M2.3 earthquake 70 km ENE of Chase, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 70 km ENE of Chase, Alaska on Mon, Sep 23, 2024, 5:59 AM AKDT (13:59 UTC), 53 km (33 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 66 km ENE of Chase, 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
2.3	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preferred · Preliminary
2.5	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.036 · 102 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: 183 in the 60 days after this one and 58 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 183.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024c9sl09u (also filed as us6000ntuv). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:53 AM UTC.