M3.0 earthquake 90 km E of King Salmon, Alaska

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 90 km E of King Salmon, Alaska on Wed, Oct 2, 2024, 3:58 PM AKDT (23:58 UTC), 123 km (76 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 93 km S of Kokhanok, 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
3.0	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preferred · Preliminary
3.7	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.038 · 92 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: 119 in the 60 days after this one and 44 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 119.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024couda8b (also filed as us6000nw6y). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:31 AM UTC.