Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 24 km ESE of Chase, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 24 km ESE of Chase, Alaska on Fri, Dec 14, 2018, 11:47 AM AKST (20:47 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 2 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-12-14 20:47:55 UTC
Depth
0.1 km (0.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.386° N, 149.652° 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
42

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 200 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.64 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2848 days ago · 40 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 2.35 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2848 days ago · 44 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.728 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2848 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.52 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2848 days ago · 38 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.963 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2848 days ago · 118 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.573 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2848 days ago · 110 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.5Southern Alaska · 2847 days ago · 44 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.7Southern Alaska · 2847 days ago · 43 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.53 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2847 days ago · 40 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 1.56 km NNW of Knik, Alaska · 2847 days ago · 42 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 2.11 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2847 days ago · 44 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.230 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2847 days ago · 77 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 2.326 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2847 days ago · 78 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 1.552 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2847 days ago · 108 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 1.966 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2847 days ago · 94 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 2.03 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2847 days ago · 38 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.815 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 2847 days ago · 43 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 1.82 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2847 days ago · 41 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 2.12 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2847 days ago · 47 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 1.73 km W of Big Lake, Alaska · 2847 days ago · 57 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 1.51 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2846 days ago · 46 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 1.92 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2846 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 1.618 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 2846 days ago · 48 km deep · 61 km away
  24. 1.622 km SSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2846 days ago · 42 km deep · 50 km away
  25. 1.51 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2846 days ago · 44 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 1.75 km N of Knik, Alaska · 2846 days ago · 53 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 2.450 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2846 days ago · 90 km deep · 74 km away
  28. 1.56 km NNW of Knik, Alaska · 2846 days ago · 45 km deep · 97 km away
  29. 1.71 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2846 days ago · 46 km deep · 98 km away
  30. 1.831 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2846 days ago · 78 km deep · 90 km away
  31. 1.82 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2845 days ago · 44 km deep · 100 km away
  32. 1.65 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 2845 days ago · 42 km deep · 79 km away
  33. 1.547 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2845 days ago · 94 km deep · 88 km away
  34. 1.662 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2845 days ago · 113 km deep · 100 km away
  35. 2.84 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2845 days ago · 45 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 3
  36. 1.92 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2845 days ago · 42 km deep · 100 km away
  37. 2.15 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2845 days ago · 46 km deep · 100 km away
  38. 2.03 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2844 days ago · 43 km deep · 98 km away
  39. 3.124 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2844 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  40. 2.52 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2844 days ago · 47 km deep · 95 km away
  41. 1.53 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2844 days ago · 43 km deep · 99 km away
  42. 1.527 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 2844 days ago · 98 km deep · 85 km away
  43. 1.82 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2843 days ago · 39 km deep · 99 km away
  44. 1.61 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2843 days ago · 45 km deep · 98 km away
  45. 1.73 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2843 days ago · 44 km deep · 99 km away
  46. 1.54 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2843 days ago · 46 km deep · 98 km away
  47. 1.93 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2843 days ago · 45 km deep · 100 km away
  48. 1.922 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2843 days ago · 69 km deep · 91 km away
  49. 2.28 km SSE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 2843 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  50. 1.82 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2843 days ago · 44 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  51. 2.060 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2843 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  52. 1.93 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2843 days ago · 44 km deep · 97 km away
  53. 1.61 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2843 days ago · 42 km deep · 96 km away
  54. 1.63 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2842 days ago · 44 km deep · 99 km away
  55. 2.335 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 2842 days ago · 55 km deep · 69 km away
  56. 1.83 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2842 days ago · 40 km deep · 99 km away
  57. 3.356 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2842 days ago · 117 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  58. 1.832 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2842 days ago · 90 km deep · 91 km away
  59. 1.655 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2842 days ago · 111 km deep · 84 km away
  60. 1.72 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2841 days ago · 46 km deep · 99 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.70 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2848 days ago · 44 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.63 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2848 days ago · 42 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 1.71 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2849 days ago · 42 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.624 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 2849 days ago · 50 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.63 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2849 days ago · 44 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.921 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2849 days ago · 69 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.61 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2849 days ago · 45 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.12 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2849 days ago · 47 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 1.73 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2849 days ago · 41 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.58 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2849 days ago · 48 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.52 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2849 days ago · 46 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 1.58 km NNW of Knik, Alaska · 2849 days ago · 40 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.221 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2849 days ago · 50 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 2.22 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2849 days ago · 45 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 1.53 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2849 days ago · 41 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.814 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 2850 days ago · 47 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 2.04 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2850 days ago · 45 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 1.52 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2850 days ago · 49 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 1.51 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2850 days ago · 48 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 3.03 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2850 days ago · 43 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 3

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