M2.7 earthquake 52 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 52 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska on Mon, Aug 12, 2024, 10:53 AM AKDT (18:53 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 55 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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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
2.7	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preferred · Preliminary
2.9	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.031 · 138 stations

3 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 133 in the 60 days after this one and 53 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 133.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024aceyd39 (also filed as us6000njnu). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:42 PM UTC.