Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 59 km E of Chase, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 59 km E of Chase, Alaska on Mon, Aug 4, 1997, 9:51 AM AKDT (17:51 UTC), 45 km (28 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 21 km N of Willow, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
1997-08-04 17:51:41 UTC
Depth
44.8 km (27.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.496° N, 148.954° 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
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 81 in the 60 days after this one and 43 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.648 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 10653 days ago · 75 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 2.254 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 10653 days ago · 105 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 2.129 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 10653 days ago · 46 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 1.649 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10652 days ago · 76 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 2.519 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 10652 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 2.538 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 10651 days ago · 70 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 1.53 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 10650 days ago · 37 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 2.0Central Alaska · 10650 days ago · 98 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.125 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10650 days ago · 37 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 1.967 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 10650 days ago · 62 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 1.781 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10650 days ago · 20 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 1.532 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10650 days ago · 51 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 2.18 km ESE of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 10649 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 1.844 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10649 days ago · 82 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 1.749 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 10647 days ago · 32 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 1.628 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 10645 days ago · 49 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.518 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 10643 days ago · 37 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 2.137 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10643 days ago · 81 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 1.943 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10641 days ago · 92 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 2.633 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10639 days ago · 43 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 2.421 km SSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 10638 days ago · 42 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 1.520 km WSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 10637 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 2.011 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 10637 days ago · 52 km deep · 53 km away
  24. 1.718 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 10636 days ago · 42 km deep · 74 km away
  25. 2.248 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 10635 days ago · 16 km deep · 61 km away
  26. 2.052 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 10634 days ago · 73 km deep · 30 km away
  27. 2.059 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10634 days ago · 118 km deep · 95 km away
  28. 2.122 km N of Glacier View, Alaska · 10633 days ago · 34 km deep · 89 km away
  29. 2.16 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 10632 days ago · 39 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 2.044 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 10632 days ago · 78 km deep · 50 km away
  31. 1.613 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 10632 days ago · 41 km deep · 83 km away
  32. 2.152 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 10632 days ago · 75 km deep · 54 km away
  33. 2.023 km N of Willow, Alaska · 10632 days ago · 47 km deep · 81 km away
  34. 1.913 km N of Willow, Alaska · 10631 days ago · 43 km deep · 89 km away
  35. 1.631 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 10628 days ago · 17 km deep · 35 km away
  36. 1.819 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 10628 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  37. 1.912 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 10627 days ago · 36 km deep · 81 km away
  38. 2.129 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10626 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  39. 1.523 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 10625 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  40. 2.356 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 10625 days ago · 79 km deep · 52 km away
  41. 2.439 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 10625 days ago · 72 km deep · 35 km away
  42. 2.017 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 10624 days ago · 39 km deep · 88 km away
  43. 1.719 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 10623 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  44. 1.711 km SSE of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 10623 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  45. 2.040 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 10620 days ago · 72 km deep · 44 km away
  46. 2.010 km ESE of Willow, Alaska · 10619 days ago · 40 km deep · 98 km away
  47. 2.036 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10619 days ago · 45 km deep · 23 km away
  48. 1.523 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10618 days ago · 47 km deep · 61 km away
  49. 1.859 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10617 days ago · 31 km deep · 18 km away
  50. 1.624 km WNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 10616 days ago · 37 km deep · 87 km away
  51. 1.74 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 10616 days ago · 57 km deep · 70 km away
  52. 2.356 km N of Chase, Alaska · 10615 days ago · 88 km deep · 72 km away
  53. 1.848 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 10615 days ago · 78 km deep · 62 km away
  54. 3.847 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 10614 days ago · 78 km deep · 53 km away
  55. 1.932 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 10614 days ago · 50 km deep · 93 km away
  56. 1.95 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 10613 days ago · 43 km deep · 84 km away
  57. 2.419 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 10612 days ago · 86 km deep · 84 km away
  58. 1.710 km NNE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 10612 days ago · 39 km deep · 93 km away
  59. 1.726 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10610 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  60. 2.030 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10610 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away

The first 60 of 81.

Before

  1. 2.138 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10654 days ago · 57 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 1.960 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 10654 days ago · 50 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 1.820 km NNE of Fishhook, Alaska · 10655 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.937 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 10656 days ago · 78 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 1.845 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 10656 days ago · 76 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 2.053 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 10657 days ago · 81 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 3.23 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 10657 days ago · 39 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 1.515 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 10658 days ago · 58 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 2.048 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10659 days ago · 90 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 2.255 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10659 days ago · 89 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 1.729 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10660 days ago · 84 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 1.760 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 10660 days ago · 94 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.9Central Alaska · 10660 days ago · 37 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 2.110 km E of Talkeetna, Alaska · 10661 days ago · 60 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 2.443 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10662 days ago · 77 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.842 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 10662 days ago · 37 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 2.010 km W of Fishhook, Alaska · 10664 days ago · 37 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 1.621 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 10664 days ago · 40 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 1.717 km W of Glacier View, Alaska · 10666 days ago · 36 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 1.984 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 10666 days ago · 60 km deep · 45 km away

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