Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 5 km SW of Chase, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 5 km SW of Chase, Alaska on Fri, Sep 18, 2020, 5:46 PM AKDT (01:46 UTC), 66 km (41 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 31 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-09-19 01:46:04 UTC
Depth
65.8 km (40.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.413° N, 150.162° 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
44

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 132 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.57 km W of Fishhook, Alaska · 2207 days ago · 28 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.25 km SW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2207 days ago · 29 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.77 km SSE of Houston, Alaska · 2207 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.048 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2206 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.521 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2206 days ago · 60 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.867 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2206 days ago · 112 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.631 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2206 days ago · 91 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 1.548 km N of Chase, Alaska · 2205 days ago · 80 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 1.77 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2205 days ago · 39 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.234 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2205 days ago · 39 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 3.066 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2205 days ago · 29 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 2
  12. 1.927 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2205 days ago · 65 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 2.114 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2205 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 1.771 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2205 days ago · 123 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 1.834 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2205 days ago · 64 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 1.59 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2204 days ago · 39 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 1.732 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 2204 days ago · 54 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 1.656 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2204 days ago · 114 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 1.633 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2203 days ago · 66 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 1.823 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 2203 days ago · 75 km deep · 48 km away
  21. 1.568 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2203 days ago · 121 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 1.526 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2203 days ago · 79 km deep · 39 km away
  23. 1.756 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2203 days ago · 61 km deep · 61 km away
  24. 1.753 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2203 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  25. 1.925 km WSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2203 days ago · 54 km deep · 41 km away
  26. 1.955 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2203 days ago · 103 km deep · 64 km away
  27. 1.568 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2203 days ago · 123 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 2.016 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2203 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  29. 1.611 km NNE of Fishhook, Alaska · 2202 days ago · 27 km deep · 82 km away
  30. 2.546 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2202 days ago · 68 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 2.869 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2202 days ago · 37 km deep · 85 km away
  32. 1.659 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2202 days ago · 66 km deep · 64 km away
  33. 1.532 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 2201 days ago · 93 km deep · 68 km away
  34. 2.537 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2201 days ago · 69 km deep · 42 km away
  35. 1.569 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2201 days ago · 119 km deep · 95 km away
  36. 2.434 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2201 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  37. 1.868 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2201 days ago · 118 km deep · 89 km away
  38. 1.96 km W of Fishhook, Alaska · 2200 days ago · 28 km deep · 86 km away
  39. 1.972 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2200 days ago · 59 km deep · 79 km away
  40. 2.438 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2199 days ago · 73 km deep · 89 km away
  41. 1.760 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2199 days ago · 128 km deep · 91 km away
  42. 2.335 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2198 days ago · 32 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  43. 1.940 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2198 days ago · 100 km deep · 64 km away
  44. 3.012 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2198 days ago · 40 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 2
  45. 1.552 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2198 days ago · 94 km deep · 84 km away
  46. 3.014 km W of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2198 days ago · 62 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 2
  47. 3.763 km N of Chase, Alaska · 2198 days ago · 102 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 3
  48. 1.936 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2197 days ago · 86 km deep · 66 km away
  49. 2.427 km SW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2197 days ago · 44 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 2
  50. 1.531 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2197 days ago · 66 km deep · 71 km away
  51. 3.561 km S of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2197 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  52. 2.2Central Alaska · 2197 days ago · 34 km deep · 43 km away
  53. 1.624 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 2197 days ago · 37 km deep · 56 km away
  54. 1.532 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2197 days ago · 76 km deep · 88 km away
  55. 1.522 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2196 days ago · 39 km deep · 53 km away
  56. 1.932 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2195 days ago · 43 km deep · 81 km away
  57. 1.653 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2195 days ago · 105 km deep · 80 km away
  58. 1.625 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2195 days ago · 72 km deep · 57 km away
  59. 1.856 km S of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2194 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  60. 2.270 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2194 days ago · 116 km deep · 97 km away

The first 60 of 200.

Before

  1. 1.9Central Alaska · 2207 days ago · 85 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 2.325 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2207 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 1.660 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2207 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.355 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2207 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.569 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2207 days ago · 111 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.57 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2207 days ago · 65 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 1.770 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2208 days ago · 114 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.968 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2208 days ago · 122 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.636 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 2208 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 2.423 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 2208 days ago · 47 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 2.357 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2208 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.670 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2209 days ago · 47 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.531 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2209 days ago · 69 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 1.754 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2209 days ago · 68 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 2.36 km NNE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2210 days ago · 38 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 1.515 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 2210 days ago · 79 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 1.752 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2211 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 1.69 km ESE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 2211 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 1.59 km SE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 2211 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 2.06 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2211 days ago · 36 km deep · 86 km away

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