Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 60 km E of Chase, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 60 km E of Chase, Alaska on Thu, Jul 3, 1997, 4:12 AM AKDT (12:12 UTC), 61 km (38 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 46 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
1997-07-03 12:12:22 UTC
Depth
61.2 km (38.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.539° N, 148.937° 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
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 83 in the 60 days after this one and 44 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.046 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 10685 days ago · 81 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 2.250 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10685 days ago · 77 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 2.528 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 10685 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.755 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10685 days ago · 94 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 1.825 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 10684 days ago · 37 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 2.138 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10682 days ago · 51 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 2.157 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 10682 days ago · 57 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 2.115 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 10682 days ago · 45 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.844 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 10682 days ago · 24 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 2.072 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 10681 days ago · 64 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 1.5Central Alaska · 10681 days ago · 43 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 2.435 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 10680 days ago · 93 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.547 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 10680 days ago · 78 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 2.267 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 10679 days ago · 74 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 2.637 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 10679 days ago · 91 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 2.350 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10678 days ago · 94 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 2.050 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 10677 days ago · 93 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 1.69 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 10677 days ago · 36 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 2.151 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10677 days ago · 72 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 1.548 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10674 days ago · 100 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 1.954 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 10674 days ago · 75 km deep · 49 km away
  22. 1.719 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10673 days ago · 45 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 2.024 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 10670 days ago · 80 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 1.825 km WSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 10670 days ago · 44 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 2.021 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10670 days ago · 41 km deep · 72 km away
  26. 2.762 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 10669 days ago · 62 km deep · 52 km away
  27. 2.154 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 10667 days ago · 88 km deep · 62 km away
  28. 1.984 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 10666 days ago · 60 km deep · 43 km away
  29. 1.717 km W of Glacier View, Alaska · 10666 days ago · 36 km deep · 94 km away
  30. 1.621 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 10664 days ago · 40 km deep · 89 km away
  31. 2.010 km W of Fishhook, Alaska · 10663 days ago · 37 km deep · 92 km away
  32. 1.842 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 10662 days ago · 37 km deep · 64 km away
  33. 2.443 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10661 days ago · 77 km deep · 65 km away
  34. 2.110 km E of Talkeetna, Alaska · 10661 days ago · 60 km deep · 56 km away
  35. 1.9Central Alaska · 10660 days ago · 37 km deep · 62 km away
  36. 1.760 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 10660 days ago · 94 km deep · 87 km away
  37. 1.729 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10660 days ago · 84 km deep · 69 km away
  38. 2.255 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10659 days ago · 89 km deep · 65 km away
  39. 2.048 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10658 days ago · 90 km deep · 68 km away
  40. 1.515 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 10657 days ago · 58 km deep · 81 km away
  41. 2.053 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 10657 days ago · 81 km deep · 54 km away
  42. 1.728 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 10657 days ago · 94 km deep · 100 km away
  43. 1.845 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 10656 days ago · 76 km deep · 30 km away
  44. 1.937 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 10656 days ago · 78 km deep · 38 km away
  45. 1.974 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10656 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  46. 1.820 km NNE of Fishhook, Alaska · 10655 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  47. 1.960 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 10654 days ago · 50 km deep · 5 km away
  48. 2.138 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10654 days ago · 57 km deep · 25 km away
  49. 1.559 km E of Chase, Alaska · 10654 days ago · 45 km deep · 5 km away
  50. 1.648 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 10653 days ago · 75 km deep · 51 km away
  51. 2.254 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 10653 days ago · 105 km deep · 94 km away
  52. 2.129 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 10653 days ago · 46 km deep · 85 km away
  53. 1.649 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10652 days ago · 76 km deep · 56 km away
  54. 2.519 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 10652 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  55. 2.538 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 10651 days ago · 70 km deep · 25 km away
  56. 2.0Central Alaska · 10650 days ago · 98 km deep · 95 km away
  57. 2.125 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10650 days ago · 37 km deep · 61 km away
  58. 1.967 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 10650 days ago · 62 km deep · 59 km away
  59. 1.781 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10650 days ago · 20 km deep · 38 km away
  60. 1.532 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10649 days ago · 51 km deep · 61 km away

The first 60 of 83.

Before

  1. 1.975 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 10686 days ago · 102 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.769 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 10687 days ago · 94 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.65 km NW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 10687 days ago · 18 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 2.113 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10688 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.910 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 10689 days ago · 75 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.113 km NNE of Glacier View, Alaska · 10689 days ago · 38 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.343 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10689 days ago · 89 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 1.947 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 10691 days ago · 64 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 1.730 km WSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 10691 days ago · 50 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.715 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10691 days ago · 82 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 1.661 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 10692 days ago · 63 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 1.653 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 10692 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 2.558 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 10692 days ago · 101 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 2.58 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10692 days ago · 49 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 2.038 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 10695 days ago · 69 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 2.05 km WNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10695 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 3.95 km NW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10695 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 2.062 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 10696 days ago · 94 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 2.733 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 10697 days ago · 65 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 3.727 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10698 days ago · 45 km deep · 61 km away

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