Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 57 km E of Chase, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 57 km E of Chase, Alaska on Tue, Dec 19, 2017, 3:04 AM AKST (12:04 UTC), 54 km (33 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 17 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-12-19 12:04:17 UTC
Depth
53.9 km (33.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.553° N, 149.001° 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
45

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 86 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.560 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3210 days ago · 100 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 1.633 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3210 days ago · 25 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 1.640 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3209 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 1.747 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3208 days ago · 101 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 2.041 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3207 days ago · 81 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.952 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3207 days ago · 36 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 1.812 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3206 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 2.551 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3205 days ago · 93 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 2.231 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3205 days ago · 45 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 2.332 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3205 days ago · 45 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 1.521 km S of Petersville, Alaska · 3205 days ago · 65 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 2.037 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3204 days ago · 91 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.88 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3203 days ago · 63 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 1.712 km WNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 3203 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 1.648 km N of Chase, Alaska · 3203 days ago · 77 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 2.232 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3203 days ago · 74 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 2.248 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3202 days ago · 68 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 1.635 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3202 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 1.7Central Alaska · 3202 days ago · 75 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 2.674 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 55 km deep · 19 km away
  21. 1.751 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 26 km deep · 64 km away
  22. 2.021 km SSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 44 km deep · 81 km away
  23. 2.276 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 45 km deep · 40 km away
  24. 1.542 km E of Chase, Alaska · 3200 days ago · 55 km deep · 16 km away
  25. 3.243 km E of Chase, Alaska · 3200 days ago · 53 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
  26. 2.152 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3200 days ago · 97 km deep · 94 km away
  27. 1.615 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3199 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  28. 1.816 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 3199 days ago · 37 km deep · 89 km away
  29. 1.660 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3198 days ago · 73 km deep · 52 km away
  30. 1.920 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 3198 days ago · 40 km deep · 89 km away
  31. 2.946 km W of Lake Louise, Alaska · 3197 days ago · 44 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  32. 1.533 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3197 days ago · 31 km deep · 76 km away
  33. 1.559 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3196 days ago · 62 km deep · 44 km away
  34. 1.64 km WSW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3196 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  35. 2.248 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3196 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  36. 1.552 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3196 days ago · 67 km deep · 23 km away
  37. 1.758 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3196 days ago · 34 km deep · 31 km away
  38. 2.06 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3195 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  39. 1.962 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3195 days ago · 106 km deep · 91 km away
  40. 1.849 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3195 days ago · 94 km deep · 81 km away
  41. 1.935 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3195 days ago · 65 km deep · 31 km away
  42. 1.715 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3194 days ago · 97 km deep · 95 km away
  43. 1.948 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3193 days ago · 31 km deep · 41 km away
  44. 1.540 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3193 days ago · 28 km deep · 49 km away
  45. 2.746 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3193 days ago · 74 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  46. 1.732 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3193 days ago · 40 km deep · 34 km away
  47. 2.262 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3193 days ago · 70 km deep · 32 km away
  48. 1.651 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3192 days ago · 101 km deep · 98 km away
  49. 1.751 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3191 days ago · 22 km deep · 61 km away
  50. 1.732 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3191 days ago · 76 km deep · 77 km away
  51. 1.531 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3191 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  52. 2.366 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3191 days ago · 60 km deep · 26 km away
  53. 1.57 km NNE of Lazy Mountain, Alaska · 3190 days ago · 32 km deep · 96 km away
  54. 1.652 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3190 days ago · 102 km deep · 98 km away
  55. 1.549 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3190 days ago · 69 km deep · 47 km away
  56. 2.339 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3189 days ago · 68 km deep · 31 km away
  57. 1.565 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3187 days ago · 67 km deep · 30 km away
  58. 2.036 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3187 days ago · 66 km deep · 31 km away
  59. 1.624 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3187 days ago · 55 km deep · 37 km away
  60. 1.857 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3186 days ago · 71 km deep · 42 km away

The first 60 of 153.

Before

  1. 1.54 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3210 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 1.63 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3210 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.720 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3212 days ago · 26 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 2.446 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3212 days ago · 85 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 1.670 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3213 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.536 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3213 days ago · 39 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.534 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3213 days ago · 39 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 2.453 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3214 days ago · 67 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 1.526 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3214 days ago · 55 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.870 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3214 days ago · 110 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.621 km NNE of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3214 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 1.731 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3214 days ago · 25 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 1.511 km NW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3215 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 2.011 km SE of Petersville, Alaska · 3215 days ago · 67 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 1.751 km N of Chase, Alaska · 3215 days ago · 81 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 1.627 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3215 days ago · 38 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 2.056 km N of Chase, Alaska · 3215 days ago · 81 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 1.654 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3215 days ago · 74 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 1.842 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3215 days ago · 46 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 1.916 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3217 days ago · 27 km deep · 82 km away

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