M3.7 earthquake 59 km SSE of Chiniak, Alaska
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 59 km SSE of Chiniak, Alaska on Mon, Aug 12, 2024, 10:33 PM AKDT (06:33 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.7 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2024-08-13 06:33:15 UTC
- Depth
- 15.9 km (9.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 57.162° N, 151.752° W
- Region
- Alaska
- Felt reports
- 1
- 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. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.7 | ML, local (Richter) | Alaska Earthquake Center | Preferred · Preliminary |
| 3.8 | ML, local (Richter) | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Reviewed · ±0.039 · 88 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
- 0.1% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 0.0 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
Did you feel it?
1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Stations used
- 123
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.728 km SW of Womens Bay, Alaska · 768 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.118 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 761 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.29 km SE of Kodiak Station, Alaska · 754 days ago · 45 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.842 km SSE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 748 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.186 km SSE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 742 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.242 km SSW of Chiniak, Alaska · 740 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.338 km E of Old Harbor, Alaska · 733 days ago · 16 km deep · 55 km away
- 3.7143 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 731 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.593 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 730 days ago · 25 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.437 km SSE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 726 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024adv84m3 (also filed as us6000njt2). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:12 AM UTC.