Alaska earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 246 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 246 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska on Mon, Dec 16, 2024, 8:55 AM AKST (17:55 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 237 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-12-16 17:55:16 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
56.157° N, 149.241° 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.ScaleComputed byNotes
3.0ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed · ±0.066 · 30 stations
3.1ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreliminary

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 8.7 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
226°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
38

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.9238 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 654 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 2.6210 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 644 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 2.9229 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 641 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 2.8271 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 637 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 3.3233 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 637 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 3.2208 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 631 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 3.2203 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 624 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 3.1217 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 623 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 3.4237 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 622 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 2.9217 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 622 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 3.4256 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 613 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 2.6271 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 606 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 2.6241 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 604 days ago · 23 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 2.8250 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 600 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 2.8240 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 600 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 3.1267 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 598 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 3.3294 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 597 days ago · 21 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 2.7273 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 596 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 2.6250 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 657 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 3.2272 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 665 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 3.2269 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 667 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 3.2245 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 668 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 2.7219 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 674 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 2.8258 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 678 days ago · 20 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 3.1282 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 678 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 2.7192 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 679 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 3.1235 km SE of Chiniak, Alaska · 682 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 3.2264 km ESE of Chiniak, Alaska · 683 days ago · 18 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000pk1h (also filed as ak024g4s30ks). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:39 PM UTC.