Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 50 km WSW of Whitestone, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 50 km WSW of Whitestone, Alaska on Sun, Aug 24, 2025, 10:22 AM AKDT (18:22 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 34 km NNE of Paxson, 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
2025-08-24 18:22:31 UTC
Depth
1.9 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
63.918° N, 146.780° 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
38

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 104 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.462 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 404 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 2
  2. 1.666 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 401 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.528 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 399 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 2.258 km WSW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 398 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 2.830 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 396 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 1.662 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 395 days ago · 74 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.870 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 395 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 1.972 km SW of Fort Greely, Alaska · 395 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 1.914 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 395 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 2.429 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 395 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 2.227 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 395 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 1.729 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 395 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.528 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 394 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 1.53 km S of Salcha, Alaska · 394 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 1.818 km E of Ferry, Alaska · 389 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.747 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 387 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 3.834 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 386 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 2.029 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 386 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 1.730 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 386 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 2.728 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 386 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 1.829 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 386 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 1.830 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 386 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 2.928 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 385 days ago · 17 km deep · 91 km away
  24. 1.729 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 384 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 1.828 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 383 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  26. 1.752 km E of Clear, Alaska · 382 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  27. 2.328 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 380 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
  28. 2.728 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 380 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
  29. 2.171 km SSW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 379 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  30. 1.628 km N of Paxson, Alaska · 378 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  31. 1.841 km NNW of Paxson, Alaska · 378 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  32. 1.670 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 377 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  33. 1.534 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 376 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  34. 1.728 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 375 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  35. 1.545 km NNW of Paxson, Alaska · 375 days ago · 19 km deep · 65 km away
  36. 2.849 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 374 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  37. 3.01 km S of Salcha, Alaska · 374 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 9
  38. 2.43 km S of Salcha, Alaska · 374 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 2
  39. 1.93 km S of Salcha, Alaska · 374 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  40. 1.848 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 373 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  41. 2.03 km S of Salcha, Alaska · 373 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  42. 1.84 km S of Salcha, Alaska · 373 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  43. 1.73 km S of Salcha, Alaska · 373 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  44. 3.40 km WNW of Salcha, Alaska · 373 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 4
  45. 1.62 km S of Salcha, Alaska · 373 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  46. 1.968 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 373 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  47. 2.948 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 373 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  48. 1.831 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 372 days ago · 93 km deep · 82 km away
  49. 1.666 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 372 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  50. 1.577 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 372 days ago · 16 km deep · 52 km away
  51. 1.767 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 371 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  52. 1.766 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 371 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  53. 1.63 km S of Salcha, Alaska · 371 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  54. 1.629 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 371 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  55. 2.73 km S of Salcha, Alaska · 371 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 2
  56. 1.93 km S of Salcha, Alaska · 371 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  57. 1.527 km N of Paxson, Alaska · 370 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  58. 1.64 km SSW of Salcha, Alaska · 369 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  59. 1.614 km NE of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 369 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  60. 1.52 km S of Salcha, Alaska · 369 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away

The first 60 of 104.

Before

  1. 3.04 km S of Salcha, Alaska · 409 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 14
  2. 4.065 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 416 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 30
  3. 2.09 km S of Salcha, Alaska · 417 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 2
  4. 1.670 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 418 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.768 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 418 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 1.867 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 419 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.373 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 419 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 1.623 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 419 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 2.166 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 420 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 2.067 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 421 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.824 km ENE of Denali Park, Alaska · 421 days ago · 102 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 2.787 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 421 days ago · 71 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 2.667 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 421 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 1.831 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 424 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.868 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 425 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 2.467 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 426 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 1.931 km WSW of Dry Creek, Alaska · 426 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 1.532 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 428 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 1.879 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 429 days ago · 69 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 1.861 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 430 days ago · 81 km deep · 59 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak025aulohmg. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:25 PM UTC.