Alaska earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 209 km S of Sand Point, Alaska

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 209 km S of Sand Point, Alaska on Sun, Nov 17, 2024, 3:38 PM AKST (00:38 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (mb), minor
Local time
UTC
2024-11-18 00:38:05 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
53.492° N, 159.867° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 6.9 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.35
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
269°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
18

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000pfcm (also filed as ak024eu6t9dm). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:33 AM UTC.