Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 66 km NE of Chase, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 66 km NE of Chase, Alaska on Sun, Jan 7, 2018, 4:50 AM AKST (13:50 UTC), 60 km (37 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: 2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from: Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time: Sun, Jan 7, 2018, 4:50 AM AKST
UTC: 2018-01-07 13:50:12 UTC
Depth: 60.3 km (37.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 62.786° N, 149.037° W
Region: Alaska
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.3	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preferred · Preliminary
2.3	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Stations used: 106

Nearest places

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 177 in the 60 days after this one and 102 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 177.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak018bsst4c (also filed as ak17982646, us1000c1r6). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:16 PM UTC.