Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 36 km E of Chase, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 36 km E of Chase, Alaska on Sat, Sep 1, 2018, 9:54 PM AKDT (05:54 UTC), 45 km (28 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 23 km NE of Susitna North, 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
2018-09-02 05:54:12 UTC
Depth
45.1 km (28.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.449° N, 149.391° 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: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 93 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.120 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 2951 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.419 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 2951 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 2.042 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2950 days ago · 25 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 2.26 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2950 days ago · 17 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 2.320 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2949 days ago · 89 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.733 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2949 days ago · 76 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 1.843 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2949 days ago · 100 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.564 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2947 days ago · 107 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 1.867 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2947 days ago · 100 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.524 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2947 days ago · 30 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 1.732 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2946 days ago · 72 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 1.953 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2946 days ago · 105 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.629 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 2946 days ago · 66 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 3.045 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2946 days ago · 49 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 1.837 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 2946 days ago · 58 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 1.54 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2946 days ago · 52 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 1.949 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2946 days ago · 64 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 1.514 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2945 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 2.512 km SSW of Willow, Alaska · 2944 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.640 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2944 days ago · 67 km deep · 43 km away
  21. 1.714 km W of Willow, Alaska · 2943 days ago · 42 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 1.64 km SSW of Willow, Alaska · 2943 days ago · 46 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 2.371 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2942 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  24. 3.057 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2942 days ago · 123 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 2.826 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2941 days ago · 75 km deep · 90 km away
  26. 2.457 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2941 days ago · 60 km deep · 31 km away
  27. 2.972 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2941 days ago · 117 km deep · 98 km away
  28. 1.658 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2940 days ago · 102 km deep · 97 km away
  29. 1.620 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2940 days ago · 27 km deep · 71 km away
  30. 1.733 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 2940 days ago · 56 km deep · 82 km away
  31. 1.5Central Alaska · 2940 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  32. 1.936 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2939 days ago · 92 km deep · 94 km away
  33. 3.923 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2939 days ago · 55 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 7
  34. 3.239 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2939 days ago · 20 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  35. 1.62 km E of Willow, Alaska · 2939 days ago · 55 km deep · 84 km away
  36. 2.015 km W of Susitna North, Alaska · 2938 days ago · 58 km deep · 51 km away
  37. 2.062 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2938 days ago · 118 km deep · 94 km away
  38. 1.628 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2938 days ago · 92 km deep · 98 km away
  39. 2.059 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2937 days ago · 62 km deep · 80 km away
  40. 1.714 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 2937 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  41. 1.87 km SSE of Petersville, Alaska · 2937 days ago · 67 km deep · 68 km away
  42. 1.640 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2937 days ago · 83 km deep · 72 km away
  43. 2.019 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 2936 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
  44. 3.013 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 2936 days ago · 40 km deep · 74 km away
  45. 1.512 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 2936 days ago · 31 km deep · 81 km away
  46. 1.639 km E of Chase, Alaska · 2936 days ago · 55 km deep · 3 km away
  47. 2.248 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2936 days ago · 65 km deep · 22 km away
  48. 1.55 km NNE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2935 days ago · 29 km deep · 87 km away
  49. 1.641 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2935 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  50. 2.139 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2935 days ago · 46 km deep · 21 km away
  51. 2.223 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2934 days ago · 82 km deep · 98 km away
  52. 2.047 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2934 days ago · 107 km deep · 85 km away
  53. 1.624 km E of Talkeetna, Alaska · 2934 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  54. 2.123 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2933 days ago · 78 km deep · 97 km away
  55. 1.747 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2933 days ago · 70 km deep · 64 km away
  56. 2.012 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 2933 days ago · 86 km deep · 83 km away
  57. 1.561 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2933 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  58. 1.541 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2933 days ago · 60 km deep · 16 km away
  59. 3.734 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 2933 days ago · 101 km deep · 100 km away
  60. 3.414 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 2932 days ago · 43 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 4

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.512 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2951 days ago · 34 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 1.556 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2951 days ago · 99 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.618 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2951 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.854 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2952 days ago · 85 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 2.260 km E of Chase, Alaska · 2953 days ago · 52 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 1.519 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2953 days ago · 80 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 2.529 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2953 days ago · 85 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 1.629 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2954 days ago · 85 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 2.237 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2955 days ago · 28 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.721 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2955 days ago · 62 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 1.859 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2955 days ago · 79 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 2.122 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2956 days ago · 72 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 1.883 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2956 days ago · 49 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 1.54 km NNE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2956 days ago · 30 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 1.85 km N of Lazy Mountain, Alaska · 2957 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 1.528 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2957 days ago · 70 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 2.150 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2958 days ago · 47 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 3.049 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2958 days ago · 67 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 2.823 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 2958 days ago · 45 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 2.125 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2959 days ago · 28 km deep · 65 km away

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