Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 24 km ENE of Chase, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 24 km ENE of Chase, Alaska on Fri, Feb 14, 1997, 12:13 PM AKST (21:13 UTC), 59 km (37 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 20 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
1997-02-14 21:13:14 UTC
Depth
59.4 km (36.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.553° N, 149.677° 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: 175 in the 60 days after this one and 70 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.944 km N of Chase, Alaska · 10824 days ago · 88 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 2.260 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 10824 days ago · 112 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 2.032 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 10824 days ago · 93 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 3.153 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 10823 days ago · 66 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 2.274 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 10823 days ago · 54 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.619 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 10822 days ago · 100 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 4.319 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 10822 days ago · 48 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 2.119 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 10822 days ago · 52 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 4.720 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 10822 days ago · 47 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.929 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 10822 days ago · 82 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 1.53 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 10821 days ago · 38 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 2.039 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 10821 days ago · 66 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 2.058 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 10821 days ago · 85 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 1.72 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 10821 days ago · 46 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 2.162 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 10821 days ago · 102 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 1.832 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10821 days ago · 37 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 2.016 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 10820 days ago · 82 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 3.620 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 10820 days ago · 75 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 2.031 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 10819 days ago · 71 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 2.619 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 10819 days ago · 71 km deep · 72 km away
  21. 2.467 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10819 days ago · 28 km deep · 61 km away
  22. 1.614 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 10819 days ago · 51 km deep · 45 km away
  23. 2.340 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 10818 days ago · 93 km deep · 60 km away
  24. 1.858 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10818 days ago · 86 km deep · 53 km away
  25. 1.99 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10817 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 1.918 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10817 days ago · 44 km deep · 61 km away
  27. 3.222 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 10817 days ago · 78 km deep · 74 km away
  28. 2.015 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 10817 days ago · 53 km deep · 50 km away
  29. 2.771 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 10816 days ago · 64 km deep · 47 km away
  30. 2.113 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 10816 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  31. 1.615 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10816 days ago · 38 km deep · 60 km away
  32. 2.67 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 10816 days ago · 42 km deep · 87 km away
  33. 2.449 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 10815 days ago · 109 km deep · 72 km away
  34. 2.363 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 10814 days ago · 117 km deep · 88 km away
  35. 2.85 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 10814 days ago · 42 km deep · 86 km away
  36. 2.912 km E of Willow, Alaska · 10814 days ago · 39 km deep · 88 km away
  37. 2.18 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 10814 days ago · 39 km deep · 84 km away
  38. 1.79 km S of Talkeetna, Alaska · 10813 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  39. 3.240 km E of Chase, Alaska · 10813 days ago · 57 km deep · 22 km away
  40. 2.922 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 10813 days ago · 40 km deep · 72 km away
  41. 1.6Central Alaska · 10813 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  42. 1.732 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 10812 days ago · 51 km deep · 83 km away
  43. 1.718 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 10812 days ago · 38 km deep · 80 km away
  44. 1.77 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 10812 days ago · 38 km deep · 90 km away
  45. 1.845 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10811 days ago · 28 km deep · 39 km away
  46. 1.732 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 10811 days ago · 53 km deep · 91 km away
  47. 1.716 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 10811 days ago · 37 km deep · 83 km away
  48. 1.922 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 10811 days ago · 34 km deep · 79 km away
  49. 2.024 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 10810 days ago · 87 km deep · 80 km away
  50. 2.266 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10809 days ago · 137 km deep · 95 km away
  51. 3.145 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 10809 days ago · 70 km deep · 70 km away
  52. 2.228 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 10809 days ago · 61 km deep · 100 km away
  53. 3.743 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 10809 days ago · 77 km deep · 59 km away
  54. 1.618 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 10808 days ago · 49 km deep · 63 km away
  55. 1.843 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 10807 days ago · 90 km deep · 60 km away
  56. 1.618 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 10807 days ago · 19 km deep · 56 km away
  57. 2.043 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10807 days ago · 92 km deep · 69 km away
  58. 2.233 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 10807 days ago · 52 km deep · 85 km away
  59. 1.560 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 10805 days ago · 88 km deep · 76 km away
  60. 2.459 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10805 days ago · 18 km deep · 59 km away

The first 60 of 175.

Before

  1. 2.12 km SW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 10825 days ago · -2 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 1.843 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 10825 days ago · 30 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.95 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10826 days ago · 51 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 1.911 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 10826 days ago · 83 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 2.339 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10826 days ago · 94 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 2.917 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 10827 days ago · 20 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 2.457 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 10827 days ago · 40 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.032 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 10827 days ago · 73 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 1.927 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 10828 days ago · 53 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.59 km NW of Susitna North, Alaska · 10829 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 2.464 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10829 days ago · 118 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 2.168 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10829 days ago · 122 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 1.975 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10829 days ago · 111 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 2.053 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 10829 days ago · 120 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 2.715 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 10830 days ago · 69 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 1.844 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 10830 days ago · 44 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 2.410 km SSE of Petersville, Alaska · 10830 days ago · 69 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 2.39 km WNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 10830 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 2.48 km WNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 10830 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 2.08 km WNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 10831 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away

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