Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 29 km NNE of Chase, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 29 km NNE of Chase, Alaska on Thu, Jul 12, 2018, 8:40 AM AKDT (16:40 UTC), 76 km (47 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 8 km ESE of Susitna North, 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
2018-07-12 16:40:38 UTC
Depth
76.3 km (47.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
62.696° N, 149.921° 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: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 101 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.514 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3004 days ago · 73 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 1.519 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3004 days ago · 72 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 2.542 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3003 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 1.970 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3003 days ago · 123 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 2.016 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3003 days ago · 88 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 1.541 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3003 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.519 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 3003 days ago · 43 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.847 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3003 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.565 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3002 days ago · 116 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 1.662 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3002 days ago · 129 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 1.562 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3002 days ago · 124 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 1.722 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3002 days ago · 90 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.642 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3002 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 1.636 km NW of Petersville, Alaska · 3002 days ago · 85 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 1.837 km NW of Petersville, Alaska · 3002 days ago · 79 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 2.234 km NNW of Chase, Alaska · 3001 days ago · 79 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 1.667 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3001 days ago · 124 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 1.542 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3001 days ago · 30 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 1.958 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3001 days ago · 103 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 1.767 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3001 days ago · 118 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 1.546 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3001 days ago · 102 km deep · 75 km away
  22. 1.629 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3000 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  23. 1.620 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 3000 days ago · 84 km deep · 66 km away
  24. 1.635 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3000 days ago · 109 km deep · 89 km away
  25. 2.135 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 3000 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  26. 2.024 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3000 days ago · 79 km deep · 73 km away
  27. 1.534 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 2999 days ago · 89 km deep · 83 km away
  28. 1.851 km E of Chase, Alaska · 2999 days ago · 57 km deep · 47 km away
  29. 1.59 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2999 days ago · 83 km deep · 82 km away
  30. 2.6Southern Alaska · 2998 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  31. 1.560 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 2997 days ago · 133 km deep · 89 km away
  32. 1.663 km N of Chase, Alaska · 2997 days ago · 92 km deep · 35 km away
  33. 2.115 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2997 days ago · 44 km deep · 52 km away
  34. 2.723 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 2997 days ago · 85 km deep · 69 km away
  35. 1.649 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2997 days ago · 74 km deep · 46 km away
  36. 1.550 km S of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2996 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  37. 2.052 km N of Chase, Alaska · 2995 days ago · 70 km deep · 26 km away
  38. 2.120 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 2995 days ago · 71 km deep · 97 km away
  39. 2.371 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2995 days ago · 121 km deep · 67 km away
  40. 1.557 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2995 days ago · 105 km deep · 76 km away
  41. 2.051 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2994 days ago · 112 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  42. 1.733 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2994 days ago · 57 km deep · 78 km away
  43. 1.654 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2994 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  44. 1.827 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 2993 days ago · 83 km deep · 73 km away
  45. 1.862 km N of Chase, Alaska · 2992 days ago · 87 km deep · 38 km away
  46. 1.962 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2992 days ago · 40 km deep · 99 km away
  47. 1.550 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2991 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  48. 1.572 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2991 days ago · 117 km deep · 63 km away
  49. 1.536 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2991 days ago · 75 km deep · 9 km away
  50. 2.165 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2991 days ago · 128 km deep · 66 km away
  51. 1.765 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2990 days ago · 111 km deep · 62 km away
  52. 1.78 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 2990 days ago · 80 km deep · 57 km away
  53. 2.864 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2990 days ago · 128 km deep · 66 km away
  54. 1.518 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 2990 days ago · 42 km deep · 77 km away
  55. 1.635 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2989 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  56. 2.254 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2989 days ago · 109 km deep · 74 km away
  57. 2.93 km NNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2989 days ago · 97 km deep · 94 km away
  58. 1.752 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2989 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  59. 1.64 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2988 days ago · 20 km deep · 48 km away
  60. 2.133 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2988 days ago · 86 km deep · 37 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.843 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3004 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 1.924 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3004 days ago · 81 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.758 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3004 days ago · 61 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 1.531 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 3005 days ago · 70 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.827 km ESE of Chase, Alaska · 3005 days ago · 45 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 2.036 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3005 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.725 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3005 days ago · 91 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 1.564 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3005 days ago · 92 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 1.816 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3006 days ago · 60 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 2.128 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3006 days ago · 39 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 3.529 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 3006 days ago · 84 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.654 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3006 days ago · 105 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 1.755 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3007 days ago · 111 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 2
  14. 5.054 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3007 days ago · 113 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 221
  15. 1.637 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3007 days ago · 82 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.862 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3007 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 1.834 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3007 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 2.151 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3007 days ago · 109 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 1.540 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3008 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 1.814 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 3008 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away

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