Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 31 km NE of Chase, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 31 km NE of Chase, Alaska on Sat, Aug 30, 1997, 4:14 AM AKDT (12:14 UTC), 17 km (11 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
1997-08-30 12:14:59 UTC
Depth
17.1 km (10.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.610° N, 149.597° 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: 122 in the 60 days after this one and 63 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.962 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 10628 days ago · 126 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.819 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 10628 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.912 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 10627 days ago · 36 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 2.353 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 10626 days ago · 115 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.129 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10626 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 1.523 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 10626 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 2.356 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 10625 days ago · 79 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 2.439 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 10625 days ago · 72 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 3.169 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 10625 days ago · 109 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 2.222 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 10624 days ago · 85 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 2.057 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10624 days ago · 131 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 2.017 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 10624 days ago · 39 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.719 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 10623 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 1.711 km SSE of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 10623 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 2.128 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 10622 days ago · 73 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 1.934 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 10621 days ago · 94 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 2.152 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 10621 days ago · 112 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 2.040 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 10620 days ago · 72 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 2.010 km ESE of Willow, Alaska · 10619 days ago · 40 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 2.036 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10619 days ago · 45 km deep · 30 km away
  21. 1.523 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10618 days ago · 47 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 3.231 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 10617 days ago · 92 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 1.859 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10617 days ago · 31 km deep · 51 km away
  24. 1.74 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 10616 days ago · 57 km deep · 49 km away
  25. 2.330 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 10616 days ago · 73 km deep · 87 km away
  26. 2.356 km N of Chase, Alaska · 10615 days ago · 88 km deep · 42 km away
  27. 1.848 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 10615 days ago · 78 km deep · 32 km away
  28. 3.847 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 10614 days ago · 78 km deep · 49 km away
  29. 1.932 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 10614 days ago · 50 km deep · 77 km away
  30. 2.014 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 10613 days ago · 86 km deep · 75 km away
  31. 1.95 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 10613 days ago · 43 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 2.419 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 10612 days ago · 86 km deep · 50 km away
  33. 1.726 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10611 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  34. 2.030 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10610 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  35. 1.828 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10610 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  36. 2.158 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 10610 days ago · 118 km deep · 84 km away
  37. 1.642 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 10610 days ago · 69 km deep · 90 km away
  38. 3.049 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10610 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  39. 2.167 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10608 days ago · 130 km deep · 86 km away
  40. 1.78 km N of Susitna North, Alaska · 10606 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  41. 2.535 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 10606 days ago · 91 km deep · 96 km away
  42. 2.670 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 10606 days ago · 104 km deep · 66 km away
  43. 2.241 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10605 days ago · 44 km deep · 44 km away
  44. 2.928 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10605 days ago · 52 km deep · 43 km away
  45. 2.038 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 10604 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  46. 2.258 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 10604 days ago · 119 km deep · 86 km away
  47. 2.070 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10604 days ago · 115 km deep · 79 km away
  48. 2.374 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10602 days ago · 119 km deep · 81 km away
  49. 1.946 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 10602 days ago · 103 km deep · 79 km away
  50. 4.021 km N of Willow, Alaska · 10602 days ago · 38 km deep · 78 km away
  51. 1.710 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 10601 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  52. 2.653 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 10600 days ago · 115 km deep · 91 km away
  53. 2.456 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10600 days ago · 40 km deep · 83 km away
  54. 1.511 km NNE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 10599 days ago · 31 km deep · 98 km away
  55. 1.728 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10599 days ago · 39 km deep · 64 km away
  56. 1.721 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 10598 days ago · 34 km deep · 86 km away
  57. 1.557 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 10597 days ago · 39 km deep · 26 km away
  58. 1.534 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10596 days ago · 52 km deep · 27 km away
  59. 1.69 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 10594 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  60. 2.448 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 10594 days ago · 89 km deep · 58 km away

The first 60 of 122.

Before

  1. 1.660 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10631 days ago · 128 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.913 km N of Willow, Alaska · 10631 days ago · 43 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 2.023 km N of Willow, Alaska · 10632 days ago · 47 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 2.152 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 10632 days ago · 75 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 1.613 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 10632 days ago · 41 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 2.044 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 10632 days ago · 78 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 1.664 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 10632 days ago · 122 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 2.549 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10634 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 2.059 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10634 days ago · 118 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 2.052 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 10635 days ago · 73 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 2.327 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 10635 days ago · 93 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 2.749 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10635 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 2.248 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 10636 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.718 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 10636 days ago · 42 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 1.730 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 10637 days ago · 92 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 2.011 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 10637 days ago · 52 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 1.520 km WSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 10638 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 2.421 km SSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 10638 days ago · 42 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 2.023 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 10639 days ago · 87 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 2.633 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10640 days ago · 43 km deep · 60 km away

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