Alaska earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 36 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 36 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska on Wed, Nov 13, 2024, 10:58 PM AKST (07:58 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 40 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2024-11-14 07:58:14 UTC
Depth
16.3 km (10.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.940° N, 147.329° 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
2.8ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreferred · Preliminary
3.0ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterReviewed · ±0.034 · 114 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
120

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 155 in the 60 days after this one and 74 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 155.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024enoy7ca (also filed as us7000nrny). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:10 PM UTC.