Alaska earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 53 km NNE of Chase, Alaska

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 53 km NNE of Chase, Alaska on Thu, May 18, 2017, 3:07 AM AKDT (11:07 UTC), 79 km (49 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 65 km N of Petersville, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-05-18 11:07:34 UTC
Depth
78.8 km (49.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
62.852° N, 149.533° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
3.1ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreferred · Preliminary
3.3ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterReviewed

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Stations used
186

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 184 in the 60 days after this one and 95 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.026 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3427 days ago · 65 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.764 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3426 days ago · 61 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.554 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3425 days ago · 138 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 2.551 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3425 days ago · 89 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 1.514 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 62 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.672 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 118 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 1.810 km S of Talkeetna, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 1.568 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 53 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 1.740 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 71 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 2.045 km N of Chase, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 75 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 1.547 km N of Chase, Alaska · 3421 days ago · 82 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 1.769 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3421 days ago · 122 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 1.965 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3421 days ago · 128 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 2.035 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3420 days ago · 121 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 3.136 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3420 days ago · 84 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 2.462 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3420 days ago · 118 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 1.664 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3419 days ago · 127 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 1.561 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3419 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 2.674 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3419 days ago · 111 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 2.156 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3417 days ago · 97 km deep · 50 km away
  21. 1.619 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3417 days ago · 72 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 2.060 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 121 km deep · 58 km away
  23. 2.143 km N of Chase, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 82 km deep · 36 km away
  24. 1.915 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 18 km deep · 83 km away
  25. 1.956 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 80 km deep · 13 km away
  26. 1.542 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 82 km deep · 24 km away
  27. 1.6Central Alaska · 3415 days ago · 108 km deep · 67 km away
  28. 3.138 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 113 km deep · 54 km away
  29. 1.550 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 104 km deep · 61 km away
  30. 1.53 km S of Chase, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 64 km deep · 56 km away
  31. 1.568 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 94 km deep · 46 km away
  32. 1.554 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 113 km deep · 70 km away
  33. 1.815 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 92 km deep · 69 km away
  34. 1.627 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 75 km deep · 99 km away
  35. 1.827 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3413 days ago · 100 km deep · 71 km away
  36. 1.917 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3413 days ago · 58 km deep · 41 km away
  37. 1.835 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3413 days ago · 126 km deep · 89 km away
  38. 1.629 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3413 days ago · 84 km deep · 65 km away
  39. 2.064 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3412 days ago · 59 km deep · 46 km away
  40. 1.665 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3412 days ago · 125 km deep · 69 km away
  41. 1.66 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3412 days ago · 60 km deep · 76 km away
  42. 2.155 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3410 days ago · 67 km deep · 9 km away
  43. 1.653 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3409 days ago · 96 km deep · 38 km away
  44. 1.6Central Alaska · 3409 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  45. 2.326 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3409 days ago · 39 km deep · 71 km away
  46. 3.753 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3409 days ago · 82 km deep · 22 km away
  47. 2.445 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  48. 1.566 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 127 km deep · 68 km away
  49. 1.5Central Alaska · 3408 days ago · 13 km deep · 21 km away
  50. 1.633 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 44 km deep · 92 km away
  51. 1.851 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 103 km deep · 72 km away
  52. 2.660 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 121 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  53. 1.960 km N of Chase, Alaska · 3406 days ago · 80 km deep · 25 km away
  54. 2.529 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3406 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  55. 2.372 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3405 days ago · 117 km deep · 63 km away
  56. 1.859 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3405 days ago · 105 km deep · 61 km away
  57. 1.656 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3405 days ago · 81 km deep · 30 km away
  58. 1.652 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3404 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  59. 1.69 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3403 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  60. 2.625 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3402 days ago · 78 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of 184.

Before

  1. 1.624 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3427 days ago · 83 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.952 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3427 days ago · 86 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 2.255 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3428 days ago · 71 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 1.923 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3428 days ago · 85 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.523 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3428 days ago · 78 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.613 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3428 days ago · 89 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 1.954 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 109 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 1.615 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 53 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.968 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 62 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 1.654 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3429 days ago · 92 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 3.418 km SSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 42 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 2
  12. 1.743 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 80 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 1.861 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 130 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 2.1Central Alaska · 3430 days ago · 119 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 2.755 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3430 days ago · 75 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 2.227 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 61 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 2
  17. 2.953 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3431 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.134 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3432 days ago · 81 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 1.768 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3432 days ago · 115 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 1.839 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3433 days ago · 81 km deep · 30 km away

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