Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 30 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 30 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska on Sat, Sep 14, 2024, 8:19 PM AKDT (04:19 UTC), 60 km (37 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 72 km NNW of Aleneva, 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
2024-09-15 04:19:00 UTC
Depth
60.0 km (37.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.211° N, 152.375° 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 · ±0.051 · 50 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
55

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 202 in the 60 days after this one and 186 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024bweolpb (also filed as us7000ndwj). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:17 PM UTC.