Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 75 km ENE of Chase, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 75 km ENE of Chase, Alaska on Wed, Mar 26, 1997, 9:15 PM AKST (06:15 UTC), 52 km (32 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 58 km NNE of Chase, 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
1997-03-27 06:15:45 UTC
Depth
51.8 km (32.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.689° N, 148.724° 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: 68 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.864 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 10783 days ago · 67 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 1.849 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10782 days ago · 73 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 1.660 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 10781 days ago · 65 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 2.25 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10780 days ago · 45 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.210 km NNE of Buffalo Soapstone, Alaska · 10780 days ago · 42 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 2.154 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10779 days ago · 80 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 2.858 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 10779 days ago · 73 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 1.722 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 10777 days ago · 34 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 1.742 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 10777 days ago · 64 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 1.616 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 10777 days ago · 45 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 2.540 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 10775 days ago · 62 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 1.750 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10773 days ago · 70 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 1.715 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 10773 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.743 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 10773 days ago · 93 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.763 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 10772 days ago · 61 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 2.325 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10772 days ago · 32 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 2.036 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10771 days ago · 101 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 1.843 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10770 days ago · 91 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 1.746 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10769 days ago · 45 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 2.437 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 10768 days ago · 75 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 1.75 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10767 days ago · 53 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 3.161 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10766 days ago · 93 km deep · 73 km away
  23. 2.164 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 10766 days ago · 63 km deep · 38 km away
  24. 2.043 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 10764 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  25. 2.08 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10764 days ago · 47 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 1.815 km ESE of Chase, Alaska · 10763 days ago · 58 km deep · 63 km away
  27. 2.256 km E of Chase, Alaska · 10762 days ago · 55 km deep · 25 km away
  28. 2.057 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 10760 days ago · 63 km deep · 22 km away
  29. 3.08 km WNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 10759 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 2.354 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 10755 days ago · 56 km deep · 22 km away
  31. 2.374 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 10754 days ago · 111 km deep · 98 km away
  32. 1.819 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 10754 days ago · 17 km deep · 59 km away
  33. 1.933 km E of Chase, Alaska · 10753 days ago · 57 km deep · 47 km away
  34. 1.634 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 10751 days ago · 66 km deep · 52 km away
  35. 1.735 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 10749 days ago · 77 km deep · 99 km away
  36. 1.722 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10748 days ago · 24 km deep · 75 km away
  37. 2.242 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10745 days ago · 98 km deep · 81 km away
  38. 2.542 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10744 days ago · 47 km deep · 52 km away
  39. 2.036 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10743 days ago · 91 km deep · 81 km away
  40. 2.514 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 10743 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  41. 2.743 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10742 days ago · 97 km deep · 86 km away
  42. 3.858 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 10742 days ago · 84 km deep · 47 km away
  43. 1.929 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10741 days ago · 85 km deep · 62 km away
  44. 2.368 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 10740 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  45. 2.244 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 10739 days ago · 67 km deep · 38 km away
  46. 1.653 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 10738 days ago · 72 km deep · 52 km away
  47. 3.439 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 10736 days ago · 77 km deep · 42 km away
  48. 1.813 km NW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 10736 days ago · 40 km deep · 93 km away
  49. 2.425 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 10736 days ago · 37 km deep · 88 km away
  50. 1.860 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 10736 days ago · 90 km deep · 93 km away
  51. 2.238 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 10735 days ago · 94 km deep · 97 km away
  52. 1.682 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10735 days ago · 37 km deep · 26 km away
  53. 1.554 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 10734 days ago · 24 km deep · 60 km away
  54. 1.634 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 10734 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
  55. 1.515 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10732 days ago · 54 km deep · 68 km away
  56. 2.43 km WNW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 10732 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  57. 2.35 km NNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 10732 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  58. 1.746 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 10730 days ago · 74 km deep · 34 km away
  59. 1.659 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10730 days ago · 16 km deep · 41 km away
  60. 1.974 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 10729 days ago · 64 km deep · 30 km away

The first 60 of 68.

Before

  1. 1.86 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 10785 days ago · 47 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 2.625 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10787 days ago · 34 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.631 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10788 days ago · 39 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.846 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10790 days ago · 35 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 1.619 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10790 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 2.140 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10791 days ago · 100 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.939 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 10793 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 2.041 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10794 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.714 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10796 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 1.536 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10797 days ago · 38 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 1.927 km NE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10798 days ago · 31 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 1.628 km E of Chase, Alaska · 10798 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 2.946 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 10802 days ago · 68 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 3.422 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 10802 days ago · 90 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.920 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10803 days ago · 55 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 1.949 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10803 days ago · 42 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 1.857 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 10803 days ago · 76 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 2.012 km NE of Cantwell, Alaska · 10803 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 2.511 km NE of Cantwell, Alaska · 10803 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 1.523 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 10805 days ago · 43 km deep · 90 km away

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