Alaska earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 48 km NE of Chase, Alaska

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 48 km NE of Chase, Alaska on Sat, Jan 5, 2019, 3:44 AM AKST (12:44 UTC), 68 km (42 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 66 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-01-05 12:44:27 UTC
Depth
67.6 km (42.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.799° N, 149.537° 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
145

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 112 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.850 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2824 days ago · 87 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 1.544 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2824 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.754 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2824 days ago · 110 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 1.8Central Alaska · 2824 days ago · 89 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.564 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2823 days ago · 126 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 1.637 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2823 days ago · 93 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.4Central Alaska · 2823 days ago · 72 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 1.556 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2823 days ago · 82 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 1.761 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2823 days ago · 117 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 1.753 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2822 days ago · 122 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.640 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2822 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.657 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2821 days ago · 133 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.65 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2821 days ago · 45 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 1.844 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2821 days ago · 103 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 1.530 km SSW of Petersville, AK · 2821 days ago · 67 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 2.163 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2821 days ago · 38 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 1.532 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2820 days ago · 57 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.944 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2820 days ago · 105 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 2.633 km NNW of Chase, Alaska · 2820 days ago · 78 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 2.658 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2820 days ago · 74 km deep · 16 km away
  21. 2.254 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2820 days ago · 250 km deep · 95 km away
  22. 1.742 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2820 days ago · 88 km deep · 52 km away
  23. 1.954 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2820 days ago · 110 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 1.629 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2820 days ago · 80 km deep · 61 km away
  25. 1.548 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2820 days ago · 104 km deep · 73 km away
  26. 1.661 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2819 days ago · 127 km deep · 76 km away
  27. 2.227 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2818 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 4
  28. 1.721 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2818 days ago · 67 km deep · 88 km away
  29. 1.948 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2818 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  30. 1.645 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2817 days ago · 66 km deep · 5 km away
  31. 2.755 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2817 days ago · 74 km deep · 17 km away
  32. 1.748 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2817 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  33. 2.531 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2817 days ago · 77 km deep · 42 km away
  34. 2.238 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2817 days ago · 85 km deep · 47 km away
  35. 1.551 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2817 days ago · 106 km deep · 90 km away
  36. 1.623 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 2816 days ago · 40 km deep · 70 km away
  37. 1.57 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2816 days ago · 49 km deep · 74 km away
  38. 2.044 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2816 days ago · 77 km deep · 16 km away
  39. 1.773 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2815 days ago · 123 km deep · 64 km away
  40. 1.621 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 2815 days ago · 78 km deep · 91 km away
  41. 1.533 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2815 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  42. 1.661 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2814 days ago · 126 km deep · 81 km away
  43. 1.850 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2814 days ago · 103 km deep · 65 km away
  44. 2.758 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2814 days ago · 74 km deep · 21 km away
  45. 1.653 km NW of Petersville, Alaska · 2814 days ago · 106 km deep · 92 km away
  46. 1.854 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2813 days ago · 119 km deep · 78 km away
  47. 1.530 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 2813 days ago · 89 km deep · 98 km away
  48. 2.362 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2812 days ago · 125 km deep · 75 km away
  49. 2.024 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 2812 days ago · 84 km deep · 92 km away
  50. 1.8Central Alaska · 2811 days ago · 78 km deep · 68 km away
  51. 1.566 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2811 days ago · 128 km deep · 72 km away
  52. 1.739 km N of Chase, Alaska · 2811 days ago · 73 km deep · 25 km away
  53. 1.672 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2811 days ago · 112 km deep · 62 km away
  54. 1.517 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 2810 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  55. 1.743 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 2810 days ago · 106 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  56. 1.512 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 2810 days ago · 45 km deep · 85 km away
  57. 1.758 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2810 days ago · 71 km deep · 14 km away
  58. 1.759 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2810 days ago · 80 km deep · 21 km away
  59. 1.845 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2810 days ago · 97 km deep · 58 km away
  60. 1.521 km WSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2809 days ago · 46 km deep · 86 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.867 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2825 days ago · 128 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 2.050 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2826 days ago · 87 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 1.855 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2826 days ago · 115 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 2.24 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2826 days ago · 91 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.568 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2826 days ago · 117 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 2.613 km S of Talkeetna, Alaska · 2826 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 8
  7. 2.237 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2826 days ago · 94 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 1.629 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2827 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.648 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2827 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.831 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2827 days ago · 69 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 1.954 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2828 days ago · 93 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 2.427 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2828 days ago · 70 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.057 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2828 days ago · 117 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.631 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2828 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.521 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2829 days ago · 38 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.866 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2829 days ago · 111 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 2.166 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2829 days ago · 129 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 1.854 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2829 days ago · 104 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 1.650 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2829 days ago · 70 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 1.648 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2829 days ago · 24 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0198h3fdf (also filed as us2000j0hn). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:31 PM UTC.