Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 44 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 44 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska on Wed, Jan 15, 2025, 9:01 AM AKST (18:01 UTC), 81 km (50 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2025-01-15 18:01:39 UTC
Depth
80.5 km (50.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
60.946° N, 151.911° 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
-0.91ML, local (Richter)AVFinal · ±0.134571000055183 · 5 stations

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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

After

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak025p3sb2b (also filed as av93457301). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:22 PM UTC.