Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 3 km WSW of Chase, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 3 km WSW of Chase, Alaska on Wed, Jan 1, 2020, 9:46 PM AKST (06:46 UTC), 11 km (7 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), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-01-02 06:46:04 UTC
Depth
10.8 km (6.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.439° N, 150.157° 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
36

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 189 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.627 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2462 days ago · 86 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 1.857 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2462 days ago · 129 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 2.1Central Alaska · 2462 days ago · 41 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 1.617 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2462 days ago · 42 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 2.231 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2462 days ago · 79 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 2.226 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2462 days ago · 70 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.524 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2462 days ago · 83 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 1.620 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2461 days ago · 72 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.624 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2461 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.626 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2461 days ago · 80 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 1.53 km NE of Houston, Alaska · 2461 days ago · 50 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 1.775 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2461 days ago · 109 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.65 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2461 days ago · 40 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 1.769 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2460 days ago · 116 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 2.45 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2460 days ago · 42 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.112 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2460 days ago · 83 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 1.525 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2460 days ago · 87 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 2.463 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2460 days ago · 127 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 2.324 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2460 days ago · 83 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 2.344 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2459 days ago · 91 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 2.613 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2459 days ago · 48 km deep · 27 km away
  22. 1.524 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2459 days ago · 65 km deep · 87 km away
  23. 1.529 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2459 days ago · 89 km deep · 55 km away
  24. 1.663 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2459 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 2.012 km S of Talkeetna, Alaska · 2459 days ago · 16 km deep · 25 km away
  26. 1.638 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2459 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  27. 2.6Central Alaska · 2458 days ago · 116 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 1.839 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2458 days ago · 43 km deep · 70 km away
  29. 1.935 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2458 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  30. 1.5Southern Alaska · 2458 days ago · 45 km deep · 79 km away
  31. 1.93 km E of Talkeetna, Alaska · 2458 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  32. 2.5Central Alaska · 2457 days ago · 50 km deep · 34 km away
  33. 1.826 km NW of Petersville, Alaska · 2457 days ago · 93 km deep · 54 km away
  34. 1.565 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2457 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  35. 1.512 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2456 days ago · 89 km deep · 44 km away
  36. 1.651 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2456 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  37. 2.151 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2456 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away
  38. 1.963 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2456 days ago · 118 km deep · 82 km away
  39. 1.764 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2455 days ago · 56 km deep · 69 km away
  40. 1.559 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2455 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  41. 2.416 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2455 days ago · 60 km deep · 41 km away
  42. 1.64 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2455 days ago · 78 km deep · 36 km away
  43. 2.346 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2455 days ago · 85 km deep · 76 km away
  44. 2.230 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2455 days ago · 71 km deep · 34 km away
  45. 1.552 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2454 days ago · 70 km deep · 71 km away
  46. 2.632 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 2454 days ago · 87 km deep · 55 km away
  47. 3.576 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2454 days ago · 64 km deep · 84 km away
  48. 1.565 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2454 days ago · 117 km deep · 79 km away
  49. 1.570 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2454 days ago · 101 km deep · 74 km away
  50. 2.711 km WNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2453 days ago · 47 km deep · 27 km away
  51. 1.53 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2453 days ago · 37 km deep · 100 km away
  52. 1.620 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2453 days ago · 51 km deep · 85 km away
  53. 1.565 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2453 days ago · 130 km deep · 85 km away
  54. 1.662 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2452 days ago · 129 km deep · 86 km away
  55. 2.066 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2452 days ago · 112 km deep · 77 km away
  56. 1.6Central Alaska · 2452 days ago · 70 km deep · 77 km away
  57. 1.570 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2451 days ago · 125 km deep · 85 km away
  58. 1.724 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2451 days ago · 36 km deep · 85 km away
  59. 2.661 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2451 days ago · 111 km deep · 71 km away
  60. 1.929 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2451 days ago · 72 km deep · 57 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.646 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2463 days ago · 99 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 2.238 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2463 days ago · 92 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.69 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2463 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.634 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2463 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 1.59 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 2464 days ago · 81 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.734 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 2464 days ago · 90 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 1.820 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2464 days ago · 56 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 1.627 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2464 days ago · 89 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 1.628 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2465 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 1.557 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2465 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.626 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2465 days ago · 70 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 1.663 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2465 days ago · 130 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 1.565 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2465 days ago · 117 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 1.550 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2465 days ago · 75 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 1.51 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 2465 days ago · 50 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 1.542 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2465 days ago · 78 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 1.817 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2465 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 1.572 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2466 days ago · 127 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 1.531 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2466 days ago · 72 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 1.758 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2466 days ago · 129 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0203ex5wi. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 7:20 PM UTC.