Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 39 km NE of Chase, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 39 km NE of Chase, Alaska on Mon, Feb 17, 1997, 11:28 PM AKST (08:28 UTC), 66 km (41 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 65 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
1997-02-18 08:28:31 UTC
Depth
65.9 km (40.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.689° N, 149.546° 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
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 151 in the 60 days after this one and 67 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.058 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 10821 days ago · 85 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 2.250 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10820 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.72 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 10820 days ago · 46 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 2.162 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 10820 days ago · 102 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 1.832 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10820 days ago · 37 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 3.620 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 10819 days ago · 75 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 2.031 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 10819 days ago · 71 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 2.619 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 10819 days ago · 71 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 2.467 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10819 days ago · 28 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 1.614 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 10819 days ago · 51 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 2.340 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 10818 days ago · 93 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 1.858 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10817 days ago · 86 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 1.918 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10817 days ago · 44 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 3.222 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 10817 days ago · 78 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 2.015 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 10817 days ago · 53 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 2.771 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 10816 days ago · 64 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 2.113 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 10815 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 1.615 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10815 days ago · 38 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 2.449 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 10815 days ago · 109 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 2.363 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 10814 days ago · 117 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 2.18 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 10813 days ago · 39 km deep · 100 km away
  22. 1.79 km S of Talkeetna, Alaska · 10813 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  23. 3.240 km E of Chase, Alaska · 10813 days ago · 57 km deep · 28 km away
  24. 2.922 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 10812 days ago · 40 km deep · 86 km away
  25. 1.6Central Alaska · 10812 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  26. 1.732 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 10812 days ago · 51 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 1.718 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 10811 days ago · 38 km deep · 95 km away
  28. 1.846 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10811 days ago · -3 km deep · 99 km away
  29. 1.845 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10811 days ago · 28 km deep · 45 km away
  30. 1.716 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 10810 days ago · 37 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 1.922 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 10810 days ago · 34 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 2.846 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10810 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 1.647 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10810 days ago · -3 km deep · 98 km away
  34. 2.024 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 10809 days ago · 87 km deep · 90 km away
  35. 2.266 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10809 days ago · 137 km deep · 85 km away
  36. 3.145 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 10809 days ago · 70 km deep · 55 km away
  37. 3.743 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 10808 days ago · 77 km deep · 43 km away
  38. 1.618 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 10808 days ago · 49 km deep · 79 km away
  39. 1.843 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 10807 days ago · 90 km deep · 58 km away
  40. 1.618 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 10807 days ago · 19 km deep · 72 km away
  41. 2.043 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10806 days ago · 92 km deep · 54 km away
  42. 1.560 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 10805 days ago · 88 km deep · 71 km away
  43. 2.459 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10805 days ago · 18 km deep · 62 km away
  44. 2.469 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 10805 days ago · 108 km deep · 62 km away
  45. 2.461 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10805 days ago · 130 km deep · 84 km away
  46. 2.848 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10805 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  47. 2.072 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 10805 days ago · 51 km deep · 43 km away
  48. 1.523 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 10805 days ago · 43 km deep · 84 km away
  49. 2.511 km NE of Cantwell, Alaska · 10803 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  50. 2.012 km NE of Cantwell, Alaska · 10803 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  51. 1.857 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 10803 days ago · 76 km deep · 24 km away
  52. 1.949 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10803 days ago · 42 km deep · 40 km away
  53. 2.266 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 10803 days ago · 122 km deep · 69 km away
  54. 1.920 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10802 days ago · 55 km deep · 42 km away
  55. 3.422 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 10802 days ago · 90 km deep · 57 km away
  56. 2.946 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 10802 days ago · 68 km deep · 8 km away
  57. 2.956 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 10802 days ago · 129 km deep · 92 km away
  58. 2.428 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 10801 days ago · 90 km deep · 90 km away
  59. 1.671 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10801 days ago · 122 km deep · 78 km away
  60. 2.824 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 10800 days ago · 87 km deep · 89 km away

The first 60 of 151.

Before

  1. 1.929 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 10822 days ago · 82 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 4.720 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 10822 days ago · 47 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 2.119 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 10822 days ago · 52 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 4.319 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 10822 days ago · 48 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 2.274 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 10822 days ago · 54 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 3.153 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 10822 days ago · 66 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 2.646 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10823 days ago · 25 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.032 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 10823 days ago · 93 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 2.260 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 10823 days ago · 112 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 2.944 km N of Chase, Alaska · 10823 days ago · 88 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 1.924 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 10824 days ago · 59 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 1.843 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 10825 days ago · 30 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.95 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10825 days ago · 51 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 2.339 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10826 days ago · 94 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 2.917 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 10826 days ago · 20 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 2.457 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 10826 days ago · 40 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 2.032 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 10827 days ago · 73 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 1.59 km NW of Susitna North, Alaska · 10828 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 2.464 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10828 days ago · 118 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 2.168 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10828 days ago · 122 km deep · 79 km away

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