Alaska earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 12 km NE of Chase, Alaska

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 12 km NE of Chase, Alaska on Mon, Jan 25, 2021, 1:44 AM AKST (10:44 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 17 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-01-25 10:44:45 UTC
Depth
13.9 km (8.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.513° N, 149.898° W
Region
Alaska
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

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Stations used
82

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 199 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.713 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 63 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 1.657 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.944 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 100 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 3.07 km NNW of Tanaina, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 30 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 4
  5. 1.712 km SSE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 1.871 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 118 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.564 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 109 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 3.165 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 114 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.642 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 1.615 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 80 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 1.558 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 128 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 1.823 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 63 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 1.537 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 23 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.722 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 52 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 2.264 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 123 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 3.525 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 39 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 10
  17. 1.773 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 107 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 1.946 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 104 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 1.622 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 1.559 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 24 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 1.671 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 68 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 2.455 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  23. 1.674 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 117 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 2.255 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 2.170 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 58 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 1.636 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 96 km deep · 89 km away
  27. 1.548 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 90 km deep · 52 km away
  28. 1.511 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
  29. 2.018 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 39 km deep · 82 km away
  30. 1.566 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 118 km deep · 83 km away
  31. 1.518 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
  32. 1.818 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 51 km deep · 97 km away
  33. 2.762 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 127 km deep · 89 km away
  34. 2.222 km SW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 50 km deep · 57 km away
  35. 1.775 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 104 km deep · 77 km away
  36. 1.67 km SSE of Willow, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 42 km deep · 92 km away
  37. 1.68 km SSE of Willow, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 41 km deep · 92 km away
  38. 1.54 km W of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
  39. 2.255 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 119 km deep · 85 km away
  40. 1.560 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 120 km deep · 80 km away
  41. 1.856 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 98 km deep · 60 km away
  42. 2.242 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 72 km deep · 68 km away
  43. 1.811 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 40 km deep · 88 km away
  44. 1.570 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 115 km deep · 80 km away
  45. 1.6Central Alaska · 2062 days ago · 107 km deep · 81 km away
  46. 1.548 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 71 km deep · 67 km away
  47. 1.73 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 40 km deep · 84 km away
  48. 2.158 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 122 km deep · 80 km away
  49. 3.617 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 61 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 54
  50. 1.5Central Alaska · 2060 days ago · 115 km deep · 89 km away
  51. 1.730 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 34 km deep · 100 km away
  52. 1.668 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 129 km deep · 87 km away
  53. 1.862 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 111 km deep · 81 km away
  54. 1.651 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 84 km deep · 40 km away
  55. 1.667 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  56. 1.947 km N of Chase, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 76 km deep · 41 km away
  57. 1.550 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 38 km deep · 65 km away
  58. 1.570 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 119 km deep · 80 km away
  59. 2.752 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 77 km deep · 40 km away
  60. 1.533 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 80 km deep · 42 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.342 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 97 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 1.954 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2071 days ago · 109 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.860 km N of Chase, Alaska · 2071 days ago · 91 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.614 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2071 days ago · 40 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 1.530 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2071 days ago · 39 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 1.646 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2071 days ago · 85 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 2.115 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2071 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 1.575 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 113 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 1.547 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 77 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 2.068 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 118 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 1.637 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 79 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.571 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 61 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 1.631 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 80 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 2.024 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 39 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 2.521 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 75 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 1.529 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 68 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 1.633 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 96 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 1.564 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 73 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 2.658 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 93 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 1.918 km SSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 40 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02115injdf (also filed as us7000d341). Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 7:54 PM UTC.