Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 67 km ENE of Chase, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 67 km ENE of Chase, Alaska on Tue, Jul 18, 2017, 1:39 PM AKDT (21:39 UTC), 69 km (43 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 58 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-07-18 21:39:39 UTC
Depth
68.5 km (42.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.782° N, 149.008° 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
2.4ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreferred · Preliminary
2.4ML, 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
96

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 153 in the 60 days after this one and 78 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.551 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3364 days ago · 88 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 1.655 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3363 days ago · 93 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 1.511 km NW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3362 days ago · 63 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.853 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3362 days ago · 80 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 2.522 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3362 days ago · 51 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.868 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3362 days ago · 126 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.235 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3361 days ago · 77 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 2.353 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3361 days ago · 72 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 1.638 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3360 days ago · 88 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 2.068 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3360 days ago · 119 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 3.333 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3360 days ago · 111 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.613 km SE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3360 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.861 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3359 days ago · 131 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.639 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3359 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 3.821 km WSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 3359 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 21 · tsunami flag
  16. 2.141 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3359 days ago · 75 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 1.759 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3359 days ago · 74 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 2.632 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3359 days ago · 29 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 1.871 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3358 days ago · 46 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 2.217 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 3357 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 1.819 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3357 days ago · 41 km deep · 78 km away
  22. 1.516 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 3357 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  23. 1.733 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3357 days ago · 23 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 1.618 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3357 days ago · 114 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 2.170 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3356 days ago · 111 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 1.955 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3356 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  27. 1.760 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3355 days ago · 111 km deep · 91 km away
  28. 1.765 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3355 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  29. 1.555 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3355 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 2.049 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3355 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  31. 1.754 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3355 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  32. 1.6Central Alaska · 3354 days ago · 63 km deep · 36 km away
  33. 1.664 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3354 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  34. 1.7Central Alaska · 3354 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  35. 2.229 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3353 days ago · 32 km deep · 84 km away
  36. 1.947 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3353 days ago · 105 km deep · 90 km away
  37. 2.1Central Alaska · 3353 days ago · 132 km deep · 93 km away
  38. 3.229 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 3353 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 4
  39. 1.853 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3353 days ago · 109 km deep · 99 km away
  40. 2.030 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3352 days ago · 75 km deep · 38 km away
  41. 2.039 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3351 days ago · 98 km deep · 99 km away
  42. 2.468 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3351 days ago · 132 km deep · 96 km away
  43. 2.158 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3351 days ago · 92 km deep · 81 km away
  44. 2.160 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3350 days ago · 76 km deep · 35 km away
  45. 1.972 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3350 days ago · 116 km deep · 89 km away
  46. 1.7Central Alaska · 3350 days ago · 112 km deep · 86 km away
  47. 2.640 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3349 days ago · 89 km deep · 97 km away
  48. 1.765 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3348 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  49. 1.557 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3348 days ago · 83 km deep · 45 km away
  50. 2.274 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3348 days ago · 118 km deep · 86 km away
  51. 3.147 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3347 days ago · 82 km deep · 35 km away
  52. 1.768 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3346 days ago · 109 km deep · 90 km away
  53. 1.710 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3346 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  54. 1.666 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3346 days ago · 125 km deep · 95 km away
  55. 1.536 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3344 days ago · 98 km deep · 91 km away
  56. 1.525 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 3344 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  57. 1.549 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3344 days ago · 99 km deep · 94 km away
  58. 2.110 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3344 days ago · 60 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  59. 2.648 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3343 days ago · 76 km deep · 20 km away
  60. 2.170 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3343 days ago · 42 km deep · 65 km away

The first 60 of 153.

Before

  1. 1.637 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3364 days ago · 80 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 1.76 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3364 days ago · 60 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.819 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3365 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.569 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3365 days ago · 121 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.643 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3366 days ago · 76 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 2.748 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3366 days ago · 107 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.658 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3366 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.565 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3367 days ago · 131 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.545 km NNW of Chase, Alaska · 3367 days ago · 90 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 1.716 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 3368 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 2.036 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3369 days ago · 46 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 4.065 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3369 days ago · 118 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 1.646 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3370 days ago · 113 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 1.742 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3370 days ago · 75 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 1.860 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3371 days ago · 87 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 1.872 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3371 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 1.875 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3371 days ago · 42 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 1.826 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3371 days ago · 58 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 1.765 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3371 days ago · 133 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 1.669 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3372 days ago · 116 km deep · 91 km away

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