M2.4 earthquake 23 km WSW of Ester, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 23 km WSW of Ester, Alaska on Sat, Aug 3, 2024, 4:31 AM AKDT (12:31 UTC), 22 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 34 km ENE of Ferry, 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
2.4	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preferred · Preliminary
2.7	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.044 · 65 stations

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

Also felt at Ester.

From the USGS event page for ak0249xfevcq. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

5 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, 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: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0249xfevcq (also filed as us6000nhvz). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:58 PM UTC.