Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 26 km E of Chase, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 26 km E of Chase, Alaska on Sat, May 5, 2018, 10:14 PM AKDT (06:14 UTC), 53 km (33 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 63 km N 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
2018-05-06 06:14:40 UTC
Depth
52.6 km (32.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.416° N, 149.602° 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
38

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 183 in the 60 days after this one and 112 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.832 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3072 days ago · 90 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 1.628 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3072 days ago · 71 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 2.043 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3072 days ago · 58 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 1.922 km S of Petersville, Alaska · 3072 days ago · 68 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 3.421 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3071 days ago · 34 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 7
  6. 1.527 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3071 days ago · 67 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 2.771 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3070 days ago · 40 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 2.249 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3070 days ago · 75 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 1.5Central Alaska · 3070 days ago · 102 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.728 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3069 days ago · 79 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.614 km W of Willow, Alaska · 3069 days ago · 38 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 2.819 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 3069 days ago · 65 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.79 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 3069 days ago · 55 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.658 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3069 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 1.946 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3068 days ago · 108 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 1.65 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3068 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 2.028 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 3068 days ago · 83 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 1.623 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 3068 days ago · 82 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 1.964 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3068 days ago · 119 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.542 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3067 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  21. 1.522 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 3067 days ago · 70 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 1.535 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 3067 days ago · 75 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 2.532 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3067 days ago · 87 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 1.655 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3066 days ago · 117 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 1.82 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3066 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  26. 1.617 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3066 days ago · 53 km deep · 14 km away
  27. 2.622 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 3065 days ago · 80 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  28. 1.545 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3065 days ago · 107 km deep · 77 km away
  29. 1.59 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3063 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  30. 1.729 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 3063 days ago · 76 km deep · 79 km away
  31. 2.840 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3063 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away
  32. 2.867 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3063 days ago · 118 km deep · 94 km away
  33. 1.637 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3062 days ago · 37 km deep · 46 km away
  34. 2.463 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3061 days ago · 104 km deep · 80 km away
  35. 1.915 km S of Petersville, Alaska · 3061 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  36. 1.711 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 3061 days ago · 50 km deep · 97 km away
  37. 1.636 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3060 days ago · 83 km deep · 62 km away
  38. 1.62 km SE of Willow, Alaska · 3060 days ago · 40 km deep · 79 km away
  39. 1.713 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3059 days ago · 48 km deep · 20 km away
  40. 1.63 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 3059 days ago · 41 km deep · 90 km away
  41. 2.05 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3059 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
  42. 1.65 km SSE of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3058 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  43. 1.870 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3058 days ago · 121 km deep · 97 km away
  44. 1.927 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 3058 days ago · 46 km deep · 61 km away
  45. 1.548 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3058 days ago · 66 km deep · 75 km away
  46. 2.119 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3058 days ago · 43 km deep · 47 km away
  47. 1.553 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3058 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  48. 1.658 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3057 days ago · 70 km deep · 53 km away
  49. 1.87 km NW of Tanaina, Alaska · 3057 days ago · 39 km deep · 82 km away
  50. 1.833 km WSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 3057 days ago · 59 km deep · 61 km away
  51. 1.649 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3057 days ago · 74 km deep · 47 km away
  52. 1.967 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3057 days ago · 118 km deep · 98 km away
  53. 2.917 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 3056 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 3
  54. 1.633 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 3056 days ago · 35 km deep · 33 km away
  55. 1.749 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3056 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  56. 1.923 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 29 km deep · 55 km away
  57. 1.717 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  58. 2.157 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  59. 1.938 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  60. 1.834 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3054 days ago · 88 km deep · 79 km away

The first 60 of 183.

Before

  1. 2.422 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3073 days ago · 82 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 2.647 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3073 days ago · 39 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.627 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 3074 days ago · 97 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 3.049 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3074 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.526 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 3074 days ago · 86 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.58 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 3074 days ago · 42 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 1.612 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3075 days ago · 27 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 1.556 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3075 days ago · 86 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 1.59 km E of Talkeetna, Alaska · 3075 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 1.671 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3075 days ago · 113 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.049 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3076 days ago · 67 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 1.93 km SE of Palmer, Alaska · 3076 days ago · 28 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 2.114 km E of Talkeetna, Alaska · 3076 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 1.835 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3077 days ago · 70 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 3.032 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 3077 days ago · 55 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.862 km N of Chase, Alaska · 3077 days ago · 85 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 1.549 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3077 days ago · 75 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 1.859 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3077 days ago · 88 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 1.59 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 3078 days ago · 42 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 2.245 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3078 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0185shdf0i (also filed as ak19331798). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:54 AM UTC.