Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 3 km S of Chase, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 3 km S of Chase, Alaska on Mon, May 29, 2017, 9:03 PM AKDT (05:03 UTC), 64 km (40 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
2017-05-30 05:03:46 UTC
Depth
63.7 km (39.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.420° N, 150.106° 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
38

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 130 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.568 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3415 days ago · 94 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.554 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 113 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 1.910 km E of Willow, Alaska · 3414 days ago · 41 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 1.627 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3413 days ago · 75 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 1.519 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3413 days ago · 68 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 1.917 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3413 days ago · 58 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 1.629 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3413 days ago · 84 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 2.064 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3412 days ago · 59 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 1.665 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3412 days ago · 125 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.66 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3412 days ago · 60 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 1.515 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 3411 days ago · 44 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 1.56 km SSW of Houston, Alaska · 3410 days ago · 40 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 2.155 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3410 days ago · 67 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 1.529 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3409 days ago · 56 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 1.612 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3409 days ago · 95 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 1.653 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3409 days ago · 96 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 2.326 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3409 days ago · 39 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 3.753 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 82 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 1.566 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 127 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.522 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 43 km deep · 67 km away
  21. 1.555 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 1.552 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 1.5Central Alaska · 3408 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  24. 2.14 km SE of Houston, Alaska · 3408 days ago · 53 km deep · 92 km away
  25. 1.633 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 44 km deep · 63 km away
  26. 1.851 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 103 km deep · 73 km away
  27. 1.624 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 71 km deep · 72 km away
  28. 1.634 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 61 km deep · 48 km away
  29. 2.660 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 121 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  30. 1.815 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 3407 days ago · 51 km deep · 60 km away
  31. 1.512 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 3406 days ago · 47 km deep · 79 km away
  32. 1.960 km N of Chase, Alaska · 3406 days ago · 80 km deep · 64 km away
  33. 2.529 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3406 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  34. 2.372 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3405 days ago · 117 km deep · 94 km away
  35. 1.859 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3405 days ago · 105 km deep · 74 km away
  36. 1.656 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3405 days ago · 81 km deep · 75 km away
  37. 2.412 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 3404 days ago · 50 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  38. 1.652 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3404 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  39. 1.740 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3404 days ago · 107 km deep · 99 km away
  40. 1.69 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3403 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  41. 2.625 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3402 days ago · 78 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  42. 1.815 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3401 days ago · 87 km deep · 50 km away
  43. 2.473 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3401 days ago · 116 km deep · 89 km away
  44. 1.934 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3401 days ago · 51 km deep · 71 km away
  45. 1.911 km SSW of Willow, Alaska · 3400 days ago · 47 km deep · 85 km away
  46. 1.949 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3399 days ago · 108 km deep · 74 km away
  47. 1.75 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 3399 days ago · 42 km deep · 95 km away
  48. 1.522 km NW of Chase, Alaska · 3399 days ago · 64 km deep · 25 km away
  49. 1.833 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 3399 days ago · 68 km deep · 63 km away
  50. 2.060 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3399 days ago · 93 km deep · 69 km away
  51. 1.861 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3399 days ago · 127 km deep · 91 km away
  52. 1.810 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 3399 days ago · 79 km deep · 77 km away
  53. 1.557 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3398 days ago · 94 km deep · 88 km away
  54. 2.351 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3398 days ago · 107 km deep · 78 km away
  55. 1.562 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3398 days ago · 63 km deep · 65 km away
  56. 1.656 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3398 days ago · 112 km deep · 73 km away
  57. 2.168 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3398 days ago · 121 km deep · 82 km away
  58. 1.912 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3397 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  59. 1.863 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3397 days ago · 105 km deep · 71 km away
  60. 1.940 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 3397 days ago · 94 km deep · 75 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.6Central Alaska · 3415 days ago · 108 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 1.542 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 82 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.956 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 80 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.915 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 18 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 2.143 km N of Chase, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 82 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 2.060 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 121 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 1.815 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 56 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.823 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3416 days ago · 53 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.619 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3417 days ago · 72 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 1.55 km W of Houston, Alaska · 3417 days ago · 40 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 2.156 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3417 days ago · 97 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 1.920 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3418 days ago · 70 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 2.674 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3419 days ago · 111 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 1.561 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3419 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 1.664 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3419 days ago · 127 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 2.462 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3419 days ago · 118 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 3.136 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3420 days ago · 84 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 1.965 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3420 days ago · 128 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 3.520 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 3421 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 3
  20. 1.769 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3421 days ago · 122 km deep · 91 km away

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