Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 28 km E of Chase, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 28 km E of Chase, Alaska on Wed, Mar 12, 1997, 7:27 AM AKST (16:27 UTC), 15 km (10 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
1997-03-12 16:27:46 UTC
Depth
15.4 km (9.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.472° N, 149.552° 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
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 153 in the 60 days after this one and 93 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.927 km NE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10799 days ago · 31 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.971 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10798 days ago · 120 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 2.010 km N of Houston, Alaska · 10798 days ago · 34 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 1.536 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10797 days ago · 38 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 2.755 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 10796 days ago · 116 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.521 km WSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 10796 days ago · 47 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 2.026 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 10796 days ago · 82 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.817 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 10796 days ago · 80 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 1.714 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10796 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 2.554 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 10796 days ago · 110 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 2.930 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 10795 days ago · 53 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 2.041 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10795 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.833 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 10794 days ago · 76 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 1.816 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 10794 days ago · 30 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 2.635 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 10793 days ago · 57 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 1.939 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 10793 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 2.914 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 10793 days ago · 63 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 2.410 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 10793 days ago · 38 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 2.265 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10792 days ago · 130 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 2.140 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10791 days ago · 100 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 1.619 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10790 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 2.463 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10790 days ago · 121 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 1.72 km ENE of Houston, Alaska · 10790 days ago · 43 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 1.846 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10790 days ago · 35 km deep · 55 km away
  25. 1.620 km NNE of Susitna, Alaska · 10789 days ago · 30 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 1.631 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10789 days ago · 39 km deep · 82 km away
  27. 2.215 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 10788 days ago · 82 km deep · 67 km away
  28. 3.233 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 10788 days ago · 52 km deep · 72 km away
  29. 2.672 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10788 days ago · 123 km deep · 91 km away
  30. 2.625 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10787 days ago · 34 km deep · 81 km away
  31. 1.619 km SW of Susitna North, Alaska · 10786 days ago · -3 km deep · 56 km away
  32. 1.86 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 10785 days ago · 47 km deep · 37 km away
  33. 1.943 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 10785 days ago · 97 km deep · 81 km away
  34. 2.260 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 10785 days ago · 125 km deep · 95 km away
  35. 2.265 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 10785 days ago · 126 km deep · 97 km away
  36. 2.025 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 10785 days ago · 88 km deep · 74 km away
  37. 2.322 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 10785 days ago · 44 km deep · 89 km away
  38. 2.467 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10785 days ago · 130 km deep · 98 km away
  39. 2.075 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 10784 days ago · 52 km deep · 49 km away
  40. 3.09 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 10783 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
  41. 2.864 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 10783 days ago · 67 km deep · 84 km away
  42. 1.849 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10783 days ago · 73 km deep · 57 km away
  43. 1.660 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 10781 days ago · 65 km deep · 57 km away
  44. 2.25 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10781 days ago · 45 km deep · 42 km away
  45. 2.066 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 10780 days ago · 105 km deep · 83 km away
  46. 2.210 km NNE of Buffalo Soapstone, Alaska · 10780 days ago · 42 km deep · 79 km away
  47. 2.154 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10780 days ago · 80 km deep · 60 km away
  48. 2.365 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 10779 days ago · 111 km deep · 92 km away
  49. 2.017 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 10779 days ago · 65 km deep · 94 km away
  50. 2.858 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 10779 days ago · 73 km deep · 49 km away
  51. 2.163 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 10779 days ago · 117 km deep · 95 km away
  52. 2.621 km W of Willow, Alaska · 10777 days ago · 53 km deep · 93 km away
  53. 1.6Southern Alaska · 10777 days ago · 38 km deep · 80 km away
  54. 1.742 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 10777 days ago · 64 km deep · 19 km away
  55. 1.616 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 10777 days ago · 45 km deep · 36 km away
  56. 1.924 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 10775 days ago · 90 km deep · 86 km away
  57. 2.154 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 10775 days ago · 118 km deep · 96 km away
  58. 2.540 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 10775 days ago · 62 km deep · 21 km away
  59. 3.965 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10775 days ago · 132 km deep · 99 km away
  60. 2.024 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 10775 days ago · 74 km deep · 87 km away

The first 60 of 153.

Before

  1. 2.063 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 10799 days ago · 128 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.83 km S of Houston, Alaska · 10799 days ago · 32 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.07 km N of Willow, Alaska · 10800 days ago · 42 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 2.824 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 10801 days ago · 87 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.671 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10801 days ago · 122 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.428 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 10801 days ago · 90 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.729 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 10802 days ago · 78 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 1.812 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 10802 days ago · 42 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 2.946 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 10802 days ago · 68 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 3.422 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 10803 days ago · 90 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 1.920 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10803 days ago · 55 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 2.266 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 10803 days ago · 122 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 1.949 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10803 days ago · 42 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 1.857 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 10803 days ago · 76 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 2.417 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 10804 days ago · 36 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 1.811 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 10804 days ago · 28 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 1.523 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 10805 days ago · 43 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 2.072 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 10805 days ago · 51 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 2.04 km SSW of Houston, Alaska · 10805 days ago · 48 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 2.469 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 10805 days ago · 108 km deep · 82 km away

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