M4.3 earthquake 41 km NE of Chase, Alaska
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 41 km NE of Chase, Alaska on Wed, Sep 9, 1981, 4:30 PM GMT-9 (01:30 UTC), 101 km (63 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 63 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-09-10 01:30:38 UTC
- Depth
- 101.0 km (62.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 62.756° N, 149.636° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.133 km E of Chase, Alaska · 16442 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.147 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 16442 days ago · 101 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.463 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 16441 days ago · 132 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.025 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 16439 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.210 km SW of Susitna North, Alaska · 16437 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.729 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 16431 days ago · 58 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.225 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 16422 days ago · 105 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.754 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 16421 days ago · 28 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.754 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 16402 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001fs6. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 10:22 PM UTC.