Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 48 km NE of Chase, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 48 km NE of Chase, Alaska on Sat, Aug 29, 2020, 11:20 PM AKDT (07:20 UTC), 78 km (49 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 11 km NNE of Cantwell, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-08-30 07:20:54 UTC
Depth
78.2 km (48.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
62.753° N, 149.420° 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
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 80 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.636 km NW of Petersville, Alaska · 2223 days ago · 100 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.564 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2223 days ago · 42 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.658 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2223 days ago · 110 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.663 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2223 days ago · 94 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 2.3Central Alaska · 2223 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 4
  6. 2.039 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2222 days ago · 93 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 1.644 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2222 days ago · 88 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 1.626 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2222 days ago · 88 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.618 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2222 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 2.574 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2221 days ago · 117 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 2.520 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2221 days ago · 85 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 1.547 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 2220 days ago · 40 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 1.965 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2220 days ago · 36 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 2.033 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2219 days ago · 76 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.550 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2219 days ago · 77 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 1.660 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2219 days ago · 87 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 1.619 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2218 days ago · 49 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 1.826 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2218 days ago · 88 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 2.032 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2218 days ago · 119 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 1.859 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2217 days ago · 124 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 1.726 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2217 days ago · 79 km deep · 49 km away
  22. 2.316 km ESE of Petersville, Alaska · 2217 days ago · 62 km deep · 63 km away
  23. 2.123 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2217 days ago · 48 km deep · 52 km away
  24. 1.876 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2217 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  25. 1.651 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2217 days ago · 103 km deep · 72 km away
  26. 2.165 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2216 days ago · 127 km deep · 81 km away
  27. 1.623 km N of Chase, Alaska · 2216 days ago · 68 km deep · 37 km away
  28. 1.647 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2216 days ago · 108 km deep · 94 km away
  29. 1.769 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2216 days ago · 94 km deep · 56 km away
  30. 1.765 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2215 days ago · 132 km deep · 80 km away
  31. 1.564 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2215 days ago · 129 km deep · 81 km away
  32. 1.810 km E of Petersville, Alaska · 2214 days ago · 80 km deep · 65 km away
  33. 2.464 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2213 days ago · 63 km deep · 21 km away
  34. 1.54 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2212 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  35. 1.627 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2212 days ago · 82 km deep · 97 km away
  36. 2.0Central Alaska · 2212 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  37. 1.962 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2211 days ago · 126 km deep · 85 km away
  38. 1.763 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2211 days ago · 115 km deep · 74 km away
  39. 1.748 km N of Chase, Alaska · 2211 days ago · 81 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 2
  40. 2.9Central Alaska · 2211 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 27
  41. 1.59 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2211 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  42. 1.513 km S of Talkeetna, Alaska · 2210 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  43. 1.818 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2210 days ago · 53 km deep · 52 km away
  44. 1.632 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2210 days ago · 53 km deep · 44 km away
  45. 1.6Central Alaska · 2210 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  46. 1.563 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2209 days ago · 131 km deep · 83 km away
  47. 1.525 km WSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2209 days ago · 55 km deep · 90 km away
  48. 1.54 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2208 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  49. 1.642 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2208 days ago · 55 km deep · 13 km away
  50. 2.058 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2208 days ago · 57 km deep · 21 km away
  51. 1.59 km SE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 2208 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  52. 1.69 km ESE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 2208 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  53. 1.754 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2206 days ago · 68 km deep · 39 km away
  54. 1.670 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2206 days ago · 47 km deep · 58 km away
  55. 2.357 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2205 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  56. 2.636 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 2205 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  57. 1.968 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2205 days ago · 122 km deep · 80 km away
  58. 1.770 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2205 days ago · 114 km deep · 75 km away
  59. 1.747 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2205 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  60. 1.57 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2204 days ago · 65 km deep · 82 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 1.542 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2223 days ago · 96 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 2.164 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2223 days ago · 122 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.649 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2224 days ago · 75 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 1.713 km NNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2224 days ago · 90 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.623 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 2224 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.536 km E of Chase, Alaska · 2224 days ago · 62 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 1.570 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2224 days ago · 118 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.927 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2225 days ago · 89 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.543 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2225 days ago · 24 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 1.938 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2225 days ago · 65 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 1.744 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2225 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 1.660 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2225 days ago · 134 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 2.662 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2226 days ago · 122 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 2.066 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2227 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.763 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2227 days ago · 122 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.552 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2228 days ago · 77 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 1.524 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2228 days ago · 83 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.837 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2228 days ago · 77 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 1.568 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2229 days ago · 127 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 1.756 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2230 days ago · 71 km deep · 23 km away

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