Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 27 km NE of Chase, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 27 km NE of Chase, Alaska on Sun, May 14, 2017, 11:23 AM AKDT (19:23 UTC), 61 km (38 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 26 km N of Skwentna, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-05-14 19:23:58 UTC
Depth
61.4 km (38.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.628° N, 149.741° W
Region
Alaska
Felt reports
2
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was I, not felt shaking.

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How well it is located

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Stations used
89

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 118 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.755 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 75 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 2.1Central Alaska · 3430 days ago · 119 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.861 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 130 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.743 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 80 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 3.418 km SSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 42 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 2
  6. 1.654 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 92 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 1.968 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 62 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 1.615 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 53 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 1.915 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 1.954 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 109 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 1.613 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3428 days ago · 89 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.523 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3428 days ago · 78 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 1.923 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3428 days ago · 85 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 1.614 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 3428 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 2.255 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3427 days ago · 71 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 1.952 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3427 days ago · 86 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 1.624 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3427 days ago · 83 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 3.153 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3427 days ago · 79 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 2.026 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3427 days ago · 65 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.615 km NW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3426 days ago · 29 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 1.764 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3426 days ago · 61 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 1.821 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3426 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 1.814 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 3425 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 2.551 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 89 km deep · 48 km away
  25. 1.734 km S of Petersville, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  26. 2.06 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 30 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 1.514 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 62 km deep · 55 km away
  28. 1.672 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 118 km deep · 77 km away
  29. 1.810 km S of Talkeetna, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  30. 1.568 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 53 km deep · 74 km away
  31. 1.740 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 71 km deep · 90 km away
  32. 2.045 km N of Chase, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 75 km deep · 33 km away
  33. 1.547 km N of Chase, Alaska · 3421 days ago · 82 km deep · 34 km away
  34. 1.769 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3421 days ago · 122 km deep · 76 km away
  35. 1.965 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3420 days ago · 128 km deep · 79 km away
  36. 3.136 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3420 days ago · 84 km deep · 58 km away
  37. 2.462 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3419 days ago · 118 km deep · 79 km away
  38. 1.664 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3419 days ago · 127 km deep · 85 km away
  39. 1.561 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3419 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  40. 2.674 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3419 days ago · 111 km deep · 72 km away
  41. 1.920 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 70 km deep · 90 km away
  42. 2.156 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3417 days ago · 97 km deep · 55 km away
  43. 1.619 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3417 days ago · 72 km deep · 70 km away
  44. 2.060 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 121 km deep · 63 km away
  45. 2.143 km N of Chase, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 82 km deep · 35 km away
  46. 1.915 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 18 km deep · 56 km away
  47. 1.956 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 80 km deep · 39 km away
  48. 1.542 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 82 km deep · 51 km away
  49. 1.6Central Alaska · 3415 days ago · 108 km deep · 70 km away
  50. 3.138 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 113 km deep · 79 km away
  51. 1.550 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 104 km deep · 83 km away
  52. 1.53 km S of Chase, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 64 km deep · 30 km away
  53. 1.568 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 94 km deep · 61 km away
  54. 1.554 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 113 km deep · 70 km away
  55. 1.815 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 92 km deep · 96 km away
  56. 1.910 km E of Willow, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 41 km deep · 98 km away
  57. 1.627 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3413 days ago · 75 km deep · 76 km away
  58. 1.519 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3413 days ago · 68 km deep · 92 km away
  59. 1.827 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3413 days ago · 100 km deep · 97 km away
  60. 1.917 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3413 days ago · 58 km deep · 15 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.518 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 38 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.953 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.821 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 2.032 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 81 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.134 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 81 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 1.768 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3432 days ago · 115 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 2.15 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3432 days ago · 36 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.839 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3433 days ago · 81 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 1.523 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 65 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 1.767 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 114 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 1.621 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 89 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.660 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 99 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 1.830 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 3434 days ago · 80 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 1.769 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 103 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 1.632 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 52 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 2.240 km E of Chase, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 55 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 1.927 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 1.640 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3435 days ago · 89 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 1.652 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3436 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 2.1Central Alaska · 3436 days ago · 126 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak01765xgson (also filed as ak16033054). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:41 AM UTC.