M2.4 earthquake 31 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 31 km ENE of Sterling, Alaska on Wed, Jul 31, 2019, 10:03 PM AKDT (06:03 UTC), 45 km (28 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 6 km SW of Point MacKenzie, 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
2.4	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preferred · Preliminary
2.4	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 190 in the 60 days after this one and 96 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 190.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0199sd26eo (also filed as us60004yf9). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:57 AM UTC.