Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 42 km E of Chase, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 42 km E of Chase, Alaska on Thu, Dec 7, 2017, 3:28 PM AKST (00:28 UTC), 52 km (32 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 40 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-12-08 00:28:02 UTC
Depth
51.5 km (32.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.505° N, 149.290° 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
2.6ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreferred · Preliminary
2.8ML, 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
92

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 103 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.612 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 40 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.5Central Alaska · 3222 days ago · 64 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 1.520 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 93 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.713 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 72 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 2.917 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 6
  6. 1.657 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.569 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3221 days ago · 65 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 1.622 km NW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3221 days ago · 29 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.943 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3221 days ago · 77 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 1.514 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3221 days ago · 38 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 2.165 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3221 days ago · 28 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 1.756 km E of Chase, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 50 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 1.527 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 1.520 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 78 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 2.054 km N of Chase, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 85 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 1.885 km WNW of Lake Louise, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 48 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 1.557 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 73 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 1.967 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3218 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 1.569 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3218 days ago · 117 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.916 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3218 days ago · 27 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 1.842 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3217 days ago · 46 km deep · 19 km away
  22. 1.654 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3217 days ago · 74 km deep · 41 km away
  23. 2.056 km N of Chase, Alaska · 3217 days ago · 81 km deep · 59 km away
  24. 1.627 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3217 days ago · 38 km deep · 59 km away
  25. 1.727 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 3216 days ago · 76 km deep · 100 km away
  26. 1.751 km N of Chase, Alaska · 3216 days ago · 81 km deep · 64 km away
  27. 2.011 km SE of Petersville, Alaska · 3216 days ago · 67 km deep · 68 km away
  28. 1.731 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3216 days ago · 25 km deep · 63 km away
  29. 1.621 km NNE of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3216 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  30. 1.870 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3215 days ago · 110 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 1.526 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3215 days ago · 55 km deep · 76 km away
  32. 2.453 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3215 days ago · 67 km deep · 47 km away
  33. 1.534 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3215 days ago · 39 km deep · 31 km away
  34. 1.536 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3214 days ago · 39 km deep · 92 km away
  35. 2.446 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3213 days ago · 85 km deep · 59 km away
  36. 1.720 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3213 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
  37. 1.63 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3211 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  38. 1.54 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3211 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  39. 1.757 km E of Chase, Alaska · 3211 days ago · 54 km deep · 16 km away
  40. 1.560 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3211 days ago · 100 km deep · 83 km away
  41. 1.633 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3211 days ago · 25 km deep · 46 km away
  42. 1.640 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3211 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
  43. 1.747 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3210 days ago · 101 km deep · 86 km away
  44. 1.570 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3209 days ago · 118 km deep · 99 km away
  45. 1.743 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3209 days ago · 103 km deep · 98 km away
  46. 2.041 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3208 days ago · 81 km deep · 77 km away
  47. 1.518 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3208 days ago · 75 km deep · 94 km away
  48. 1.952 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3208 days ago · 36 km deep · 64 km away
  49. 1.652 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3208 days ago · 99 km deep · 92 km away
  50. 1.812 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3207 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  51. 2.551 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3207 days ago · 93 km deep · 77 km away
  52. 2.231 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3207 days ago · 45 km deep · 18 km away
  53. 2.332 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3207 days ago · 45 km deep · 17 km away
  54. 1.521 km S of Petersville, Alaska · 3206 days ago · 65 km deep · 76 km away
  55. 2.037 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3205 days ago · 91 km deep · 85 km away
  56. 1.515 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 3205 days ago · 81 km deep · 91 km away
  57. 1.88 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3204 days ago · 63 km deep · 61 km away
  58. 1.712 km WNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 3204 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  59. 1.648 km N of Chase, Alaska · 3204 days ago · 77 km deep · 55 km away
  60. 2.232 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3204 days ago · 74 km deep · 89 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.248 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 107 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.776 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 112 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.845 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 1.671 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3224 days ago · 113 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.062 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3224 days ago · 67 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 1.539 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3224 days ago · 29 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 2.953 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3224 days ago · 113 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.52 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 73 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.638 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 76 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 1.571 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 108 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.55 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 52 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 1.523 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 3226 days ago · 50 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 2.025 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3226 days ago · 82 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 1.655 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3226 days ago · 102 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 1.849 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 3226 days ago · 38 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 2.432 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 3226 days ago · 65 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.820 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3226 days ago · 44 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 1.76 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 3227 days ago · 51 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 1.628 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3227 days ago · 36 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 1.542 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3229 days ago · 90 km deep · 77 km away

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