How frequent are earthquakes in or near Eagle River, Alaska, USA?

Eagle River has a very high level of seismic activity. Based on data from the past 54 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 4,300 quakes on average per year in or near Eagle River, Alaska, USA. Eagle River has had at least 2 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 60 to 65 years.

When was the latest earthquake in Eagle River?

The last earthquake in Eagle River occurred 1 hour and 51 minutes ago and had a magnitude of 1.7: A light magnitude 1.7 earthquake hit 47 km (29 mi) away from Anchorage, Alaska, United States, around noon of Monday, Oct 14, 2024 at 1.03 pm local time (America/Anchorage GMT -8). The quake had a moderate depth of 73 km (46 mi) and was too small to be felt by people.

How many quakes were there in Eagle River in the past 24 hours?

In the past 24 hours, Eagle River has had 3 quakes of magnitude 2.0 or above. There were also 7 quakes below magnitude 2.0 which people don't normally feel.

What was the strongest quake in Eagle River in the past 24 hours?

The strongest earthquake in Eagle River in the past 24 hours had a magnitude of 2.8 and occurred 11 hours ago: A light magnitude 2.8 earthquake hit 77 km (48 mi) away from Anchorage, Alaska, United States, in the early morning of Monday, Oct 14, 2024 at 4.04 am local time (America/Anchorage GMT -8). The quake had a shallow depth of 44 km (28 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).

Latest quakes in or near Eagle River, Alaska, USA, in the past 24 hours on Monday, October 14, 2024 - list, stats and map

Latest today See all	Mag. 1.7 earthquake 3 km SSW of Susitna - Alaska -
Strongest today	Mag. 2.8 28 km NW of Susitna - Alaska -

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In the past 24 hours, Eagle River has had 10 quakes of magnitudes up to 2.8 within up to 100 km (63 mi) distance:

3 quakes above magnitude 2
7 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.

Number of quakes per year

	Total number	<M2	M2+	M3+	M4+	M5+	M6+	M7+
Past 24 hours	10 quakes	7	3	-	-	-	-	-
Past 7 days	60 quakes	42	17	-	-	-	-	-
Past 30 days	220 quakes	158	40	2	-	-	-	-
Past 3 years	12,419 quakes	9,896	1,556	139	16	1	-	-

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Latest quakes in or near Eagle River, Alaska, USA, in the past 24 hours on Monday, October 14, 2024 - list, stats and map
Date and Time	Mag Depth	Nearest Volcano	Location	Details
Oct 14, 01:03 pm (Anchorage)	1.7 73 km	56 km (35 mi) to the W	3 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska	Info
Oct 14, 06:48 pm (Universal Time)	2.1 42 km	34 km (21 mi) to the W	15 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska	Info
Oct 14, 10:10 am (Anchorage)	1.9 2.5 km	83 km (52 mi) to the NW	33 km WNW of Willow, Alaska	Info
Oct 14, 04:58 pm (Universal Time)	1.5 56 km	90 km (56 mi) to the NW	37 km NW of Willow, Alaska	Info
Oct 14, 04:04 am (Anchorage)	2.8 44 km	83 km (52 mi) to the NW	28 km NW of Susitna, Alaska	Info
Oct 14, 02:31 am (Anchorage)	1.8 29 km	26 km (16 mi) to the NW	5 km S of Big Lake, Alaska	Info
Oct 13, 11:04 pm (Anchorage)	1.3 22 km	18 km (10.9 mi) to the NE	17 km SSW of Gateway, Alaska	Info
Oct 13, 10:46 pm (Anchorage)	1.6 34 km	21 km (13 mi) to the NE	13 km S of Gateway, Alaska	Info
Oct 13, 08:53 pm (Anchorage)	2.4 56 km	77 km (48 mi) to the W	26 km N of Beluga, Alaska	Info

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Average number of earthquakes

Based on data from the past 54 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 4,300 quakes on average per year in or near Eagle River, Alaska, USA:

Mag. 7 or higher: 0.02 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 62.5 years)
Mag. 6 or higher: 0.12 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 8.6 years)
Mag. 5 or higher: 0.92 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 1.1 years)
Mag. 4 or higher: 11.8 quakes per year
Mag. 3 or higher: 101 quakes per year (or 8.4 quakes per month)
Mag. 2 or higher: 802 quakes per year (or 67 quakes per month)
Mag. 1 or higher: 4,100 quakes per year (or 11.1 quakes per day)

Eagle River has a very high level of seismic activity. Eagle River has had at least 2 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 60 to 65 years.

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Largest Quakes in or near Eagle River, Alaska, USA

Note: This section considers only quakes that have occurred near the city, i.e. in up to 100 km (62 mi) distance. It is possible that larger quakes at greater distances have affected it during history, but are not included in this section because they are no longer considered as "near" in this analysis.
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