Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 35 km NE of Chase, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 35 km NE of Chase, Alaska on Mon, Dec 23, 2019, 8:52 AM AKST (17:52 UTC), 69 km (43 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 50 km NNE of Chase, 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
2019-12-23 17:52:28 UTC
Depth
69.0 km (42.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.702° N, 149.682° 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
39

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 140 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.758 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2475 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.415 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 2475 days ago · 34 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.915 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 2475 days ago · 38 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.252 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2475 days ago · 30 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.636 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2475 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.740 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2475 days ago · 93 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 1.554 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2475 days ago · 103 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 1.55 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2475 days ago · 79 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 1.515 km W of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2475 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 1.658 km SSW of Cantwell, AK · 2475 days ago · 75 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 1.515 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 77 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 2.732 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 108 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.826 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 36 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 1.831 km NNW of Chase, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 77 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 1.569 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 116 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.558 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2473 days ago · 125 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 1.621 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2473 days ago · 89 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 1.743 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2473 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 2.963 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2472 days ago · 133 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.733 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2472 days ago · 84 km deep · 62 km away
  21. 1.736 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2471 days ago · 80 km deep · 47 km away
  22. 2.150 km NW of Petersville, Alaska · 2471 days ago · 102 km deep · 87 km away
  23. 1.832 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2471 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  24. 1.541 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2471 days ago · 98 km deep · 71 km away
  25. 2.5Central Alaska · 2471 days ago · 129 km deep · 69 km away
  26. 2.264 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2471 days ago · 126 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 1.942 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2471 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 1.760 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2470 days ago · 80 km deep · 33 km away
  29. 1.961 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2470 days ago · 129 km deep · 77 km away
  30. 1.969 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2470 days ago · 131 km deep · 73 km away
  31. 1.555 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2470 days ago · 105 km deep · 60 km away
  32. 1.565 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2470 days ago · 116 km deep · 67 km away
  33. 1.522 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2469 days ago · 38 km deep · 93 km away
  34. 1.758 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2469 days ago · 129 km deep · 77 km away
  35. 1.667 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2469 days ago · 63 km deep · 78 km away
  36. 1.531 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2469 days ago · 72 km deep · 85 km away
  37. 1.572 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2469 days ago · 127 km deep · 69 km away
  38. 1.542 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2469 days ago · 78 km deep · 48 km away
  39. 1.550 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2468 days ago · 75 km deep · 35 km away
  40. 1.565 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2468 days ago · 117 km deep · 65 km away
  41. 1.663 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2468 days ago · 130 km deep · 75 km away
  42. 1.626 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2468 days ago · 70 km deep · 95 km away
  43. 1.557 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2468 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  44. 1.628 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2468 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  45. 1.627 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2468 days ago · 89 km deep · 80 km away
  46. 1.820 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2467 days ago · 56 km deep · 44 km away
  47. 1.734 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 2467 days ago · 90 km deep · 92 km away
  48. 1.634 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2467 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  49. 2.238 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2466 days ago · 92 km deep · 67 km away
  50. 1.646 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2466 days ago · 99 km deep · 65 km away
  51. 1.63 km WSW of Chase, Alaska · 2466 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  52. 1.627 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2466 days ago · 86 km deep · 84 km away
  53. 1.857 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2465 days ago · 129 km deep · 82 km away
  54. 2.1Central Alaska · 2465 days ago · 41 km deep · 71 km away
  55. 1.617 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2465 days ago · 42 km deep · 96 km away
  56. 2.231 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2465 days ago · 79 km deep · 46 km away
  57. 1.524 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2465 days ago · 83 km deep · 64 km away
  58. 1.624 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2465 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  59. 1.626 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2464 days ago · 80 km deep · 86 km away
  60. 1.775 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2464 days ago · 109 km deep · 65 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 3.152 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2475 days ago · 116 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.652 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2476 days ago · 23 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.662 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2476 days ago · 125 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 1.634 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2476 days ago · 47 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 1.851 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2476 days ago · 70 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 1.666 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2476 days ago · 92 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 1.532 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2476 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 2.165 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2477 days ago · 105 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 1.550 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2477 days ago · 119 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 1.629 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2477 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 1.658 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2478 days ago · 80 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 2.060 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2478 days ago · 75 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 1.538 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 2478 days ago · 90 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 2.848 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2480 days ago · 75 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 1.660 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2480 days ago · 127 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 1.634 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2480 days ago · 45 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 1.621 km NNW of Chase, Alaska · 2481 days ago · 71 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 1.614 km NW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2481 days ago · 94 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 1.554 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2481 days ago · 113 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 1.522 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 2481 days ago · 42 km deep · 58 km away

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