Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 52 km ENE of Chase, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 52 km ENE of Chase, Alaska on Sun, Jan 15, 2017, 11:38 AM AKST (20:38 UTC), 60 km (37 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 57 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, 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
2017-01-15 20:38:05 UTC
Depth
59.5 km (37.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.618° N, 149.147° 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
55

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 192 in the 60 days after this one and 74 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.661 km N of Chase, Alaska · 3549 days ago · 79 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 1.640 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3549 days ago · 80 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 1.764 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3548 days ago · 42 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 2.15 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3548 days ago · 74 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.835 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3548 days ago · 54 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.748 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3548 days ago · 94 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.558 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3548 days ago · 58 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 2.137 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3547 days ago · 86 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.539 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3546 days ago · 44 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 1.554 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3546 days ago · 104 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 2.146 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3546 days ago · 36 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 1.841 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3546 days ago · 62 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 1.651 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3545 days ago · 93 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 1.866 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3545 days ago · 112 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.95 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 3544 days ago · 77 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 1.641 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3544 days ago · 35 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 1.623 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3544 days ago · 55 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 2.244 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3544 days ago · 86 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 1.81 km E of Petersville, Alaska · 3543 days ago · 76 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 1.766 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3543 days ago · 113 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 1.5Central Alaska · 3543 days ago · 102 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 2.048 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3543 days ago · 90 km deep · 70 km away
  23. 2.522 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3542 days ago · 57 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  24. 2.3Central Alaska · 3542 days ago · 113 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 2.210 km WSW of Chase, Alaska · 3542 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  26. 1.549 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3541 days ago · 89 km deep · 76 km away
  27. 1.654 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3541 days ago · 69 km deep · 32 km away
  28. 1.718 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3541 days ago · 49 km deep · 75 km away
  29. 1.65 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3540 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
  30. 1.98 km SSE of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3540 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  31. 1.68 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3540 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 1.657 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3540 days ago · 66 km deep · 33 km away
  33. 1.666 km E of Chase, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 49 km deep · 17 km away
  34. 1.552 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 74 km deep · 38 km away
  35. 1.539 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 94 km deep · 100 km away
  36. 1.839 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 100 km deep · 85 km away
  37. 2.666 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 61 km deep · 25 km away
  38. 2.133 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 89 km deep · 92 km away
  39. 1.638 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 20 km deep · 100 km away
  40. 2.065 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3537 days ago · 118 km deep · 97 km away
  41. 1.530 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3536 days ago · 56 km deep · 91 km away
  42. 2.716 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 3536 days ago · 81 km deep · 100 km away
  43. 1.647 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3536 days ago · 91 km deep · 71 km away
  44. 2.475 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3536 days ago · 113 km deep · 92 km away
  45. 2.041 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3535 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  46. 1.571 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3535 days ago · 124 km deep · 95 km away
  47. 1.654 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3535 days ago · 69 km deep · 37 km away
  48. 1.968 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3534 days ago · 98 km deep · 79 km away
  49. 2.130 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3534 days ago · 83 km deep · 73 km away
  50. 1.535 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3533 days ago · 65 km deep · 18 km away
  51. 1.734 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3533 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  52. 1.531 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3533 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  53. 1.634 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3533 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  54. 1.648 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3531 days ago · 31 km deep · 78 km away
  55. 1.864 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3531 days ago · 105 km deep · 85 km away
  56. 2.155 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3531 days ago · 20 km deep · 50 km away
  57. 2.057 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3530 days ago · 76 km deep · 42 km away
  58. 1.772 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3530 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  59. 1.723 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3530 days ago · 25 km deep · 71 km away
  60. 2.657 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3529 days ago · 77 km deep · 41 km away

The first 60 of 192.

Before

  1. 2.049 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3550 days ago · 90 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 1.553 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3550 days ago · 85 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 1.754 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3550 days ago · 108 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 2.335 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3551 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 2.051 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3551 days ago · 76 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 2.140 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3551 days ago · 20 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.671 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3551 days ago · 119 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.548 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3551 days ago · 48 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.767 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3552 days ago · 98 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.071 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3553 days ago · 120 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.523 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3553 days ago · 37 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 2.146 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3553 days ago · 65 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.522 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3553 days ago · 79 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 2.347 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3554 days ago · 36 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 2.260 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3555 days ago · 100 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 1.569 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3555 days ago · 121 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.647 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3556 days ago · 97 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 1.671 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3560 days ago · 114 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 2.448 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3560 days ago · 75 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 2.123 km S of Petersville, Alaska · 3560 days ago · 24 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak017p57144 (also filed as ak15077078). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:01 AM UTC.