M2.5 earthquake 17 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 17 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska on Thu, May 26, 2022, 11:19 PM AKDT (07:19 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 13 km SSW of Gateway, 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
2.5	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preferred · Preliminary
2.6	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.03 · 144 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: 135 in the 60 days after this one and 73 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 135.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0226r8a1cf (also filed as us7000hd07). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:45 PM UTC.