Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 63 km ENE of Chase, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 63 km ENE of Chase, Alaska on Thu, Dec 15, 2016, 4:58 AM AKST (13:58 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 47 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-12-15 13:58:18 UTC
Depth
18.7 km (11.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.672° N, 148.958° 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
58

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 141 in the 60 days after this one and 79 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.513 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3579 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 1.519 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3579 days ago · 60 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.625 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3579 days ago · 38 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 1.567 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3579 days ago · 36 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 1.845 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3578 days ago · 98 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.124 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3578 days ago · 39 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 3.947 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3577 days ago · 68 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.511 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3577 days ago · 76 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.039 km E of Chase, Alaska · 3577 days ago · 59 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 1.654 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3576 days ago · 96 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 1.650 km E of Chase, Alaska · 3576 days ago · 43 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 1.5Central Alaska · 3574 days ago · 67 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 1.546 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3573 days ago · 86 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 2.750 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3572 days ago · 97 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 1.553 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3571 days ago · 18 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 1.89 km NE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3571 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 2.058 km N of Chase, Alaska · 3571 days ago · 85 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 2.746 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3571 days ago · 89 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 1.667 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3571 days ago · 65 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 1.618 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3570 days ago · 94 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 1.555 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3570 days ago · 75 km deep · 37 km away
  22. 1.618 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 3569 days ago · 37 km deep · 87 km away
  23. 1.764 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3569 days ago · 118 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 3.345 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3569 days ago · 78 km deep · 34 km away
  25. 2.168 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3569 days ago · 116 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 3.244 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3568 days ago · 86 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 2
  27. 1.5Central Alaska · 3567 days ago · 45 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 1.554 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3567 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  29. 2.843 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3567 days ago · 53 km deep · 21 km away
  30. 1.837 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3567 days ago · 90 km deep · 79 km away
  31. 1.838 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3567 days ago · 46 km deep · 87 km away
  32. 1.638 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3566 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
  33. 1.852 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3566 days ago · 61 km deep · 14 km away
  34. 1.543 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3566 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  35. 1.635 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3566 days ago · 62 km deep · 30 km away
  36. 1.674 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3566 days ago · 117 km deep · 96 km away
  37. 1.545 km N of Chase, Alaska · 3565 days ago · 82 km deep · 67 km away
  38. 2.272 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3565 days ago · 61 km deep · 33 km away
  39. 1.863 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3564 days ago · 31 km deep · 39 km away
  40. 1.866 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3563 days ago · 45 km deep · 63 km away
  41. 1.541 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3563 days ago · 67 km deep · 57 km away
  42. 1.568 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3563 days ago · 60 km deep · 9 km away
  43. 1.649 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3562 days ago · 76 km deep · 40 km away
  44. 1.562 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3562 days ago · 61 km deep · 19 km away
  45. 1.933 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3561 days ago · 78 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  46. 2.448 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3560 days ago · 75 km deep · 39 km away
  47. 1.671 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3560 days ago · 114 km deep · 98 km away
  48. 1.647 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3556 days ago · 97 km deep · 87 km away
  49. 2.260 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3555 days ago · 100 km deep · 85 km away
  50. 2.347 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3554 days ago · 36 km deep · 73 km away
  51. 1.522 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3553 days ago · 79 km deep · 58 km away
  52. 2.146 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3553 days ago · 65 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
  53. 1.523 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3553 days ago · 37 km deep · 90 km away
  54. 1.767 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3552 days ago · 98 km deep · 84 km away
  55. 1.548 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3551 days ago · 48 km deep · 79 km away
  56. 1.671 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3551 days ago · 119 km deep · 98 km away
  57. 2.140 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3551 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
  58. 2.051 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3551 days ago · 76 km deep · 51 km away
  59. 2.335 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3551 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
  60. 1.754 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3549 days ago · 108 km deep · 92 km away

The first 60 of 141.

Before

  1. 1.811 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.656 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 102 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 1.719 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 2.070 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 118 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.613 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 1.553 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 76 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 2.18 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3582 days ago · 25 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 2.061 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3582 days ago · 64 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 1.836 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3582 days ago · 67 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 1.518 km NE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3583 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.734 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3583 days ago · 91 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.855 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3584 days ago · 114 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 2.061 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3584 days ago · 61 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 1.919 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 3584 days ago · 34 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 3.139 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3585 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 1.514 km N of Cantwell, Alaska · 3586 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.613 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3586 days ago · 55 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 2.415 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 3587 days ago · 49 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 2.557 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3589 days ago · 67 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 2.764 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3590 days ago · 64 km deep · 46 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak016g326kot (also filed as ak14734128). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:51 AM UTC.