Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 66 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 66 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska on Tue, Jan 28, 2025, 7:51 PM AKST (04:51 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 25 km SSW of Susitna, 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
2025-01-29 04:51:53 UTC
Depth
12.7 km (7.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.286° N, 152.291° 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
1.5ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreferred · Preliminary
1.34ML, local (Richter)AVFinal · ±0.0899823343958228 · 7 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
39

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 199 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.672 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 614 days ago · 114 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 1.512 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 614 days ago · 64 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.026 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 613 days ago · 56 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.717 km ENE of Nikiski, Alaska · 613 days ago · 28 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.718 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 613 days ago · 77 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 1.618 km S of Tyonek, Alaska · 613 days ago · 65 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 1.79 km N of Ridgeway, Alaska · 613 days ago · 56 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.548 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 613 days ago · 81 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 1.623 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 613 days ago · 65 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.515 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 613 days ago · 66 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 2.073 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 613 days ago · 121 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 1.741 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 613 days ago · 80 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 1.74 km SW of Beluga, Alaska · 613 days ago · 60 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 1.813 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 612 days ago · 71 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 1.536 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 612 days ago · 67 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 1.966 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 612 days ago · 115 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 1.538 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 612 days ago · 85 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 1.834 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 612 days ago · 77 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 1.865 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 612 days ago · 110 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 1.838 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 612 days ago · 70 km deep · 49 km away
  21. 1.61 km S of Kenai, Alaska · 612 days ago · 59 km deep · 100 km away
  22. 1.934 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 612 days ago · 80 km deep · 74 km away
  23. 1.653 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 611 days ago · 95 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 1.552 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 611 days ago · 90 km deep · 61 km away
  25. 1.639 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 611 days ago · 85 km deep · 28 km away
  26. 1.625 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 610 days ago · 63 km deep · 76 km away
  27. 1.914 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 610 days ago · 72 km deep · 53 km away
  28. 2.526 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 610 days ago · 61 km deep · 66 km away
  29. 2.464 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 610 days ago · 113 km deep · 24 km away
  30. 1.510 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 610 days ago · 68 km deep · 79 km away
  31. 1.528 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 609 days ago · 75 km deep · 76 km away
  32. 1.518 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 609 days ago · 75 km deep · 72 km away
  33. 1.750 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 608 days ago · 100 km deep · 17 km away
  34. 4.125 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 607 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1,387 · tsunami flag
  35. 1.623 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 606 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
  36. 1.526 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 606 days ago · 68 km deep · 60 km away
  37. 1.844 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 606 days ago · 95 km deep · 22 km away
  38. 1.545 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 606 days ago · 89 km deep · 21 km away
  39. 1.860 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 605 days ago · 116 km deep · 16 km away
  40. 2.523 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 605 days ago · 65 km deep · 85 km away
  41. 1.93 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 605 days ago · 46 km deep · 94 km away
  42. 1.726 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 605 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  43. 1.726 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 605 days ago · 54 km deep · 66 km away
  44. 2.241 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 604 days ago · 76 km deep · 41 km away
  45. 2.335 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 604 days ago · 66 km deep · 64 km away
  46. 2.227 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 604 days ago · 65 km deep · 81 km away
  47. 1.829 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 604 days ago · 64 km deep · 70 km away
  48. 1.611 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 603 days ago · 58 km deep · 88 km away
  49. 1.659 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 603 days ago · 123 km deep · 27 km away
  50. 1.641 km WNW of Cohoe, Alaska · 602 days ago · 86 km deep · 95 km away
  51. 1.56 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 602 days ago · 88 km deep · 89 km away
  52. 1.638 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 602 days ago · 111 km deep · 82 km away
  53. 1.50 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 602 days ago · 44 km deep · 96 km away
  54. 1.539 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 602 days ago · 106 km deep · 85 km away
  55. 1.660 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 602 days ago · 98 km deep · 82 km away
  56. 1.673 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 602 days ago · 124 km deep · 26 km away
  57. 1.538 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 601 days ago · 84 km deep · 81 km away
  58. 1.824 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 601 days ago · 57 km deep · 89 km away
  59. 2.724 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 601 days ago · 60 km deep · 80 km away
  60. 1.626 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 601 days ago · 74 km deep · 95 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.658 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 614 days ago · 108 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 1.544 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 614 days ago · 66 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 1.827 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 614 days ago · 76 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.766 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 614 days ago · 118 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 2.321 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 614 days ago · 64 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 2.214 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 615 days ago · 72 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 1.850 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 615 days ago · 107 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 1.866 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 615 days ago · 105 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 1.621 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 615 days ago · 72 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 2.511 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 615 days ago · 55 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 1.664 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 615 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 2.149 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 615 days ago · 124 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 2.521 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 616 days ago · 59 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 2.129 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 616 days ago · 77 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 1.736 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 616 days ago · 80 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 1.744 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 616 days ago · 86 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 1.69 km NW of Tyonek, Alaska · 616 days ago · 64 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 2.167 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 616 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 1.948 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 616 days ago · 80 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 1.839 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 616 days ago · 110 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0251c19ue0 (also filed as av93031074). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:54 PM UTC.