Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 42 km ENE of Chase, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 42 km ENE of Chase, Alaska on Mon, Sep 14, 2020, 1:03 AM AKDT (09:03 UTC), 55 km (34 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-09-14 09:03:43 UTC
Depth
55.1 km (34.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.638° N, 149.384° 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
53

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 97 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.058 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2208 days ago · 57 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 1.59 km SE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 2207 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 1.69 km ESE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 2207 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 1.754 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2206 days ago · 68 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 1.531 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2205 days ago · 69 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.670 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2205 days ago · 47 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 2.357 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2205 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 2.423 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 2205 days ago · 47 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 2.636 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 2205 days ago · 35 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 1.968 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2205 days ago · 122 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.770 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2205 days ago · 114 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.57 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2204 days ago · 65 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 1.734 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2204 days ago · 68 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 1.569 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2204 days ago · 111 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 2.325 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2204 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 1.9Central Alaska · 2203 days ago · 85 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 1.55 km SW of Chase, Alaska · 2203 days ago · 66 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 2.57 km W of Fishhook, Alaska · 2203 days ago · 28 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.653 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 2203 days ago · 97 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 1.667 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2203 days ago · 135 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 2.048 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2203 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  22. 1.867 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2202 days ago · 112 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 1.631 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2202 days ago · 91 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 1.548 km N of Chase, Alaska · 2202 days ago · 80 km deep · 45 km away
  25. 2.234 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2202 days ago · 39 km deep · 68 km away
  26. 3.066 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2201 days ago · 29 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 2
  27. 2.114 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2201 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  28. 1.771 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2201 days ago · 123 km deep · 85 km away
  29. 1.834 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2201 days ago · 64 km deep · 91 km away
  30. 1.732 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 2200 days ago · 54 km deep · 95 km away
  31. 1.656 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2200 days ago · 114 km deep · 91 km away
  32. 1.823 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 2200 days ago · 75 km deep · 93 km away
  33. 1.925 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2200 days ago · 86 km deep · 70 km away
  34. 1.568 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2200 days ago · 121 km deep · 88 km away
  35. 1.526 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2200 days ago · 79 km deep · 61 km away
  36. 1.756 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2200 days ago · 61 km deep · 14 km away
  37. 1.753 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2199 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  38. 1.925 km WSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2199 days ago · 54 km deep · 80 km away
  39. 1.955 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2199 days ago · 103 km deep · 66 km away
  40. 1.568 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2199 days ago · 123 km deep · 87 km away
  41. 2.016 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2199 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  42. 1.611 km NNE of Fishhook, Alaska · 2199 days ago · 27 km deep · 89 km away
  43. 2.546 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2199 days ago · 68 km deep · 53 km away
  44. 2.869 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2198 days ago · 37 km deep · 51 km away
  45. 1.659 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2198 days ago · 66 km deep · 17 km away
  46. 2.537 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2198 days ago · 69 km deep · 31 km away
  47. 1.569 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2198 days ago · 119 km deep · 88 km away
  48. 2.434 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2198 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  49. 1.868 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2198 days ago · 118 km deep · 87 km away
  50. 4.011 km NNE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2197 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 20
  51. 1.89 km NNE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2197 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  52. 1.69 km NE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2197 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  53. 2.810 km NNE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2197 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 3
  54. 1.972 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2196 days ago · 59 km deep · 32 km away
  55. 2.438 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2196 days ago · 73 km deep · 48 km away
  56. 1.760 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2195 days ago · 128 km deep · 95 km away
  57. 2.335 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2195 days ago · 32 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  58. 1.940 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2194 days ago · 100 km deep · 85 km away
  59. 3.014 km W of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2194 days ago · 62 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 2
  60. 3.763 km N of Chase, Alaska · 2194 days ago · 102 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 3

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 1.54 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2208 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 1.525 km WSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2208 days ago · 55 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.563 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2209 days ago · 131 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.6Central Alaska · 2209 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 1.632 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2209 days ago · 53 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 1.922 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 2209 days ago · 50 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.818 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2210 days ago · 53 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 1.513 km S of Talkeetna, Alaska · 2210 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 1.59 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2210 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 2.9Central Alaska · 2210 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 27
  11. 1.748 km N of Chase, Alaska · 2211 days ago · 81 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 2
  12. 1.763 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2211 days ago · 115 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.962 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2211 days ago · 126 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 2.0Central Alaska · 2211 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 1.627 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2211 days ago · 82 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.54 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2212 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 2.464 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2213 days ago · 63 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 1.810 km E of Petersville, Alaska · 2213 days ago · 80 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 1.564 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2214 days ago · 129 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 1.765 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2215 days ago · 132 km deep · 90 km away

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