Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 39 km E of Chase, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 39 km E of Chase, Alaska on Sun, Dec 18, 2016, 11:52 PM AKST (08:52 UTC), 59 km (37 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 45 km S of Cantwell, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-12-19 08:52:31 UTC
Depth
58.8 km (36.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.486° N, 149.337° 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
69

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 199 in the 60 days after this one and 107 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.927 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 3577 days ago · 46 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.829 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3577 days ago · 71 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.654 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3576 days ago · 96 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.650 km E of Chase, Alaska · 3576 days ago · 43 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 1.532 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3575 days ago · 69 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.85 km WNW of Houston, Alaska · 3574 days ago · 39 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.5Central Alaska · 3574 days ago · 67 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 1.614 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 3574 days ago · 52 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.546 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3573 days ago · 86 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 2.750 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3572 days ago · 97 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.823 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3572 days ago · 90 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.553 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3571 days ago · 18 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 2.058 km N of Chase, Alaska · 3571 days ago · 85 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 2.746 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3571 days ago · 89 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 1.625 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 3570 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.618 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3570 days ago · 94 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.555 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3570 days ago · 75 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 1.618 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 3569 days ago · 37 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 1.764 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3569 days ago · 118 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 3.345 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3569 days ago · 78 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 2.168 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3569 days ago · 116 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 3.011 km N of Tanaina, Alaska · 3568 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 6
  23. 3.244 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3568 days ago · 86 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 2
  24. 1.554 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3567 days ago · 115 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 1.517 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3567 days ago · 80 km deep · 90 km away
  26. 1.5Central Alaska · 3567 days ago · 45 km deep · 52 km away
  27. 1.554 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3567 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  28. 2.843 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3567 days ago · 53 km deep · 9 km away
  29. 1.837 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3567 days ago · 90 km deep · 92 km away
  30. 1.838 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3567 days ago · 46 km deep · 96 km away
  31. 1.69 km N of Houston, Alaska · 3567 days ago · 38 km deep · 89 km away
  32. 1.625 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3566 days ago · 89 km deep · 98 km away
  33. 1.638 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3566 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  34. 1.852 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3566 days ago · 61 km deep · 24 km away
  35. 1.543 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3566 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  36. 1.635 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3566 days ago · 62 km deep · 19 km away
  37. 1.674 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3566 days ago · 117 km deep · 99 km away
  38. 1.545 km N of Chase, Alaska · 3565 days ago · 82 km deep · 61 km away
  39. 1.533 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 3565 days ago · 51 km deep · 98 km away
  40. 2.272 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3565 days ago · 61 km deep · 60 km away
  41. 2.04 km NW of Tanaina, Alaska · 3565 days ago · 36 km deep · 92 km away
  42. 1.640 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 3565 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  43. 1.711 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 3564 days ago · 37 km deep · 79 km away
  44. 1.863 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3564 days ago · 31 km deep · 39 km away
  45. 1.866 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3563 days ago · 45 km deep · 77 km away
  46. 1.532 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 3563 days ago · 81 km deep · 99 km away
  47. 1.541 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3563 days ago · 67 km deep · 85 km away
  48. 1.568 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3563 days ago · 60 km deep · 36 km away
  49. 1.649 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3562 days ago · 76 km deep · 43 km away
  50. 1.810 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3562 days ago · 28 km deep · 88 km away
  51. 1.562 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3562 days ago · 61 km deep · 47 km away
  52. 1.63 km ESE of Willow, Alaska · 3561 days ago · 40 km deep · 89 km away
  53. 1.933 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3561 days ago · 78 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  54. 2.123 km S of Petersville, Alaska · 3560 days ago · 24 km deep · 76 km away
  55. 2.448 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3560 days ago · 75 km deep · 41 km away
  56. 1.671 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3560 days ago · 114 km deep · 99 km away
  57. 1.716 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 3559 days ago · 82 km deep · 90 km away
  58. 3.127 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  59. 1.525 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 85 km deep · 96 km away
  60. 2.426 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 3557 days ago · 77 km deep · 96 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.626 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3577 days ago · 82 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.511 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3577 days ago · 76 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.627 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3577 days ago · 91 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 1.823 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 3577 days ago · 78 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.3Southern Alaska · 3577 days ago · 38 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 1.613 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 3577 days ago · 81 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 3.947 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3577 days ago · 68 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.124 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3578 days ago · 39 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 1.845 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3578 days ago · 98 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 1.547 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3578 days ago · 102 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 2.118 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 3579 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 1.567 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3579 days ago · 36 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 1.625 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3579 days ago · 38 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 1.519 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3579 days ago · 60 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 1.513 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3579 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 2.163 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 19 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 1.811 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 1.656 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 102 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 2.112 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.719 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away

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