Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 49 km NE of Chase, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 49 km NE of Chase, Alaska on Sat, Dec 3, 2016, 5:16 AM AKST (14:16 UTC), 73 km (46 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 64 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-12-03 14:16:24 UTC
Depth
73.3 km (45.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
62.766° N, 149.426° 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: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 134 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.845 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3592 days ago · 78 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 2.0Central Alaska · 3592 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.853 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3592 days ago · 89 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 1.671 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3591 days ago · 124 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.870 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3591 days ago · 65 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.611 km SE of Petersville, Alaska · 3591 days ago · 68 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 2.764 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3590 days ago · 64 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 2.557 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3589 days ago · 67 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 1.669 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3588 days ago · 124 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.761 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3587 days ago · 111 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 2.415 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 3587 days ago · 49 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 1.613 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3586 days ago · 55 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 1.514 km N of Cantwell, Alaska · 3586 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 1.565 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3586 days ago · 120 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 3.139 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3585 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 1.919 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 3584 days ago · 34 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 2.061 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3584 days ago · 61 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 2.049 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3584 days ago · 105 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 1.855 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3584 days ago · 114 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 1.734 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3583 days ago · 91 km deep · 72 km away
  21. 1.667 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3583 days ago · 128 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 1.560 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3582 days ago · 128 km deep · 87 km away
  23. 1.836 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3582 days ago · 67 km deep · 22 km away
  24. 2.061 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3582 days ago · 64 km deep · 14 km away
  25. 2.524 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3582 days ago · 82 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 1.553 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 76 km deep · 20 km away
  27. 1.613 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  28. 1.765 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 128 km deep · 80 km away
  29. 1.769 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 119 km deep · 77 km away
  30. 2.070 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 118 km deep · 74 km away
  31. 1.719 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 1.656 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 102 km deep · 65 km away
  33. 1.811 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  34. 2.163 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 19 km deep · 26 km away
  35. 1.513 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3579 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  36. 1.625 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3579 days ago · 38 km deep · 84 km away
  37. 1.567 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3579 days ago · 36 km deep · 62 km away
  38. 2.118 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 3579 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  39. 1.763 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3578 days ago · 126 km deep · 81 km away
  40. 1.547 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3578 days ago · 102 km deep · 78 km away
  41. 1.845 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3578 days ago · 98 km deep · 56 km away
  42. 2.124 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3578 days ago · 39 km deep · 78 km away
  43. 3.947 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3577 days ago · 68 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  44. 1.613 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 3577 days ago · 81 km deep · 87 km away
  45. 1.823 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 3577 days ago · 78 km deep · 97 km away
  46. 1.627 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3577 days ago · 91 km deep · 96 km away
  47. 1.511 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3577 days ago · 76 km deep · 74 km away
  48. 1.626 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3577 days ago · 82 km deep · 95 km away
  49. 2.039 km E of Chase, Alaska · 3577 days ago · 59 km deep · 32 km away
  50. 1.829 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3577 days ago · 71 km deep · 96 km away
  51. 1.654 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3576 days ago · 96 km deep · 55 km away
  52. 1.650 km E of Chase, Alaska · 3576 days ago · 43 km deep · 37 km away
  53. 1.661 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3574 days ago · 131 km deep · 89 km away
  54. 1.5Central Alaska · 3574 days ago · 67 km deep · 34 km away
  55. 2.566 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3574 days ago · 131 km deep · 78 km away
  56. 1.546 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3573 days ago · 86 km deep · 55 km away
  57. 2.750 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3572 days ago · 97 km deep · 64 km away
  58. 1.823 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3572 days ago · 90 km deep · 94 km away
  59. 1.553 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3571 days ago · 18 km deep · 68 km away
  60. 2.264 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3571 days ago · 123 km deep · 82 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 1.546 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3593 days ago · 95 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 2.952 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3593 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.875 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3593 days ago · 114 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.657 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3594 days ago · 124 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 2.231 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3594 days ago · 71 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 1.652 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3594 days ago · 108 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.661 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3595 days ago · 120 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 2.034 km NNW of Chase, Alaska · 3595 days ago · 78 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 1.62 km WSW of Talkeetna, Alaska · 3595 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 2.154 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3595 days ago · 76 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 2.625 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3595 days ago · 84 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 2
  12. 1.573 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3596 days ago · 113 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 2.339 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3596 days ago · 78 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 3.17 km WNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 3596 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 9
  15. 1.756 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3596 days ago · 118 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 1.566 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3597 days ago · 129 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 1.867 km N of Chase, Alaska · 3597 days ago · 90 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 1.661 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3598 days ago · 126 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 1.659 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3598 days ago · 128 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 1.846 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3598 days ago · 68 km deep · 41 km away

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