Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 25 km NE of Chase, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 25 km NE of Chase, Alaska on Fri, Oct 11, 2024, 11:25 AM AKDT (19:25 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 26 km E of Skwentna, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from: Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time: Fri, Oct 11, 2024, 11:25 AM AKDT
UTC: 2024-10-11 19:25:51 UTC
Depth: 9.5 km (5.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 62.595° N, 149.731° W
Region: Alaska
Felt reports: 3
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

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
2.2	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preferred · Preliminary
2.6	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.034 · 114 stations

Did you feel it?

3 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used: 37

Nearest places

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 199 in the 60 days after this one and 151 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 199.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024d3nmm49 (also filed as us6000ny5x). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:43 AM UTC.