Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 44 km ENE of Chase, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 44 km ENE of Chase, Alaska on Sun, May 17, 2020, 2:23 PM AKDT (22:23 UTC), 54 km (34 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 60 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-05-17 22:23:02 UTC
Depth
54.4 km (33.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.570° N, 149.285° 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
38

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 155 in the 60 days after this one and 88 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.625 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2327 days ago · 89 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.058 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2326 days ago · 110 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 2.750 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2326 days ago · 87 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 2.035 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 2326 days ago · 100 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.949 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2326 days ago · 24 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 2
  6. 1.911 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2324 days ago · 53 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 1.631 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2324 days ago · 27 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 2.045 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2323 days ago · 96 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.710 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2322 days ago · 73 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 1.714 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 2322 days ago · 40 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 1.76 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2321 days ago · 37 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 1.848 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2320 days ago · 72 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 1.959 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2319 days ago · 86 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 1.519 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2319 days ago · 82 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 1.773 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2319 days ago · 116 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 2.445 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2319 days ago · 85 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 1.572 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2319 days ago · 115 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 2.349 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2319 days ago · 83 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 3.457 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2318 days ago · 127 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 3
  20. 1.665 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2318 days ago · 103 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 1.620 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2318 days ago · 37 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 2.573 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2318 days ago · 106 km deep · 81 km away
  23. 2.457 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2317 days ago · 40 km deep · 59 km away
  24. 1.865 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2317 days ago · 36 km deep · 54 km away
  25. 1.934 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 2317 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  26. 1.519 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 2317 days ago · 81 km deep · 95 km away
  27. 1.557 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2316 days ago · 86 km deep · 68 km away
  28. 1.726 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 2316 days ago · 72 km deep · 97 km away
  29. 2.147 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2315 days ago · 19 km deep · 72 km away
  30. 1.667 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2315 days ago · 117 km deep · 89 km away
  31. 1.868 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2315 days ago · 116 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 1.89 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2315 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  33. 1.611 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 2315 days ago · 43 km deep · 91 km away
  34. 1.845 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2315 days ago · 106 km deep · 80 km away
  35. 1.575 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2314 days ago · 112 km deep · 89 km away
  36. 1.665 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2314 days ago · 65 km deep · 26 km away
  37. 2.761 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2314 days ago · 123 km deep · 100 km away
  38. 1.64 km E of Willow, Alaska · 2314 days ago · 36 km deep · 98 km away
  39. 1.747 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2314 days ago · 105 km deep · 97 km away
  40. 2.629 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2314 days ago · 44 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  41. 1.825 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 2313 days ago · 41 km deep · 44 km away
  42. 1.654 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2312 days ago · 76 km deep · 40 km away
  43. 1.566 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2312 days ago · 118 km deep · 89 km away
  44. 1.815 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2311 days ago · 57 km deep · 83 km away
  45. 1.926 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 2311 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  46. 1.8Central Alaska · 2311 days ago · 104 km deep · 94 km away
  47. 2.19 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2310 days ago · 73 km deep · 82 km away
  48. 1.821 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 2310 days ago · 86 km deep · 97 km away
  49. 2.748 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2310 days ago · 91 km deep · 71 km away
  50. 1.739 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2310 days ago · 64 km deep · 32 km away
  51. 1.556 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2310 days ago · 60 km deep · 14 km away
  52. 2.125 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2310 days ago · 49 km deep · 68 km away
  53. 2.19 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 2310 days ago · 31 km deep · 99 km away
  54. 2.216 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2309 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  55. 1.538 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2309 days ago · 70 km deep · 55 km away
  56. 2.113 km NNE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2308 days ago · 34 km deep · 93 km away
  57. 1.919 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2308 days ago · 54 km deep · 35 km away
  58. 1.83 km NW of Petersville, Alaska · 2308 days ago · 71 km deep · 79 km away
  59. 1.547 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2308 days ago · 88 km deep · 80 km away
  60. 1.764 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2307 days ago · 106 km deep · 89 km away

The first 60 of 155.

Before

  1. 1.914 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2327 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 1.670 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2327 days ago · 105 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 2.330 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2328 days ago · 65 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.586 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2328 days ago · 55 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.556 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2328 days ago · 73 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 2.819 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2328 days ago · 73 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 1.638 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2328 days ago · 57 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 1.627 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2329 days ago · 31 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 2.358 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2330 days ago · 119 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.768 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2330 days ago · 98 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 2.332 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2330 days ago · 25 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.843 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2330 days ago · 88 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 3.056 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2330 days ago · 91 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 2.360 km N of Chase, Alaska · 2330 days ago · 88 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 2.033 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2331 days ago · 77 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 1.660 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2331 days ago · 90 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 2.211 km E of Willow, Alaska · 2331 days ago · 38 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 3.046 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2331 days ago · 87 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 1.667 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2332 days ago · 115 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 2.145 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2332 days ago · 75 km deep · 20 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0206cled6a. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:03 PM UTC.