Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 45 km S of Glacier View, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 45 km S of Glacier View, Alaska on Fri, Nov 29, 2024, 1:18 PM AKST (22:18 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 39 km NW of Valdez, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2024-11-29 22:18:17 UTC
Depth
13.1 km (8.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.407° N, 147.805° 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
2.4ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreferred · Preliminary
2.6ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterReviewed · ±0.034 · 112 stations

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Stations used
98

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 171 in the 60 days after this one and 75 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 171.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024fcqpce2 (also filed as us7000nv0m). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:04 PM UTC.