Alaska earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 174 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 174 km ESE of Chignik, Alaska on Mon, Oct 28, 2024, 12:04 PM AKDT (20:04 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (Mwr, regional moment), minor
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2024-10-28 20:04:00 UTC
Depth
9.4 km (5.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
55.518° N, 155.977° W
Region
Alaska
Strongest shaking
II, weak shaking
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.ScaleComputed byNotes
3.9Mwr, regional momentAlaska Earthquake CenterPreferred · Preliminary
3.9Mwr, regional momentUSGS National Earthquake Information CenterReviewed · ±0.043 · 53 stations

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated
II, weak shaking
Peak ground acceleration
0.2% of gravity
Peak ground velocity
0.1 cm/s
Map
Automatic
USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter
Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting
Oblique normal
Moment magnitude
3.9 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 254°, dip 82°, rake -39°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 351°, dip 51°, rake -170°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
165

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024dvs88t2 (also filed as us7000nnp1). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:52 PM UTC.