M2.4 earthquake 59 km NE of Chase, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 59 km NE of Chase, Alaska on Tue, Oct 4, 2022, 5:08 PM AKDT (01:08 UTC), 69 km (43 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 55 km NNE of Petersville, 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
2.6	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.03 · 142 stations

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: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and 123 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of at least 200.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak022crs1p9d (also filed as us6000iqxc). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:10 PM UTC.