Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 39 km ENE of Chase, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 39 km ENE of Chase, Alaska on Mon, Aug 22, 2016, 9:48 AM AKDT (17:48 UTC), 59 km (37 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 37 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-08-22 17:48:18 UTC
Depth
58.9 km (36.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.532° N, 149.353° 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
52

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 195 in the 60 days after this one and 70 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.636 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3695 days ago · 80 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 2.567 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3695 days ago · 128 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.724 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3694 days ago · 40 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 1.639 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3694 days ago · 105 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 1.532 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3694 days ago · 99 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.714 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 3692 days ago · 45 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 2.432 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3692 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.656 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3692 days ago · 31 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 2.756 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3692 days ago · 106 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.751 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3692 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 1.615 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 3692 days ago · 42 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 1.918 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3692 days ago · 49 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.522 km NE of Petersville, Alaska · 3692 days ago · 74 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 1.511 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3692 days ago · 24 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 1.935 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3691 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 1.631 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3690 days ago · 92 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 1.727 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 3690 days ago · 52 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 1.512 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3690 days ago · 79 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 1.614 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 3690 days ago · 45 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 1.948 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3690 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  21. 1.672 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3690 days ago · 68 km deep · 64 km away
  22. 1.716 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 3689 days ago · 56 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 1.931 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3689 days ago · 45 km deep · 23 km away
  24. 2.018 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 3689 days ago · 43 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 2.412 km SE of Petersville, Alaska · 3689 days ago · 67 km deep · 64 km away
  26. 2.331 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3689 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away
  27. 1.636 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3688 days ago · 30 km deep · 78 km away
  28. 2.163 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3688 days ago · 109 km deep · 79 km away
  29. 1.618 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 3688 days ago · 82 km deep · 90 km away
  30. 1.929 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3688 days ago · 31 km deep · 59 km away
  31. 2.326 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3688 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  32. 2.269 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3688 days ago · 130 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 1.88 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 3687 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  34. 2.758 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3687 days ago · 116 km deep · 98 km away
  35. 1.543 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3687 days ago · 25 km deep · 88 km away
  36. 2.270 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3686 days ago · 122 km deep · 97 km away
  37. 2.133 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3686 days ago · 102 km deep · 96 km away
  38. 1.721 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3686 days ago · 78 km deep · 79 km away
  39. 2.04 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3686 days ago · 78 km deep · 77 km away
  40. 1.725 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 3685 days ago · 52 km deep · 96 km away
  41. 1.968 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3685 days ago · 30 km deep · 71 km away
  42. 1.748 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3685 days ago · 60 km deep · 17 km away
  43. 1.731 km NW of Petersville, Alaska · 3685 days ago · 90 km deep · 93 km away
  44. 1.975 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3685 days ago · 42 km deep · 58 km away
  45. 2.576 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3684 days ago · 111 km deep · 90 km away
  46. 1.558 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3683 days ago · 111 km deep · 90 km away
  47. 2.855 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3683 days ago · 101 km deep · 75 km away
  48. 1.517 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3682 days ago · 45 km deep · 61 km away
  49. 1.710 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 3681 days ago · 45 km deep · 84 km away
  50. 1.510 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3680 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  51. 1.518 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3680 days ago · 89 km deep · 94 km away
  52. 1.546 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3678 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  53. 1.623 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3677 days ago · 62 km deep · 16 km away
  54. 1.660 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3677 days ago · 113 km deep · 98 km away
  55. 1.53 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 3677 days ago · 44 km deep · 93 km away
  56. 1.67 km E of Chase, Alaska · 3676 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  57. 1.526 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3675 days ago · 67 km deep · 35 km away
  58. 1.520 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 3675 days ago · 52 km deep · 80 km away
  59. 2.920 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 3675 days ago · 43 km deep · 44 km away
  60. 1.567 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3675 days ago · 117 km deep · 95 km away

The first 60 of 195.

Before

  1. 1.530 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3696 days ago · 53 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 2.567 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3697 days ago · 67 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 2.074 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3697 days ago · 107 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 1.545 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3699 days ago · 98 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.560 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3699 days ago · 28 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 1.742 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3699 days ago · 83 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 1.76 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 3699 days ago · 38 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.856 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3699 days ago · 114 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.125 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3700 days ago · 45 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 1.641 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3701 days ago · 87 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 1.754 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3701 days ago · 103 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 1.851 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3701 days ago · 75 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 2.566 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3701 days ago · 104 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 1.716 km W of Fishhook, Alaska · 3701 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 1.6Southern Alaska · 3702 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.934 km NE of Petersville, Alaska · 3702 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 1.548 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3703 days ago · 73 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 2.147 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3703 days ago · 78 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 1.654 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3704 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 2.225 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3705 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak016asxp957 (also filed as ak13869633). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:55 PM UTC.