Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 24 km SSW of Chiniak, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 24 km SSW of Chiniak, Alaska on Sun, Dec 1, 2024, 9:35 AM AKST (18:35 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 41 km SSE of Old Harbor, 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
UTC
2024-12-01 18:35:29 UTC
Depth
23.6 km (14.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
57.413° N, 152.477° 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
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 39 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.96 km SW of Old Harbor, Alaska · 668 days ago · 22 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 2.031 km W of Old Harbor, Alaska · 659 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 2.731 km S of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 658 days ago · 50 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 4.241 km SSE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 658 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 2 · tsunami flag
  5. 2.842 km SSE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 658 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 2.034 km SSE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 658 days ago · 22 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 2.142 km SSE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 658 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 1.941 km SSE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 658 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 2.123 km WNW of Old Harbor, Alaska · 658 days ago · 29 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 3.540 km SSE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 657 days ago · 18 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.945 km SSE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 657 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 2.945 km SSE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 657 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 2.047 km SSE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 657 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 3.59 km N of Kodiak Station, Alaska · 655 days ago · 45 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  15. 3.047 km ESE of Akhiok, Alaska · 653 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 2.024 km SW of Womens Bay, Alaska · 650 days ago · 31 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 3.027 km WSW of Port Lions, Alaska · 646 days ago · 56 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 1.742 km NNE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 644 days ago · 42 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 1.845 km NE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 644 days ago · 42 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 2.051 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 644 days ago · 30 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 1.635 km N of Old Harbor, Alaska · 642 days ago · 43 km deep · 45 km away
  22. 1.938 km SSE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 642 days ago · 20 km deep · 72 km away
  23. 1.620 km SW of Womens Bay, Alaska · 642 days ago · 32 km deep · 30 km away
  24. 1.819 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska · 641 days ago · 58 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 2.67 km ENE of Port Lions, Alaska · 638 days ago · 36 km deep · 56 km away
  26. 2.859 km ENE of Chiniak, Alaska · 638 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  27. 1.922 km WSW of Aleneva, Alaska · 637 days ago · 55 km deep · 78 km away
  28. 2.270 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 637 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  29. 2.126 km SSW of Old Harbor, Alaska · 637 days ago · 25 km deep · 75 km away
  30. 2.040 km NNE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 631 days ago · 29 km deep · 93 km away
  31. 2.121 km S of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 625 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
  32. 2.022 km W of Port Lions, Alaska · 624 days ago · 48 km deep · 66 km away
  33. 2.030 km ENE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 624 days ago · 45 km deep · 64 km away
  34. 1.821 km NW of Old Harbor, Alaska · 623 days ago · 29 km deep · 63 km away
  35. 2.423 km NNE of Aleneva, Alaska · 621 days ago · 43 km deep · 94 km away
  36. 2.026 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 616 days ago · 32 km deep · 74 km away
  37. 2.113 km SSE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 613 days ago · 46 km deep · 84 km away
  38. 2.012 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 611 days ago · 63 km deep · 88 km away
  39. 3.024 km SW of Chiniak, Alaska · 610 days ago · 18 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 1.932 km E of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 671 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 1.921 km SW of Womens Bay, Alaska · 671 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 2.624 km WSW of Aleneva, Alaska · 673 days ago · 65 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.718 km N of Aleneva, Alaska · 673 days ago · 39 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.850 km NE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 673 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.955 km ENE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 674 days ago · 23 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.516 km W of Womens Bay, Alaska · 674 days ago · 38 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 2.721 km NNW of Old Harbor, Alaska · 676 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 1.768 km SE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 677 days ago · 28 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 2.273 km SSE of Old Harbor, Alaska · 678 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 2.436 km WSW of Womens Bay, Alaska · 678 days ago · 19 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 2.025 km E of Old Harbor, Alaska · 681 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 1.943 km WSW of Aleneva, Alaska · 681 days ago · 44 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 2.356 km ENE of Chiniak, Alaska · 681 days ago · 22 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 2.439 km NNE of Ouzinkie, Alaska · 682 days ago · 23 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 2.028 km SSE of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 685 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 1.818 km NW of Aleneva, Alaska · 688 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 1.947 km W of Aleneva, Alaska · 689 days ago · 48 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 2.119 km E of Larsen Bay, Alaska · 689 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 1.849 km W of Aleneva, Alaska · 689 days ago · 53 km deep · 98 km away

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