Alaska earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 29 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 29 km SSW of Tatitlek, Alaska on Mon, Oct 14, 2024, 8:15 PM AKDT (04:15 UTC), 22 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 35 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2024-10-15 04:15:08 UTC
Depth
21.6 km (13.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.635° N, 146.961° 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
3.0ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreferred · Preliminary
3.1ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterReviewed · ±0.029 · 152 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
174

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 118 in the 60 days after this one and 63 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 118.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024da0s9jn (also filed as us6000nys0). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:22 AM UTC.