Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 23 km NE of Chase, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 23 km NE of Chase, Alaska on Wed, Jan 20, 1988, 11:42 PM AKST (08:42 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 15 km SW of Petersville, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1988-01-21 08:42:22 UTC
Depth
15.1 km (9.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.577° N, 149.736° 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
29

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.215 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 14120 days ago · 86 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 2.634 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 14110 days ago · 77 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 2.831 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 14108 days ago · 64 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 2.59 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 14108 days ago · 37 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 2.163 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 14105 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.434 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 14104 days ago · 38 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 3.38 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 14103 days ago · 43 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 2.831 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 14099 days ago · 65 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.435 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 14099 days ago · 57 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.713 km NNW of Chase, Alaska · 14093 days ago · 68 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 3.335 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 14093 days ago · 65 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 2.425 km S of Petersville, Alaska · 14086 days ago · 30 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 2.810 km SSE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 14086 days ago · -3 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 2.043 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 14085 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 2.822 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 14085 days ago · 59 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 2.454 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 14083 days ago · 32 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 4.374 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 14083 days ago · 110 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 2.167 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 14082 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 2.110 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 14082 days ago · 24 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 2.758 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 14081 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 3.010 km WSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 14077 days ago · 42 km deep · 52 km away
  22. 2.022 km E of Chase, Alaska · 14077 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  23. 2.119 km E of Chase, Alaska · 14076 days ago · -3 km deep · 12 km away
  24. 2.733 km E of Chase, Alaska · 14073 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  25. 2.429 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 14072 days ago · 73 km deep · 78 km away
  26. 2.218 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 14072 days ago · 37 km deep · 57 km away
  27. 3.558 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 14071 days ago · 101 km deep · 52 km away
  28. 2.410 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 14069 days ago · 40 km deep · 46 km away
  29. 2.210 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 14066 days ago · 36 km deep · 48 km away

Before

  1. 2.218 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 14130 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 2.581 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 14130 days ago · 70 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 2.27 km NNE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 14131 days ago · 35 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 2.163 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 14132 days ago · 31 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 3.454 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 14133 days ago · 152 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 1.810 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 14136 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.127 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 14137 days ago · 37 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 2.641 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 14137 days ago · 71 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 2.228 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 14139 days ago · 39 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 2.168 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 14141 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 2.033 km E of Chase, Alaska · 14141 days ago · -3 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 3.145 km NW of Petersville, Alaska · 14141 days ago · 144 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 2.428 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 14141 days ago · 21 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 3.061 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 14142 days ago · 130 km deep · 80 km away

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