Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 47 km N of Chase, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 47 km N of Chase, Alaska on Tue, May 23, 2017, 6:31 PM AKDT (02:31 UTC), 82 km (51 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
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-05-24 02:31:14 UTC
Depth
82.3 km (51.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
62.871° N, 150.131° 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
48

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 113 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.769 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3421 days ago · 122 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 1.965 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3420 days ago · 128 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 2.035 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3420 days ago · 121 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 3.136 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3420 days ago · 84 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 2.462 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3419 days ago · 118 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 1.664 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3419 days ago · 127 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 1.561 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3419 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 2.674 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3419 days ago · 111 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 1.920 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 70 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 2.156 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3417 days ago · 97 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 1.619 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3417 days ago · 72 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 2.060 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 121 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 2.143 km N of Chase, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 82 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 1.532 km S of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.915 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 1.956 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 80 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 1.542 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 82 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 1.6Central Alaska · 3415 days ago · 108 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 3.138 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 113 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 1.550 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 104 km deep · 56 km away
  21. 1.53 km S of Chase, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 64 km deep · 50 km away
  22. 1.568 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 94 km deep · 30 km away
  23. 1.554 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 113 km deep · 40 km away
  24. 1.815 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 92 km deep · 79 km away
  25. 1.627 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3413 days ago · 75 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 1.519 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3413 days ago · 68 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 1.827 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3413 days ago · 100 km deep · 77 km away
  28. 1.917 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3413 days ago · 58 km deep · 45 km away
  29. 1.835 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3413 days ago · 126 km deep · 91 km away
  30. 1.629 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3413 days ago · 84 km deep · 35 km away
  31. 1.620 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3412 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  32. 2.064 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3412 days ago · 59 km deep · 72 km away
  33. 2.033 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3412 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  34. 1.665 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3412 days ago · 125 km deep · 48 km away
  35. 1.66 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3412 days ago · 60 km deep · 68 km away
  36. 2.155 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3410 days ago · 67 km deep · 39 km away
  37. 1.728 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3410 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  38. 1.653 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3409 days ago · 96 km deep · 34 km away
  39. 1.6Central Alaska · 3409 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  40. 2.326 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 39 km deep · 83 km away
  41. 3.753 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 82 km deep · 30 km away
  42. 2.445 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  43. 1.566 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 127 km deep · 44 km away
  44. 1.555 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  45. 1.552 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  46. 1.647 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  47. 1.5Central Alaska · 3408 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  48. 1.851 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 103 km deep · 42 km away
  49. 1.634 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 61 km deep · 85 km away
  50. 2.660 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 121 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  51. 1.960 km N of Chase, Alaska · 3406 days ago · 80 km deep · 16 km away
  52. 2.529 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3406 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  53. 2.372 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3405 days ago · 117 km deep · 45 km away
  54. 1.859 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3405 days ago · 105 km deep · 33 km away
  55. 1.656 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3405 days ago · 81 km deep · 28 km away
  56. 1.652 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3404 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  57. 1.69 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3403 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  58. 2.625 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3402 days ago · 78 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  59. 1.957 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3401 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  60. 1.815 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3401 days ago · 87 km deep · 56 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.045 km N of Chase, Alaska · 3422 days ago · 75 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.030 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.740 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 71 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.568 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3423 days ago · 53 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.810 km S of Talkeetna, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 1.672 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 118 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 1.514 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 62 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 1.734 km S of Petersville, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 2.551 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3424 days ago · 89 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 1.554 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3425 days ago · 138 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 1.764 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3426 days ago · 61 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 2.026 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3427 days ago · 65 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  13. 3.153 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3427 days ago · 79 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 1.624 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3427 days ago · 83 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 1.952 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3427 days ago · 86 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 2.255 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3427 days ago · 71 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 2.031 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3428 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 1.820 km S of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3428 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.923 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3428 days ago · 85 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 1.523 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3428 days ago · 78 km deep · 73 km away

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