M2.1 earthquake 18 km WNW of Central, Alaska
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 18 km WNW of Central, Alaska on Thu, Oct 24, 2024, 12:02 PM AKDT (20:02 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.2 68 km SE of Central, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2024-10-24 20:02:30 UTC
- Depth
- 5.2 km (3.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 65.633° N, 145.173° 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
- 37
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.610 km SSE of Central, Alaska · 709 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.548 km WNW of Central, Alaska · 707 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.723 km NNW of Birch Creek, Alaska · 698 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.268 km SE of Central, Alaska · 682 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.971 km SSE of Circle, Alaska · 682 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.167 km ENE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 673 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.019 km ENE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 660 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024dp62l3d. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:50 AM UTC.