M4.0 earthquake 42 km N of Chase, Alaska
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 42 km N of Chase, Alaska on Tue, Oct 7, 1980, 9:22 AM GMT-9 (18:22 UTC), 98 km (61 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 64 km SE 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
- 4.0 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-10-07 18:22:01 UTC
- Depth
- 98.0 km (60.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 62.834° N, 150.100° 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
- 22
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.248 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 16775 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.364 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 16772 days ago · 91 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.751 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 16770 days ago · 100 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.653 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 16770 days ago · 41 km deep · 64 km away
- 3.349 km S of Denali National Park, Alaska · 16745 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.019 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 16727 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.161 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 16726 days ago · 127 km deep · 53 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001a4d. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:59 AM UTC.