Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake Alaska Peninsula

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck in the Alaska Peninsula on Sun, Dec 23, 2018, 11:29 PM AKST (08:29 UTC), 62 km (38 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 109 km SE of Perryville, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-12-24 08:29:35 UTC
Depth
61.5 km (38.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.867° N, 158.730° 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
2.4ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreferred · Preliminary
2.4ML, local (Richter)AACSEPreliminary

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
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.740 km WSW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2837 days ago · 21 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 3.022 km S of Chignik, Alaska · 2836 days ago · 64 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 2.832 km NW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 2830 days ago · 142 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 3.5109 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2830 days ago · 37 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.218 km NNE of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2829 days ago · 130 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 2.6Alaska Peninsula · 2822 days ago · 51 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 2.771 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2818 days ago · 29 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 3.341 km ENE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2818 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 2.643 km ENE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2818 days ago · 23 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.638 km ENE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2818 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 2.440 km N of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2818 days ago · 115 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 2.98 km NNW of Perryville, Alaska · 2817 days ago · 77 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 2.640 km SSE of Chignik, Alaska · 2812 days ago · 67 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 2.3Alaska Peninsula · 2812 days ago · 95 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 2.350 km W of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2812 days ago · 103 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 3.128 km WNW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 2810 days ago · 141 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 2.287 km ESE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2810 days ago · 25 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 2.933 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2810 days ago · 55 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 2.633 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 2808 days ago · 49 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 2.337 km NE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2806 days ago · 90 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 3.239 km NE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2800 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 2.043 km ENE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2800 days ago · 21 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 2.043 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2798 days ago · 56 km deep · 56 km away
  24. 2.042 km ENE of Sand Point, Alaska · 2797 days ago · 23 km deep · 84 km away
  25. 3.071 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2793 days ago · 42 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 1.9Alaska Peninsula · 2791 days ago · 53 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 2.650 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2786 days ago · 31 km deep · 40 km away
  28. 1.624 km NW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2786 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  29. 2.421 km NNW of Chignik Lake, Alaska · 2785 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away
  30. 3.059 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2784 days ago · 24 km deep · 73 km away
  31. 2.715 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2781 days ago · 75 km deep · 46 km away

Before

  1. 2.8108 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2841 days ago · 54 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 2.550 km E of Chignik, Alaska · 2843 days ago · 47 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.860 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2845 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 2.530 km S of Perryville, Alaska · 2850 days ago · 52 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 2.928 km NNW of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2854 days ago · 116 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 3.251 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2856 days ago · 58 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 2.713 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2861 days ago · 56 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 2.845 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2865 days ago · 58 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 2.818 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska · 2866 days ago · 51 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 2.5120 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2866 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.646 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2867 days ago · 28 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 2.528 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska · 2867 days ago · 48 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 3.369 km S of Ivanof Bay, Alaska · 2868 days ago · 21 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 2.897 km SE of Perryville, Alaska · 2869 days ago · 32 km deep · 80 km away

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