M2.8 earthquake 76 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 76 km ESE of Egegik, Alaska on Wed, Apr 24, 2024, 7:08 PM AKDT (03:08 UTC), 133 km (83 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 73 km WNW of Karluk, 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
2.8	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preferred · Preliminary
2.8	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.053 · 46 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: 93 in the 60 days after this one and 56 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 93.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0245bw6bd2 (also filed as us6000mtlb). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:11 AM UTC.