Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 53 km NNE of Chase, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 53 km NNE of Chase, Alaska on Thu, Sep 22, 2016, 10:39 AM AKDT (18:39 UTC), 71 km (44 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 26 km W of Petersville, 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
2016-09-22 18:39:42 UTC
Depth
71.4 km (44.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
62.886° N, 149.676° 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: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and 102 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.751 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3664 days ago · 107 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.946 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3664 days ago · 124 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 1.68 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3664 days ago · 87 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 1.570 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3664 days ago · 59 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 2.113 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3664 days ago · 47 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.664 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3663 days ago · 128 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.561 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3663 days ago · 127 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 2.350 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3662 days ago · 53 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 1.759 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3662 days ago · 113 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 1.554 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3662 days ago · 107 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 1.554 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3660 days ago · 69 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 1.534 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3660 days ago · 121 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 1.668 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3660 days ago · 117 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 1.511 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3659 days ago · 52 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 2.141 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3659 days ago · 81 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 2.738 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3658 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.965 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3658 days ago · 127 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 1.513 km NE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3658 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 1.548 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3657 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.539 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3657 days ago · 124 km deep · 81 km away
  21. 1.557 km N of Chase, Alaska · 3657 days ago · 79 km deep · 17 km away
  22. 1.642 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3657 days ago · 90 km deep · 46 km away
  23. 2.738 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3657 days ago · 69 km deep · 48 km away
  24. 3.737 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3656 days ago · 74 km deep · 35 km away
  25. 2.039 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3656 days ago · 101 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 1.560 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3655 days ago · 126 km deep · 68 km away
  27. 1.653 km S of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3655 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 1.647 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3655 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  29. 1.572 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3655 days ago · 58 km deep · 77 km away
  30. 1.853 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3655 days ago · 65 km deep · 68 km away
  31. 2.922 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 3654 days ago · 78 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  32. 1.558 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3654 days ago · 119 km deep · 68 km away
  33. 2.073 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3653 days ago · 120 km deep · 53 km away
  34. 1.715 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3653 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  35. 1.960 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3653 days ago · 114 km deep · 71 km away
  36. 2.458 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3652 days ago · 129 km deep · 69 km away
  37. 1.774 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3652 days ago · 102 km deep · 46 km away
  38. 2.148 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3652 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  39. 1.655 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3652 days ago · 59 km deep · 46 km away
  40. 1.557 km S of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3652 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  41. 2.220 km W of Susitna North, Alaska · 3651 days ago · 55 km deep · 89 km away
  42. 2.216 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3651 days ago · 43 km deep · 84 km away
  43. 1.754 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3651 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  44. 1.6Central Alaska · 3650 days ago · 132 km deep · 70 km away
  45. 2.11 km N of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3650 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  46. 1.654 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3650 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  47. 2.757 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3650 days ago · 125 km deep · 66 km away
  48. 1.756 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3650 days ago · 107 km deep · 85 km away
  49. 1.919 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 3650 days ago · 81 km deep · 86 km away
  50. 1.618 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3650 days ago · 44 km deep · 86 km away
  51. 1.572 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3649 days ago · 117 km deep · 53 km away
  52. 1.650 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3649 days ago · 85 km deep · 25 km away
  53. 2.369 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3649 days ago · 127 km deep · 58 km away
  54. 1.733 km NW of Petersville, Alaska · 3649 days ago · 86 km deep · 86 km away
  55. 2.572 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3649 days ago · 122 km deep · 54 km away
  56. 1.666 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3649 days ago · 62 km deep · 40 km away
  57. 1.643 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3649 days ago · 122 km deep · 84 km away
  58. 3.429 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 3648 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  59. 2.170 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3648 days ago · 125 km deep · 56 km away
  60. 2.528 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3648 days ago · 48 km deep · 64 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.957 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3665 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 1.741 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3665 days ago · 71 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 1.568 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3665 days ago · 112 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 1.565 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3665 days ago · 100 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 2.026 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3665 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.751 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3665 days ago · 95 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 1.740 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3665 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.659 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3666 days ago · 62 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 1.511 km NNE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3667 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 2.134 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3668 days ago · 107 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 1.813 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3668 days ago · 42 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 2.417 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3668 days ago · 48 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 2.121 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3668 days ago · 112 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 1.89 km ENE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 3668 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 1.551 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3669 days ago · 90 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 1.651 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3670 days ago · 95 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 2.452 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3670 days ago · 78 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 1.634 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3670 days ago · 56 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 1.643 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3670 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 2.440 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3670 days ago · 77 km deep · 13 km away

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