Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 26 km NE of Chase, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 26 km NE of Chase, Alaska on Sat, Jan 11, 1997, 8:01 PM AKST (05:01 UTC), 66 km (41 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 20 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
1997-01-12 05:01:24 UTC
Depth
65.5 km (40.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.617° N, 149.724° 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
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 161 in the 60 days after this one and 52 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.163 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10858 days ago · 125 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.863 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10858 days ago · 34 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.322 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 10858 days ago · 70 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 3.035 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 10857 days ago · 102 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 2.5Central Alaska · 10857 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.046 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 10856 days ago · 101 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 2.043 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10855 days ago · 31 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.730 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 10854 days ago · 89 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.859 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10854 days ago · 78 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 1.958 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10853 days ago · 80 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 1.844 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10853 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 1.925 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 10853 days ago · 75 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 2.834 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10852 days ago · 56 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 3.484 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 10852 days ago · 50 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 2.463 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 10851 days ago · 117 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.617 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 10851 days ago · 37 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 1.926 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10850 days ago · 39 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 1.92 km SSW of Talkeetna, Alaska · 10850 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 2.885 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 10850 days ago · 40 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 2.552 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 10850 days ago · 79 km deep · 30 km away
  21. 2.424 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 10849 days ago · 83 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 1.850 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10848 days ago · 31 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 2.960 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10848 days ago · 124 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 2.164 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 10847 days ago · 45 km deep · 43 km away
  25. 1.778 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10846 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 2.261 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 10844 days ago · 123 km deep · 94 km away
  27. 2.614 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10842 days ago · 101 km deep · 86 km away
  28. 2.125 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10842 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  29. 1.932 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 10841 days ago · 59 km deep · 89 km away
  30. 2.824 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 10841 days ago · 82 km deep · 79 km away
  31. 3.064 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 10838 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  32. 2.555 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10838 days ago · 111 km deep · 90 km away
  33. 3.734 km N of Chase, Alaska · 10838 days ago · 87 km deep · 30 km away
  34. 1.816 km W of Willow, Alaska · 10838 days ago · 45 km deep · 99 km away
  35. 1.959 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10837 days ago · 78 km deep · 35 km away
  36. 2.227 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10837 days ago · 95 km deep · 71 km away
  37. 1.612 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 10836 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  38. 3.068 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 10835 days ago · 62 km deep · 43 km away
  39. 2.770 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 10835 days ago · 109 km deep · 69 km away
  40. 2.354 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 10835 days ago · 105 km deep · 88 km away
  41. 2.526 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10834 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  42. 1.931 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 10834 days ago · 64 km deep · 73 km away
  43. 2.926 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 10834 days ago · 88 km deep · 79 km away
  44. 1.98 km S of Petersville, Alaska · 10834 days ago · 64 km deep · 58 km away
  45. 1.826 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 10833 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  46. 2.319 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10833 days ago · 43 km deep · 59 km away
  47. 1.735 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 10833 days ago · 39 km deep · 72 km away
  48. 1.933 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 10832 days ago · 88 km deep · 89 km away
  49. 3.070 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10832 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  50. 2.267 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10832 days ago · 128 km deep · 80 km away
  51. 2.127 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 10832 days ago · 37 km deep · 85 km away
  52. 2.453 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 10832 days ago · 75 km deep · 31 km away
  53. 2.126 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 10832 days ago · 41 km deep · 79 km away
  54. 2.224 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 10831 days ago · 83 km deep · 79 km away
  55. 2.911 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 10831 days ago · 65 km deep · 16 km away
  56. 2.08 km WNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 10830 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  57. 2.48 km WNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 10830 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  58. 2.39 km WNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 10830 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  59. 2.410 km SSE of Petersville, Alaska · 10830 days ago · 69 km deep · 55 km away
  60. 1.844 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 10830 days ago · 44 km deep · 62 km away

The first 60 of 161.

Before

  1. 2.553 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 10859 days ago · 58 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 1.928 km NE of Petersville, Alaska · 10860 days ago · 73 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 2.749 km N of Chase, Alaska · 10860 days ago · 83 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 3.244 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10860 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.955 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 10860 days ago · 79 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 2.039 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10860 days ago · 86 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 2.329 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 10861 days ago · 40 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 2.722 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 10861 days ago · 52 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 1.655 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 10862 days ago · 102 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 2.742 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10864 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 1.79 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 10864 days ago · 59 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 1.616 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 10865 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 1.752 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 10866 days ago · 109 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 1.947 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 10866 days ago · 93 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 2.265 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 10866 days ago · 117 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 2.960 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 10866 days ago · 95 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 2.246 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 10866 days ago · -3 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.633 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 10866 days ago · 61 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 1.540 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 10867 days ago · 43 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 2.021 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 10868 days ago · 103 km deep · 87 km away

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