Latest quakes in or near Juneau, Alaska, USA - list, stats and map

Latest See all	Mag. 1.9 earthquake 70 Km SE of Skagway - AK - Feb 9, 2024 -
Strongest since 2023	Mag. 3.5 47 Km E of Juneau - Alaska, USA - Jul 2, 2023 -

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There were no significant confirmed earthquakes in or near Juneau in the past 24 hours.

Since 2023, Juneau has had 181 quakes of magnitudes up to 3.5 within up to 100 km (63 mi) distance:

11 quakes above magnitude 3
117 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
53 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.

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Number of quakes per year

	Total number	<M2	M2+	M3+	M4+	M5+	M6+	M7+
Past 3 years	546 quakes	133	360	53	-	-	-	-

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Latest quakes in or near Juneau, Alaska, USA - list, stats and map
Date and Time	Mag Depth	Nearest Volcano	Location	Details
Feb 9, 03:09 am (Juneau)	1.9 1 km	76 km (47 mi) to the N	70 Km SE of Skagway, AK	Info
Monday, November 20, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Nov 20, 2023 10:44 am (Juneau)	2.1 1 km	95 km (59 mi) to the NW	69 Km S of Skagway, AK	Info
Tuesday, October 31, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Oct 31, 2023 02:00 am (Juneau)	2.3 5 km	83 km (52 mi) to the N	64 Km SE of Skagway, AK	Info
Friday, October 27, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Oct 27, 2023 01:47 am (Juneau)	2.0 1 km	93 km (58 mi) to the SE	92 Km SE of Juneau, Alaska, USA	Info
Saturday, October 21, 2023 GMT (4 quakes)
Oct 21, 2023 09:00 am (Juneau)	2.7 1 km	62 km (39 mi) to the E	61 Km E of Juneau, Alaska, USA	Info
Oct 20, 2023 11:58 pm (Juneau)	2.5 1 km	54 km (33 mi) to the E	52 Km E of Juneau, Alaska, USA	Info
Oct 20, 2023 09:19 pm (Vancouver)	2.5 0 km	65 km (41 mi) to the E	Canada: 65 Km E of Juneau, Alaska	Info
Oct 20, 2023 04:37 pm (Juneau)	2.1 5 km	48 km (30 mi) to the E	46 Km E of Juneau, Alaska, USA	Info
Friday, October 20, 2023 GMT (3 quakes)
Oct 20, 2023 05:13 am (Juneau)	1.8 1 km	52 km (32 mi) to the E	51 Km E of Juneau, Alaska, USA	Info
Oct 20, 2023 05:12 am (Juneau)	1.8 1 km	47 km (29 mi) to the E	Southeastern Alaska	Info
Oct 19, 2023 10:41 pm (Juneau)	2.5 1 km	59 km (37 mi) to the E	58 Km E of Juneau, Alaska, USA	Info

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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 9.5 x 10¹⁰ joules (26.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 22.7 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy

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Average number of earthquakes

Based on data from the past 54 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 134 quakes on average per year in or near Juneau, Alaska, USA:

Mag. 5 or higher: 0.02 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 55.6 years)
Mag. 4 or higher: 0.09 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 10.9 years)
Mag. 3 or higher: 20.4 quakes per year
Mag. 2 or higher: 97 quakes per year (or 8.1 quakes per month)
Mag. 1 or higher: 134 quakes per year (or 11.1 quakes per month)

Juneau has a high level of seismic activity. Juneau has had at least 5 quakes above magnitude 4 since 1970, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 10 to 15 years.

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Juneau Earthquake FAQ

+How frequent are earthquakes in or near Juneau, Alaska, USA?

Juneau has a high level of seismic activity. Based on data from the past 54 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 134 quakes on average per year in or near Juneau, Alaska, USA. Juneau has had at least 5 quakes above magnitude 4 since 1970, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 10 to 15 years.

+When was the latest earthquake in Juneau?

The last earthquake in Juneau occurred 10 weeks ago and had a magnitude of 1.9:

Mag. 1.9 earthquake 70 Km SE of Skagway - AK - Feb 9, 2024 -

A light magnitude 1.9 earthquake hit 76 km (47 mi) away from Juneau, Alaska, United States, in the early morning of Friday, Feb 9, 2024 at 3.09 am local time (America/Juneau GMT -8). The quake had a very shallow depth of 1 km (0.6 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).

+How many quakes were there in Juneau since 2023?

Since 2023, Juneau has had 11 quakes of magnitude 3.0 or above and 117 quakes between 2.0 and 3.0. There have been also 53 quakes below magnitude 2.0 which people don't normally feel.

+What was the strongest quake in Juneau since 2023?

The strongest earthquake in Juneau since 2023 had a magnitude of 3.5 and occurred 42 weeks ago:

Mag. 3.5 earthquake 47 Km E of Juneau - Alaska, USA - Jul 2, 2023 -

A light magnitude 3.5 earthquake hit 48 km (30 mi) away from Juneau, Alaska, United States, in the morning of Sunday, Jul 2, 2023 at 8.07 am local time (America/Juneau GMT -8). The quake had a very shallow depth of 5 km (3.1 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).