M3.4 earthquake 47 km N of Chase, Alaska
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 47 km N of Chase, Alaska on Thu, May 15, 1975, 7:46 PM GMT-9 (04:46 UTC), 107 km (66 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 70 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
- 3.4 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-05-16 04:46:30 UTC
- Depth
- 107.0 km (66.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 62.866° N, 149.956° 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
- 24
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.470 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 18764 days ago · 106 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.264 km N of Chase, Alaska · 18762 days ago · 125 km deep · 18 km away
- 3.537 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 18753 days ago · 61 km deep · 19 km away
- 3.17 km WNW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 18752 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.311 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 18740 days ago · 59 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.062 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 18727 days ago · 133 km deep · 56 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000b1z. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:40 PM UTC.