Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 52 km NE of Chase, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 52 km NE of Chase, Alaska on Tue, Jan 2, 2018, 7:46 AM AKST (16:46 UTC), 67 km (42 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 61 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-01-02 16:46:18 UTC
Depth
67.2 km (41.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.719° N, 149.256° 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
20

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 117 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.758 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3197 days ago · 34 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 2.06 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3196 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 1.962 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3196 days ago · 106 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 1.849 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3196 days ago · 94 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.663 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3196 days ago · 123 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.935 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3196 days ago · 65 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 1.715 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3195 days ago · 97 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 2.6Central Alaska · 3195 days ago · 125 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.667 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3195 days ago · 123 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.948 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3194 days ago · 31 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 1.540 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3194 days ago · 28 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 2.746 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3194 days ago · 74 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.732 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3194 days ago · 40 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 2.262 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3194 days ago · 70 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 1.567 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3193 days ago · 125 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 1.651 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3193 days ago · 101 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 1.751 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3192 days ago · 22 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 1.732 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3192 days ago · 76 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 1.772 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3192 days ago · 118 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 1.531 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3192 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 2.366 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3192 days ago · 60 km deep · 13 km away
  22. 1.652 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3191 days ago · 102 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 1.549 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3191 days ago · 69 km deep · 37 km away
  24. 2.557 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3191 days ago · 135 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 2.339 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3190 days ago · 68 km deep · 15 km away
  26. 1.660 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3189 days ago · 108 km deep · 81 km away
  27. 1.913 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 3189 days ago · 83 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 2.568 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3189 days ago · 117 km deep · 87 km away
  29. 1.565 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3188 days ago · 67 km deep · 24 km away
  30. 2.036 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3188 days ago · 66 km deep · 17 km away
  31. 1.624 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3188 days ago · 55 km deep · 28 km away
  32. 1.857 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3187 days ago · 71 km deep · 21 km away
  33. 1.569 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3187 days ago · 121 km deep · 85 km away
  34. 1.638 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3187 days ago · 34 km deep · 54 km away
  35. 1.839 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3187 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  36. 1.68 km SE of Petersville, Alaska · 3187 days ago · 70 km deep · 77 km away
  37. 2.646 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3187 days ago · 83 km deep · 47 km away
  38. 1.524 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3186 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  39. 1.569 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3186 days ago · 121 km deep · 85 km away
  40. 1.570 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3186 days ago · 118 km deep · 84 km away
  41. 1.618 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3186 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  42. 2.516 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3185 days ago · 39 km deep · 77 km away
  43. 1.520 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3185 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  44. 1.571 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3185 days ago · 115 km deep · 83 km away
  45. 1.625 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3185 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  46. 1.566 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3185 days ago · 126 km deep · 90 km away
  47. 1.57 km ESE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 3185 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  48. 1.854 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3185 days ago · 68 km deep · 23 km away
  49. 1.869 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3185 days ago · 118 km deep · 86 km away
  50. 1.756 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3184 days ago · 29 km deep · 77 km away
  51. 1.570 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3184 days ago · 63 km deep · 26 km away
  52. 1.569 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3184 days ago · 118 km deep · 86 km away
  53. 2.742 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3184 days ago · 67 km deep · 12 km away
  54. 1.6Central Alaska · 3183 days ago · 76 km deep · 99 km away
  55. 1.569 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3183 days ago · 113 km deep · 80 km away
  56. 1.532 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3183 days ago · 78 km deep · 62 km away
  57. 2.026 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3183 days ago · 84 km deep · 50 km away
  58. 1.559 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3183 days ago · 111 km deep · 91 km away
  59. 2.150 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3183 days ago · 42 km deep · 63 km away
  60. 1.561 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3183 days ago · 108 km deep · 74 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.248 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3197 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 2.159 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3197 days ago · 129 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.563 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3197 days ago · 119 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.568 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3197 days ago · 115 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.546 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3197 days ago · 112 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.559 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3197 days ago · 62 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 1.623 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3198 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.533 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3198 days ago · 31 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.569 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3198 days ago · 117 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.660 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3199 days ago · 73 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 1.670 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3199 days ago · 122 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 1.562 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3199 days ago · 123 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.569 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3200 days ago · 119 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 1.816 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 3200 days ago · 37 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.615 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3200 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 1.862 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3200 days ago · 130 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 2.152 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 97 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 3.243 km E of Chase, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 53 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.542 km E of Chase, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 55 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 2.276 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3202 days ago · 45 km deep · 59 km away

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