M2.7 earthquake 64 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 64 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska on Fri, Nov 1, 2024, 3:52 PM AKDT (23:52 UTC), 107 km (67 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 47 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

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.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.7	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preferred · Preliminary
3.0	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.034 · 113 stations

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of at least 202.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024e2ggdm1 (also filed as us7000npgv). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:59 PM UTC.