Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 8 km E of Chase, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 8 km E of Chase, Alaska on Thu, Aug 24, 2017, 9:57 AM AKDT (17:57 UTC), 13 km (8 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-08-24 17:57:09 UTC
Depth
13.3 km (8.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.436° N, 149.948° 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
24

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 108 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.77 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 3328 days ago · 43 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.522 km NW of Petersville, Alaska · 3328 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 1.88 km SSE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 3328 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 1.612 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3328 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.671 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3328 days ago · 118 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.82 km E of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3328 days ago · 15 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.659 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3327 days ago · 132 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.543 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3327 days ago · 37 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 1.68 km NE of Houston, Alaska · 3327 days ago · 30 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 1.731 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3327 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 1.56 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 3327 days ago · 85 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 1.73 km SE of Houston, Alaska · 3326 days ago · 28 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.546 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3326 days ago · 89 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 2.028 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 3326 days ago · 95 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 1.643 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3326 days ago · 105 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 2.062 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3326 days ago · 122 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 2.49 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3326 days ago · 74 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 2.023 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 3325 days ago · 45 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 1.623 km NNE of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3325 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 3.230 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3325 days ago · 59 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 2.916 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3324 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
  22. 1.540 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3324 days ago · 65 km deep · 37 km away
  23. 1.518 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3323 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  24. 1.523 km N of Willow, Alaska · 3323 days ago · 52 km deep · 54 km away
  25. 1.622 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3323 days ago · 73 km deep · 69 km away
  26. 2.068 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3323 days ago · 124 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 1.520 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3323 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  28. 1.568 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3323 days ago · 118 km deep · 97 km away
  29. 2.020 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3323 days ago · 38 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  30. 1.813 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 3323 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
  31. 1.927 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3323 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  32. 1.523 km NW of Petersville, Alaska · 3322 days ago · 85 km deep · 63 km away
  33. 1.925 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 3322 days ago · 66 km deep · 98 km away
  34. 1.762 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3322 days ago · 122 km deep · 84 km away
  35. 4.558 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3321 days ago · 105 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 98
  36. 1.729 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3321 days ago · 41 km deep · 40 km away
  37. 2.625 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 3321 days ago · 67 km deep · 75 km away
  38. 1.572 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3321 days ago · 42 km deep · 92 km away
  39. 4.061 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3321 days ago · 132 km deep · 85 km away
  40. 1.947 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3320 days ago · 89 km deep · 75 km away
  41. 1.519 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 3320 days ago · 45 km deep · 67 km away
  42. 1.623 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3320 days ago · 90 km deep · 69 km away
  43. 1.854 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3320 days ago · 126 km deep · 82 km away
  44. 1.532 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3319 days ago · 26 km deep · 51 km away
  45. 2.146 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3319 days ago · 73 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  46. 1.82 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 3319 days ago · 41 km deep · 75 km away
  47. 1.59 km WSW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3318 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  48. 1.974 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3318 days ago · 116 km deep · 91 km away
  49. 1.627 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3318 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
  50. 2.060 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3318 days ago · 90 km deep · 68 km away
  51. 2.243 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3318 days ago · 93 km deep · 66 km away
  52. 1.857 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3318 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  53. 2.027 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 3317 days ago · 88 km deep · 70 km away
  54. 1.968 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3317 days ago · 118 km deep · 91 km away
  55. 1.528 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3317 days ago · 81 km deep · 49 km away
  56. 1.73 km WNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 3317 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  57. 1.530 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 3317 days ago · 84 km deep · 72 km away
  58. 1.656 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3317 days ago · 66 km deep · 54 km away
  59. 1.657 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3317 days ago · 61 km deep · 54 km away
  60. 1.732 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3317 days ago · 81 km deep · 43 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.74 km ESE of Willow, Alaska · 3328 days ago · 43 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 1.557 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3329 days ago · 90 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.827 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 3329 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 2.253 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3329 days ago · 107 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.069 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3330 days ago · 117 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.558 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3330 days ago · 85 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.54 km N of Willow, Alaska · 3330 days ago · 44 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 1.626 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 3331 days ago · 69 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 2.225 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3331 days ago · 77 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.539 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3331 days ago · 48 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 1.563 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3331 days ago · 125 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 1.748 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3331 days ago · 93 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 4.319 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3331 days ago · 57 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 82
  14. 1.73 km W of Susitna North, Alaska · 3331 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 1.617 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 3332 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 1.869 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3332 days ago · 112 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 1.539 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3332 days ago · 71 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 2.249 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3332 days ago · 72 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.968 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3332 days ago · 29 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.659 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3332 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak017aulaics (also filed as ak16653667). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:43 PM UTC.