641 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 814 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 1.931 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 815 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 1.852 km ENE of Chenega, Alaska · 815 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 2.235 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 816 days ago · 20 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 2.854 km SW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 816 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 1.957 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 817 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 1.642 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 817 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 2.533 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 818 days ago · 24 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 1.512 km WNW of Whittier, Alaska · 819 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 1.818 km E of Moose Pass, Alaska · 820 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 1.950 km NNE of Chenega, Alaska · 826 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 1.932 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 826 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 2.157 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 827 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02495a0bmo. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:21 AM UTC.