M4.0 earthquake 17 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 17 km NNW of Ninilchik, Alaska on Thu, Dec 26, 2024, 10:12 PM AKST (07:12 UTC), 64 km (40 mi) below the surface.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

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
4.0	mb, body-wave	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preferred · Preliminary
4.0	mb, body-wave	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.143 · 14 stations

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

8 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

The USGS PAGER system estimates deaths and economic losses from the shaking and the population and buildings exposed to it.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of at least 199.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024gmssb5w (also filed as us6000pfv2). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:36 AM UTC.