M3.9 earthquake 38 km NNE of Chase, Alaska
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 38 km NNE of Chase, Alaska on Fri, Nov 5, 1982, 2:57 PM GMT-10 (00:57 UTC), 97 km (60 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 50 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.9 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-11-06 00:57:47 UTC
- Depth
- 96.7 km (60.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 62.745° N, 149.730° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.550 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 16025 days ago · 121 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.539 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 16023 days ago · 22 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.914 km NE of Cantwell, Alaska · 16017 days ago · 102 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.335 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 16010 days ago · 24 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.546 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 15992 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.232 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 15990 days ago · 89 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.025 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 15987 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.638 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 15977 days ago · 80 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.112 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 15968 days ago · 100 km deep · 49 km away
- 3.964 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 15967 days ago · 92 km deep · 77 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001qr9. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:13 AM UTC.