Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 53 km NNE of Chase, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 53 km NNE of Chase, Alaska on Mon, Mar 9, 2020, 4:19 AM AKDT (12:19 UTC), 68 km (42 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
2020-03-09 12:19:51 UTC
Depth
67.9 km (42.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.888° N, 149.686° 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
41

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 104 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.113 km NW of Petersville, Alaska · 2396 days ago · 88 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 2.616 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2396 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.846 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2395 days ago · 72 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 1.812 km SSE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2395 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 2.456 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2395 days ago · 128 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 2.380 km NW of Lake Louise, Alaska · 2394 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.668 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2394 days ago · 111 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 1.667 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2394 days ago · 45 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.865 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2393 days ago · 128 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 1.75 km W of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2392 days ago · 55 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 1.765 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2392 days ago · 127 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 2.019 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 2392 days ago · 82 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 1.650 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2392 days ago · 108 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 1.541 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2391 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 2.470 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2391 days ago · 97 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 1.767 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2390 days ago · 90 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 1.524 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 2390 days ago · 84 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 1.535 km N of Chase, Alaska · 2390 days ago · 82 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 1.544 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2390 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 1.769 km E of Chase, Alaska · 2389 days ago · 49 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 1.555 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2389 days ago · 90 km deep · 36 km away
  22. 3.158 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2389 days ago · 79 km deep · 12 km away
  23. 1.864 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2388 days ago · 116 km deep · 55 km away
  24. 1.752 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2388 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away
  25. 2.065 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2388 days ago · 62 km deep · 70 km away
  26. 2.412 km S of Talkeetna, Alaska · 2387 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  27. 1.747 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2387 days ago · 16 km deep · 100 km away
  28. 1.666 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2387 days ago · 125 km deep · 60 km away
  29. 2.048 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2387 days ago · 42 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 2.148 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2387 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 1.655 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2387 days ago · 83 km deep · 15 km away
  32. 2.260 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2386 days ago · 125 km deep · 66 km away
  33. 2.1Central Alaska · 2386 days ago · 81 km deep · 50 km away
  34. 1.929 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2385 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  35. 2.464 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2385 days ago · 123 km deep · 62 km away
  36. 2.19 km S of Talkeetna, Alaska · 2384 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  37. 2.019 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 2384 days ago · 71 km deep · 89 km away
  38. 1.564 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2383 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  39. 1.642 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2383 days ago · 109 km deep · 69 km away
  40. 1.521 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2383 days ago · 78 km deep · 85 km away
  41. 2.736 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2383 days ago · 77 km deep · 32 km away
  42. 1.670 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2383 days ago · 117 km deep · 57 km away
  43. 2.245 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2383 days ago · 104 km deep · 63 km away
  44. 1.551 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2383 days ago · 78 km deep · 5 km away
  45. 1.849 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2383 days ago · 106 km deep · 79 km away
  46. 1.962 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2382 days ago · 128 km deep · 63 km away
  47. 2.035 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2382 days ago · 74 km deep · 41 km away
  48. 1.569 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2382 days ago · 66 km deep · 88 km away
  49. 2.054 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2382 days ago · 91 km deep · 35 km away
  50. 2.369 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2382 days ago · 126 km deep · 57 km away
  51. 1.8Central Alaska · 2380 days ago · 45 km deep · 93 km away
  52. 1.944 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2379 days ago · 95 km deep · 57 km away
  53. 1.818 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 2379 days ago · 80 km deep · 84 km away
  54. 1.660 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2379 days ago · 126 km deep · 67 km away
  55. 1.762 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2377 days ago · 129 km deep · 66 km away
  56. 1.956 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2377 days ago · 52 km deep · 46 km away
  57. 1.625 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2377 days ago · 61 km deep · 89 km away
  58. 2.121 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2377 days ago · 37 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  59. 2.046 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2377 days ago · 97 km deep · 60 km away
  60. 1.644 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2377 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.626 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2397 days ago · 86 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 1.547 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2397 days ago · 111 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 2.966 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2397 days ago · 98 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 1.933 km W of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2398 days ago · 119 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 2.161 km S of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2399 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 3.438 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2399 days ago · 154 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.845 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 2401 days ago · 107 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 1.654 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2401 days ago · 63 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 1.737 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2401 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.514 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2401 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.552 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2401 days ago · 100 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 1.8Central Alaska · 2402 days ago · 91 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 2.069 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2402 days ago · 43 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 1.518 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 2402 days ago · 73 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 1.630 km E of Chase, Alaska · 2402 days ago · 53 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.168 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2403 days ago · 117 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 1.714 km SW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2403 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 1.526 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 2404 days ago · 81 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 1.564 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2404 days ago · 124 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 1.550 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2404 days ago · 113 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02036bcbxr. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:00 PM UTC.