Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 30 km E of Chase, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 30 km E of Chase, Alaska on Mon, Mar 2, 2020, 11:37 PM AKST (08:37 UTC), 53 km (33 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 54 km NNE of Chase, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-03-03 08:37:46 UTC
Depth
53.1 km (33.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.469° N, 149.515° W
Region
Alaska
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

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Stations used
48

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 115 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.518 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 2402 days ago · 73 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 2.069 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2401 days ago · 43 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 1.9Southern Alaska · 2401 days ago · 29 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.8Central Alaska · 2401 days ago · 91 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.552 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2401 days ago · 100 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.628 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2401 days ago · 64 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.514 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2401 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 1.654 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2400 days ago · 63 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.85 km WNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2400 days ago · 38 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.520 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2400 days ago · 77 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 2.966 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2397 days ago · 98 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 1.526 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2397 days ago · 66 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 1.547 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2397 days ago · 111 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.626 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2396 days ago · 86 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 2.624 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2396 days ago · 69 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 1.536 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2396 days ago · 86 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.513 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 2396 days ago · 46 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 1.653 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2396 days ago · 68 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 2.113 km NW of Petersville, Alaska · 2396 days ago · 88 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 2.616 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2396 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  21. 1.530 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2395 days ago · 69 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 1.846 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2394 days ago · 72 km deep · 45 km away
  23. 2.117 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 2394 days ago · 22 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 2.380 km NW of Lake Louise, Alaska · 2394 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 1.668 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2393 days ago · 111 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 1.667 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2393 days ago · 45 km deep · 57 km away
  27. 1.6Southern Alaska · 2393 days ago · 39 km deep · 60 km away
  28. 2.315 km N of Willow, Alaska · 2392 days ago · 26 km deep · 71 km away
  29. 1.75 km W of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2392 days ago · 55 km deep · 45 km away
  30. 2.019 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 2391 days ago · 82 km deep · 84 km away
  31. 1.931 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2390 days ago · 56 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 2.470 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2390 days ago · 97 km deep · 83 km away
  33. 1.767 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2390 days ago · 90 km deep · 82 km away
  34. 1.524 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 2390 days ago · 84 km deep · 88 km away
  35. 2.029 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2389 days ago · 68 km deep · 85 km away
  36. 1.535 km N of Chase, Alaska · 2389 days ago · 82 km deep · 48 km away
  37. 1.817 km WSW of Willow, Alaska · 2389 days ago · 43 km deep · 98 km away
  38. 1.769 km E of Chase, Alaska · 2388 days ago · 49 km deep · 39 km away
  39. 1.519 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2388 days ago · 41 km deep · 63 km away
  40. 1.555 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2388 days ago · 90 km deep · 70 km away
  41. 3.158 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2388 days ago · 79 km deep · 45 km away
  42. 1.83 km ESE of Willow, Alaska · 2388 days ago · 40 km deep · 85 km away
  43. 1.864 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2388 days ago · 116 km deep · 90 km away
  44. 1.752 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2387 days ago · 26 km deep · 32 km away
  45. 2.065 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2387 days ago · 62 km deep · 77 km away
  46. 2.412 km S of Talkeetna, Alaska · 2387 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  47. 1.747 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2387 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away
  48. 1.533 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 2386 days ago · 80 km deep · 92 km away
  49. 2.048 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2386 days ago · 42 km deep · 55 km away
  50. 2.148 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2386 days ago · 17 km deep · 55 km away
  51. 1.655 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2386 days ago · 83 km deep · 62 km away
  52. 2.260 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2386 days ago · 125 km deep · 97 km away
  53. 2.1Central Alaska · 2385 days ago · 81 km deep · 62 km away
  54. 1.929 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2385 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  55. 1.67 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 2385 days ago · 45 km deep · 98 km away
  56. 1.525 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2384 days ago · 67 km deep · 94 km away
  57. 1.55 km SSW of Houston, Alaska · 2384 days ago · 42 km deep · 100 km away
  58. 1.812 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2384 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
  59. 2.19 km S of Talkeetna, Alaska · 2384 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  60. 2.019 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 2383 days ago · 71 km deep · 81 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.168 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2402 days ago · 117 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.714 km SW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2402 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 1.817 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2403 days ago · 30 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.526 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 2403 days ago · 81 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.550 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2404 days ago · 113 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.571 km NNE of Petersville, AK · 2405 days ago · 101 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 2.516 km WSW of Willow, Alaska · 2405 days ago · 46 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.960 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2406 days ago · 114 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.4Central Alaska · 2406 days ago · 42 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 2.559 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2406 days ago · 62 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 1.864 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2406 days ago · 101 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 2.162 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2407 days ago · 118 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.210 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 2407 days ago · 45 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 2.660 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2407 days ago · 100 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 1.520 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2407 days ago · 26 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 1.556 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2408 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 1.772 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2408 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 1.612 km S of Talkeetna, Alaska · 2408 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 1.722 km NW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2409 days ago · 28 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 1.639 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2409 days ago · 95 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0202wbud2e. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:34 AM UTC.