Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 65 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 65 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska on Tue, Dec 3, 2024, 7:43 AM AKST (16:43 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 25 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2024-12-03 16:43:52 UTC
Depth
4.4 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.286° N, 152.271° 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
2.1ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreferred · Preliminary
1.84ML, local (Richter)AVFinal · ±0.17587176574123 · 18 stations

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Stations used
74

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and 163 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 200.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024fj9fkfr (also filed as av93388383). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:58 AM UTC.