Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 36 km ENE of Chase, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 36 km ENE of Chase, Alaska on Tue, Dec 13, 2016, 3:37 PM AKST (00:37 UTC), 67 km (41 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
2016-12-14 00:37:43 UTC
Depth
66.7 km (41.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.573° N, 149.451° 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
71

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 125 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.061 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3582 days ago · 64 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 2.18 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3582 days ago · 25 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 2.524 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3582 days ago · 82 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.553 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 76 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 1.613 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 1.765 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 128 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.769 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 119 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 2.070 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 118 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.719 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 1.656 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 102 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 1.811 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 2.163 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 19 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 1.513 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3579 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 1.519 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3579 days ago · 60 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 1.625 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3579 days ago · 38 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 1.567 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3579 days ago · 36 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 2.118 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 3579 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.763 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3578 days ago · 126 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 1.547 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3578 days ago · 102 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 1.845 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3578 days ago · 98 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 2.124 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3578 days ago · 39 km deep · 57 km away
  22. 3.947 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3578 days ago · 68 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  23. 1.613 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 3577 days ago · 81 km deep · 78 km away
  24. 2.3Southern Alaska · 3577 days ago · 38 km deep · 86 km away
  25. 1.823 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 3577 days ago · 78 km deep · 89 km away
  26. 1.627 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3577 days ago · 91 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 1.511 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3577 days ago · 76 km deep · 71 km away
  28. 1.626 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3577 days ago · 82 km deep · 92 km away
  29. 2.039 km E of Chase, Alaska · 3577 days ago · 59 km deep · 11 km away
  30. 1.927 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 3577 days ago · 46 km deep · 91 km away
  31. 1.829 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3577 days ago · 71 km deep · 83 km away
  32. 1.654 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3576 days ago · 96 km deep · 74 km away
  33. 1.650 km E of Chase, Alaska · 3576 days ago · 43 km deep · 21 km away
  34. 1.532 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3575 days ago · 69 km deep · 87 km away
  35. 1.661 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3574 days ago · 131 km deep · 99 km away
  36. 1.5Central Alaska · 3574 days ago · 67 km deep · 48 km away
  37. 1.614 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 3574 days ago · 52 km deep · 89 km away
  38. 2.566 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3574 days ago · 131 km deep · 92 km away
  39. 1.546 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3573 days ago · 86 km deep · 63 km away
  40. 2.750 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3572 days ago · 97 km deep · 73 km away
  41. 1.823 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3572 days ago · 90 km deep · 90 km away
  42. 1.553 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3571 days ago · 18 km deep · 53 km away
  43. 2.264 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3571 days ago · 123 km deep · 93 km away
  44. 2.058 km N of Chase, Alaska · 3571 days ago · 85 km deep · 60 km away
  45. 2.746 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3571 days ago · 89 km deep · 68 km away
  46. 1.625 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 3570 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  47. 1.618 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3570 days ago · 94 km deep · 86 km away
  48. 1.555 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3570 days ago · 75 km deep · 34 km away
  49. 1.618 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 3569 days ago · 37 km deep · 67 km away
  50. 1.764 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3569 days ago · 118 km deep · 83 km away
  51. 1.567 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3569 days ago · 115 km deep · 90 km away
  52. 3.345 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3569 days ago · 78 km deep · 53 km away
  53. 2.168 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3569 days ago · 116 km deep · 86 km away
  54. 3.011 km N of Tanaina, Alaska · 3568 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 6
  55. 3.244 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3568 days ago · 86 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 2
  56. 1.554 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3567 days ago · 115 km deep · 86 km away
  57. 1.517 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3567 days ago · 80 km deep · 83 km away
  58. 2.170 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3567 days ago · 121 km deep · 91 km away
  59. 2.861 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3567 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 3
  60. 1.5Central Alaska · 3567 days ago · 45 km deep · 59 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 1.667 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3583 days ago · 128 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.518 km NE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3583 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.734 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3583 days ago · 91 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 1.855 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3584 days ago · 114 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 2.049 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3584 days ago · 105 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 2.061 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3584 days ago · 61 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 1.919 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 3584 days ago · 34 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 3.139 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3585 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 1.931 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3585 days ago · 82 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.565 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3586 days ago · 120 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 1.613 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3586 days ago · 55 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 2.415 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 3587 days ago · 49 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 1.761 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3587 days ago · 111 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.669 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3588 days ago · 124 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 2.557 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3589 days ago · 67 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 1.727 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3589 days ago · 76 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.516 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 3589 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 2.764 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3590 days ago · 64 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 2.611 km SE of Petersville, Alaska · 3591 days ago · 68 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 1.870 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3591 days ago · 65 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1

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