M2.6 earthquake 81 km SSE of Chitina, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 81 km SSE of Chitina, Alaska on Tue, Oct 1, 2024, 10:32 AM AKDT (18:32 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

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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
2.6	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preferred · Preliminary
2.7	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.037 · 95 stations

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024cn3p6ei (also filed as us7000nhj8). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:02 PM UTC.