Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 34 km NNE of Chase, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 34 km NNE of Chase, Alaska on Mon, Apr 28, 1997, 2:54 PM AKDT (22:54 UTC), 66 km (41 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
1997-04-28 22:54:02 UTC
Depth
65.7 km (40.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.712° N, 149.734° 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
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 127 in the 60 days after this one and 85 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.959 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 10750 days ago · 119 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 1.938 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10749 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.735 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 10749 days ago · 77 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 1.722 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10749 days ago · 24 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 2.554 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 10749 days ago · 109 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 1.816 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 10748 days ago · 38 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 2.939 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10747 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 2.051 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 10747 days ago · 108 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 1.540 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10746 days ago · -3 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.242 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10746 days ago · 98 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 2.342 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10745 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 3.044 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10744 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.743 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10744 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 1.827 km WSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 10744 days ago · 43 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 2.542 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10744 days ago · 47 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 2.754 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 10744 days ago · 113 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 2.036 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10743 days ago · 91 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 2.231 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 10743 days ago · 67 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 2.514 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 10743 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 2.743 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10743 days ago · 97 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 2.769 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10743 days ago · 125 km deep · 68 km away
  22. 2.741 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10742 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 3.858 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 10742 days ago · 84 km deep · 23 km away
  24. 2.329 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 10742 days ago · 91 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 1.929 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10741 days ago · 85 km deep · 57 km away
  26. 2.835 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 10741 days ago · 63 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 1.820 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 10741 days ago · 49 km deep · 98 km away
  28. 2.244 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 10740 days ago · 67 km deep · 67 km away
  29. 1.653 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 10739 days ago · 72 km deep · 19 km away
  30. 2.525 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 10739 days ago · 86 km deep · 80 km away
  31. 2.354 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10738 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  32. 2.14 km E of Petersville, Alaska · 10738 days ago · 72 km deep · 53 km away
  33. 2.575 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10737 days ago · 114 km deep · 63 km away
  34. 3.439 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 10737 days ago · 77 km deep · 51 km away
  35. 2.629 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 10737 days ago · 107 km deep · 87 km away
  36. 1.860 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 10736 days ago · 90 km deep · 48 km away
  37. 2.238 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 10736 days ago · 94 km deep · 46 km away
  38. 1.682 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10735 days ago · 37 km deep · 74 km away
  39. 2.244 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10735 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  40. 1.943 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10735 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  41. 1.634 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 10734 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away
  42. 1.542 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10733 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  43. 1.515 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10732 days ago · 54 km deep · 54 km away
  44. 1.841 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10732 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  45. 2.43 km WNW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 10732 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  46. 2.35 km NNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 10732 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  47. 1.746 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 10731 days ago · 74 km deep · 17 km away
  48. 1.659 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10730 days ago · 16 km deep · 68 km away
  49. 1.763 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 10730 days ago · 118 km deep · 77 km away
  50. 1.84 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 10730 days ago · 74 km deep · 63 km away
  51. 1.974 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 10730 days ago · 64 km deep · 78 km away
  52. 2.014 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 10728 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  53. 3.075 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 10728 days ago · 60 km deep · 52 km away
  54. 1.921 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 10728 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  55. 2.344 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 10727 days ago · 76 km deep · 16 km away
  56. 1.71 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 10727 days ago · 61 km deep · 33 km away
  57. 2.539 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10727 days ago · 86 km deep · 53 km away
  58. 1.922 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10726 days ago · 41 km deep · 99 km away
  59. 2.040 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 10726 days ago · 78 km deep · 98 km away
  60. 3.041 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10725 days ago · 19 km deep · 95 km away

The first 60 of 127.

Before

  1. 2.744 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10752 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.541 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10752 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 2.221 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 10752 days ago · 20 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 2.064 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 10753 days ago · 125 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.933 km E of Chase, Alaska · 10754 days ago · 57 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 1.819 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 10754 days ago · 17 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 2.440 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10754 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 2.374 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 10755 days ago · 111 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 2.354 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 10755 days ago · 56 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 1.741 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10755 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 2.240 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10755 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 2.332 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 10756 days ago · 83 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.820 km N of Willow, Alaska · 10756 days ago · 32 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 2.534 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 10756 days ago · 93 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 2.213 km SE of Petersville, Alaska · 10757 days ago · 68 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 2.426 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 10757 days ago · 91 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 2.524 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 10757 days ago · -3 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 2.2Central Alaska · 10758 days ago · 87 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 2.624 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 10759 days ago · 89 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 1.727 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 10760 days ago · 44 km deep · 86 km away

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