Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 55 km NE of Chase, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 55 km NE of Chase, Alaska on Sun, Feb 5, 2017, 6:15 AM AKST (15:15 UTC), 68 km (42 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 21 km N of Fishhook, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-02-05 15:15:07 UTC
Depth
67.8 km (42.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.831° N, 149.423° 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
35

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 102 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.88 km W of Susitna North, Alaska · 3529 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 2.062 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3529 days ago · 125 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 2.615 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3528 days ago · 58 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 1.670 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3528 days ago · 123 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 1.644 km E of Chase, Alaska · 3528 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 1.765 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3528 days ago · 128 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.045 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3528 days ago · 66 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 1.751 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3527 days ago · 114 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.658 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3527 days ago · 91 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 1.853 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3527 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 1.653 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3527 days ago · 123 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.723 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 3526 days ago · 85 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.940 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3526 days ago · 104 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 2.971 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3526 days ago · 118 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 1.771 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3525 days ago · 116 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 1.960 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3524 days ago · 73 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 2.540 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3524 days ago · 74 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 2.169 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3524 days ago · 119 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 1.969 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3524 days ago · 37 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 1.97 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 3524 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 1.542 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3523 days ago · 101 km deep · 70 km away
  22. 1.551 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3523 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  23. 1.566 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3523 days ago · 97 km deep · 56 km away
  24. 1.658 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3523 days ago · 125 km deep · 83 km away
  25. 1.738 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3522 days ago · 72 km deep · 63 km away
  26. 1.853 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3522 days ago · 109 km deep · 96 km away
  27. 1.962 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3522 days ago · 136 km deep · 78 km away
  28. 1.551 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3521 days ago · 111 km deep · 90 km away
  29. 1.532 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3521 days ago · 49 km deep · 64 km away
  30. 1.863 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3521 days ago · 109 km deep · 58 km away
  31. 1.565 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3520 days ago · 117 km deep · 79 km away
  32. 1.953 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3520 days ago · 91 km deep · 59 km away
  33. 1.659 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3520 days ago · 73 km deep · 10 km away
  34. 1.663 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3520 days ago · 107 km deep · 70 km away
  35. 1.616 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3519 days ago · 59 km deep · 40 km away
  36. 1.664 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3519 days ago · 78 km deep · 60 km away
  37. 1.532 km NNW of Chase, Alaska · 3519 days ago · 82 km deep · 47 km away
  38. 2.132 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3519 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  39. 1.535 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3519 days ago · 38 km deep · 24 km away
  40. 1.671 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3518 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  41. 1.555 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3518 days ago · 64 km deep · 8 km away
  42. 1.734 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3518 days ago · 52 km deep · 52 km away
  43. 1.526 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3518 days ago · 72 km deep · 31 km away
  44. 1.637 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3518 days ago · 71 km deep · 38 km away
  45. 1.5Central Alaska · 3517 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  46. 1.651 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3516 days ago · 78 km deep · 39 km away
  47. 2.074 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3516 days ago · 111 km deep · 64 km away
  48. 1.562 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3515 days ago · 116 km deep · 70 km away
  49. 1.674 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3515 days ago · 95 km deep · 56 km away
  50. 1.867 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3514 days ago · 102 km deep · 55 km away
  51. 1.641 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3514 days ago · 98 km deep · 69 km away
  52. 2.455 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3514 days ago · 101 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  53. 1.724 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3513 days ago · 36 km deep · 98 km away
  54. 1.759 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3513 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  55. 1.621 km WSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 3513 days ago · 54 km deep · 94 km away
  56. 1.660 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3512 days ago · 124 km deep · 80 km away
  57. 1.815 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3512 days ago · 62 km deep · 39 km away
  58. 2.070 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3512 days ago · 113 km deep · 66 km away
  59. 2.644 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3512 days ago · 30 km deep · 99 km away
  60. 1.962 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3512 days ago · 102 km deep · 51 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.860 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3529 days ago · 133 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 1.856 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3529 days ago · 73 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 1.628 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3530 days ago · 68 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 2.657 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3530 days ago · 77 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 1.723 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3530 days ago · 25 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.772 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3530 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 2.057 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3530 days ago · 76 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 1.623 km W of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3531 days ago · 116 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.155 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3532 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 1.864 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3532 days ago · 105 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 1.946 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3533 days ago · 103 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.640 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3533 days ago · 124 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 1.634 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3534 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 1.531 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3534 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 1.734 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3534 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.535 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3534 days ago · 65 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 1.762 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3534 days ago · 129 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 2.130 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3534 days ago · 83 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 1.968 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3534 days ago · 98 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 1.564 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3534 days ago · 126 km deep · 81 km away

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