M3.2 earthquake 48 km NE of Chase, Alaska
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 48 km NE of Chase, Alaska on Sat, Oct 18, 1980, 6:39 AM GMT-9 (15:39 UTC), 33 km (21 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
- 3.2 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-10-18 15:39:51 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 62.700° N, 149.329° 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 9
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
- 4.364 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 16779 days ago · 91 km deep · 63 km away
- 3.751 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 16777 days ago · 100 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.653 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 16776 days ago · 41 km deep · 34 km away
- 3.0Central Alaska · 16768 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.019 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 16733 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.161 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 16733 days ago · 127 km deep · 94 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001aak. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:08 AM UTC.