M3.0 earthquake 33 km ENE of Chase, Alaska
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 33 km ENE of Chase, Alaska on Sat, May 4, 1974, 11:08 AM GMT-9 (20:08 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.5 52 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.0 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1974-05-04 20:08:49 UTC
- Depth
- 19.0 km (11.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 62.613° N, 149.560° W
- Region
- Alaska
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Stations used
- 17
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.229 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 19128 days ago · 88 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.653 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 19128 days ago · 129 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.463 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 19112 days ago · 131 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.652 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 19101 days ago · 121 km deep · 74 km away
- 5.552 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 19089 days ago · 75 km deep · 64 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000067f. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 2:21 PM UTC.