Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 5 km ENE of Chase, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 5 km ENE of Chase, Alaska on Tue, Jan 24, 2017, 7:06 PM AKST (04:06 UTC), 14 km (9 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-01-25 04:06:41 UTC
Depth
13.8 km (8.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.477° N, 150.007° 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
29

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 201 in the 60 days after this one and 133 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.57 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 48 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.557 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 111 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.98 km SSE of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 1.68 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 1.657 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 66 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 2.561 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 123 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 3
  7. 1.666 km E of Chase, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 49 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 1.552 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 74 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 1.539 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 94 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 2.524 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 86 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 2.150 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 111 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.839 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 100 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.666 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3537 days ago · 61 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 1.657 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3537 days ago · 129 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 2.133 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3537 days ago · 89 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 1.638 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3537 days ago · 20 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 1.563 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3537 days ago · 122 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 2.167 km NW of Petersville, Alaska · 3537 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 2.065 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3536 days ago · 118 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 1.530 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3536 days ago · 56 km deep · 52 km away
  21. 2.716 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 3536 days ago · 81 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 1.564 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3535 days ago · 122 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 1.647 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3535 days ago · 91 km deep · 51 km away
  24. 2.211 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 3535 days ago · 45 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 2.475 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3535 days ago · 113 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 2.041 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3535 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  27. 1.571 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3535 days ago · 124 km deep · 86 km away
  28. 1.517 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 3534 days ago · 67 km deep · 75 km away
  29. 1.654 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3534 days ago · 69 km deep · 49 km away
  30. 1.732 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3534 days ago · 77 km deep · 88 km away
  31. 5.264 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3533 days ago · 133 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 504
  32. 1.563 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3533 days ago · 120 km deep · 85 km away
  33. 1.564 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3533 days ago · 126 km deep · 83 km away
  34. 1.968 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3533 days ago · 98 km deep · 74 km away
  35. 2.130 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3533 days ago · 83 km deep · 41 km away
  36. 1.762 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3533 days ago · 129 km deep · 85 km away
  37. 1.58 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 3533 days ago · 81 km deep · 86 km away
  38. 1.535 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3533 days ago · 65 km deep · 29 km away
  39. 1.946 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3532 days ago · 103 km deep · 71 km away
  40. 1.864 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3531 days ago · 105 km deep · 70 km away
  41. 2.155 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3531 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
  42. 1.7Southern Alaska · 3531 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away
  43. 2.057 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3530 days ago · 76 km deep · 53 km away
  44. 1.772 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3529 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  45. 1.723 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3529 days ago · 25 km deep · 58 km away
  46. 2.657 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3529 days ago · 77 km deep · 53 km away
  47. 1.628 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3529 days ago · 68 km deep · 23 km away
  48. 1.75 km NE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3528 days ago · 28 km deep · 95 km away
  49. 1.856 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3528 days ago · 73 km deep · 52 km away
  50. 1.860 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3528 days ago · 133 km deep · 90 km away
  51. 1.755 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3528 days ago · 68 km deep · 49 km away
  52. 1.88 km W of Susitna North, Alaska · 3528 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  53. 2.062 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3528 days ago · 125 km deep · 84 km away
  54. 2.615 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3528 days ago · 58 km deep · 45 km away
  55. 2.318 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3527 days ago · 84 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  56. 1.670 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3527 days ago · 123 km deep · 95 km away
  57. 1.813 km NNE of Susitna, Alaska · 3527 days ago · 46 km deep · 93 km away
  58. 1.644 km E of Chase, Alaska · 3527 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  59. 1.765 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3527 days ago · 128 km deep · 94 km away
  60. 2.045 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3527 days ago · 66 km deep · 79 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.561 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3540 days ago · 128 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 1.76 km W of Houston, Alaska · 3540 days ago · 56 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.718 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3540 days ago · 49 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 1.654 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3540 days ago · 69 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.549 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3541 days ago · 89 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 2.210 km WSW of Chase, Alaska · 3541 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 2.3Central Alaska · 3541 days ago · 113 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 2.522 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3542 days ago · 57 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.048 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3542 days ago · 90 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 1.621 km W of Willow, Alaska · 3542 days ago · 41 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 1.5Central Alaska · 3542 days ago · 102 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 1.766 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3542 days ago · 113 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 1.81 km E of Petersville, Alaska · 3542 days ago · 76 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 1.52 km WNW of Houston, Alaska · 3542 days ago · 50 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 2.244 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3543 days ago · 86 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 1.623 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3543 days ago · 55 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 1.833 km NW of Petersville, Alaska · 3543 days ago · 91 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 1.641 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3544 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 1.95 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 3544 days ago · 77 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 1.866 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3544 days ago · 112 km deep · 79 km away

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