M1.6 earthquake 48 km NNE of Chase, Alaska
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 48 km NNE of Chase, Alaska on Mon, Aug 4, 1997, 9:27 PM AKDT (05:27 UTC), 75 km (46 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 12 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1997-08-05 05:27:15 UTC
- Depth
- 74.5 km (46.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 62.843° N, 149.688° 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: 111 in the 60 days after this one and 84 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.254 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 10653 days ago · 105 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.649 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10652 days ago · 76 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.259 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 10652 days ago · 112 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.519 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 10652 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.041 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10652 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.538 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 10651 days ago · 70 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.561 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10651 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.344 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10651 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.163 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10651 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.0Central Alaska · 10650 days ago · 98 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.967 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 10650 days ago · 62 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.781 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10650 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.058 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 10649 days ago · 118 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.844 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10648 days ago · 82 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.474 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10647 days ago · 118 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.873 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10646 days ago · 115 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.744 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10645 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.948 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10644 days ago · 145 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.644 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10644 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.137 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10643 days ago · 81 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.212 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 10642 days ago · 89 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.943 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10641 days ago · 92 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.568 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 10641 days ago · 114 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.643 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10640 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.5Central Alaska · 10640 days ago · 139 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.633 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10639 days ago · 43 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.023 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 10639 days ago · 87 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.346 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10638 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.046 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10638 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.421 km SSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 10638 days ago · 42 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.520 km WSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 10637 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.011 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 10637 days ago · 52 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.038 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 10637 days ago · 124 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.730 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 10637 days ago · 92 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.718 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 10636 days ago · 42 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.749 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10635 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.327 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 10635 days ago · 93 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.830 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10635 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.052 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 10634 days ago · 73 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.059 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10634 days ago · 118 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.549 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10634 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.664 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 10632 days ago · 122 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.044 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 10632 days ago · 78 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.152 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 10632 days ago · 75 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.660 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10630 days ago · 128 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.752 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10630 days ago · 122 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.631 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 10628 days ago · 17 km deep · 26 km away
- 3.962 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 10628 days ago · 126 km deep · 66 km away
- 3.031 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10627 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.543 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10626 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.643 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10626 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.353 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 10626 days ago · 115 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.129 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10626 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.356 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 10625 days ago · 79 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.439 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 10625 days ago · 72 km deep · 20 km away
- 3.169 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 10624 days ago · 109 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.443 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10624 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.057 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10624 days ago · 131 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.719 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 10623 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.711 km SSE of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 10623 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
The first 60 of 111.
Before
- 1.559 km E of Chase, Alaska · 10654 days ago · 45 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.138 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10654 days ago · 57 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.960 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 10654 days ago · 50 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.773 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10655 days ago · 126 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.359 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10655 days ago · 131 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.974 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10656 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.937 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 10656 days ago · 78 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.845 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 10656 days ago · 76 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.665 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10656 days ago · 131 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.728 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 10657 days ago · 94 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.544 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10657 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.053 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 10657 days ago · 81 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.515 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 10657 days ago · 58 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.246 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10658 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.048 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10658 days ago · 90 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.255 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10659 days ago · 89 km deep · 20 km away
- 3.732 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10659 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.729 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10660 days ago · 84 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.760 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 10660 days ago · 94 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.662 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 10660 days ago · 117 km deep · 58 km away
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