M2.9 earthquake 43 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 43 km WSW of Chenega, Alaska on Tue, Dec 3, 2024, 7:28 AM AKST (16:28 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 21 km NW of Chenega, 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
2.9	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preferred · Preliminary
3.2	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.03 · 150 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: 65 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 65.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024fj9ca4s (also filed as us7000nvnc). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:09 PM UTC.