Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 83 km E of Akutan, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 83 km E of Akutan, Alaska on Mon, Jan 8, 2024, 3:42 AM AKST (12:42 UTC), 63 km (39 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 145 km S of False Pass, 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
2024-01-08 12:42:41 UTC
Depth
62.7 km (39.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.040° N, 164.513° 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
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 132 in the 60 days after this one and 66 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.160 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 997 days ago · 37 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 1.745 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 997 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 3.0104 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 996 days ago · 28 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 2.177 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 995 days ago · 26 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 3.3154 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 995 days ago · 29 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 2.9153 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 995 days ago · 29 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 2.4126 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 995 days ago · 26 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 2.9164 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 993 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.6156 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 992 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 2.7158 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 992 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.942 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 992 days ago · 63 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 2.9143 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 992 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 2.8114 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 992 days ago · 30 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 2.058 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 992 days ago · 55 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 3.285 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 991 days ago · 35 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 2.6156 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 991 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 2.5119 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 991 days ago · 35 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 2.057 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 990 days ago · 50 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 2.7149 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 989 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 2.870 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 989 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  21. 2.287 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 989 days ago · 29 km deep · 72 km away
  22. 2.184 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 989 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 3.2105 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 989 days ago · 35 km deep · 32 km away
  24. 1.545 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 987 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  25. 3.047 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 987 days ago · 130 km deep · 71 km away
  26. 2.9100 km E of Akutan, Alaska · 986 days ago · 35 km deep · 18 km away
  27. 2.4105 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 986 days ago · 35 km deep · 45 km away
  28. 3.1115 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 985 days ago · 32 km deep · 43 km away
  29. 2.583 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 985 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
  30. 1.544 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 985 days ago · -3 km deep · 82 km away
  31. 2.885 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 984 days ago · 83 km deep · 31 km away
  32. 2.876 km ENE of Akutan, Alaska · 984 days ago · 94 km deep · 53 km away
  33. 2.1103 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 983 days ago · 26 km deep · 34 km away
  34. 1.955 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 983 days ago · 62 km deep · 96 km away
  35. 2.834 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 983 days ago · 82 km deep · 49 km away
  36. 1.892 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 982 days ago · 26 km deep · 57 km away
  37. 2.9156 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 982 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  38. 2.1105 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 982 days ago · 25 km deep · 44 km away
  39. 2.648 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 980 days ago · 58 km deep · 61 km away
  40. 2.5108 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 979 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away
  41. 2.295 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 979 days ago · 38 km deep · 30 km away
  42. 2.788 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 979 days ago · 35 km deep · 29 km away
  43. 2.249 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 979 days ago · 65 km deep · 34 km away
  44. 2.183 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 979 days ago · 69 km deep · 38 km away
  45. 2.637 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 978 days ago · 133 km deep · 78 km away
  46. 2.691 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 978 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  47. 1.859 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 976 days ago · 55 km deep · 70 km away
  48. 1.857 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 976 days ago · 58 km deep · 70 km away
  49. 2.2137 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 975 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  50. 3.4155 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 975 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  51. 2.997 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 973 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  52. 2.333 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 972 days ago · 87 km deep · 82 km away
  53. 2.584 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 971 days ago · 35 km deep · 6 km away
  54. 2.258 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 971 days ago · 52 km deep · 43 km away
  55. 2.245 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 971 days ago · 57 km deep · 63 km away
  56. 3.1103 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 970 days ago · 35 km deep · 34 km away
  57. 2.288 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 968 days ago · 19 km deep · 76 km away
  58. 2.5109 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 968 days ago · 35 km deep · 36 km away
  59. 2.9117 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 968 days ago · 35 km deep · 39 km away
  60. 2.772 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 968 days ago · 67 km deep · 18 km away

The first 60 of 132.

Before

  1. 3.8140 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1000 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 3.097 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1002 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 3.1109 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1004 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 2.581 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1005 days ago · 83 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 2.667 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1005 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 2.135 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1005 days ago · 85 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.945 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1005 days ago · 62 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 4.035 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1006 days ago · 65 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 2.379 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 1006 days ago · 80 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 1.749 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1007 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 3.188 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1007 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 3.581 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1008 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 2.357 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1009 days ago · 64 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 2.6111 km ESE of Akutan, Alaska · 1009 days ago · 30 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 2.029 km S of Akutan, Alaska · 1010 days ago · 66 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 1.874 km SE of Akutan, Alaska · 1010 days ago · 43 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 1.946 km WSW of False Pass, Alaska · 1011 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 3.593 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1011 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 2.785 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1011 days ago · 28 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 3.092 km SSE of Akutan, Alaska · 1011 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024dfp2ij. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:43 AM UTC.