Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 50 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 50 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska on Thu, Nov 28, 2024, 10:38 PM AKST (07:38 UTC), 34 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 47 km NE of Chase, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from: Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time: Thu, Nov 28, 2024, 10:38 PM AKST
UTC: 2024-11-29 07:38:00 UTC
Depth: 33.7 km (20.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 62.233° N, 148.690° 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.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.3	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preferred · Preliminary
2.5	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.035 · 110 stations

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used: 86

Nearest places

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 172 in the 60 days after this one and 70 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 172.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024fchw08e (also filed as us7000nuvp). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:22 AM UTC.