Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 75 km ENE of Chase, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 75 km ENE of Chase, Alaska on Wed, Mar 17, 2021, 8:46 AM AKDT (16:46 UTC), 52 km (32 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 28 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-03-17 16:46:09 UTC
Depth
52.1 km (32.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.693° N, 148.733° 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
80

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 149 in the 60 days after this one and 67 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.037 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 65 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 3.154 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 71 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 2.316 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 46 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.843 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 32 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 2.047 km N of Chase, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.658 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 14 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 1.665 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 59 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 1.533 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 30 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 1.646 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 93 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 3.37 km NNE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.452 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 104 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 1.521 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 91 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.556 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 74 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 1.848 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 28 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 1.714 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 50 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 1.99 km NNE of Fishhook, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 40 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.947 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 91 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 2.059 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 39 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 2.053 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 93 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 1.637 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 81 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 2.043 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  22. 1.819 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 64 km deep · 68 km away
  23. 1.816 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 40 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 2.326 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 85 km deep · 56 km away
  25. 2.955 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 75 km deep · 60 km away
  26. 1.535 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 30 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 1.55 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 60 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 2.727 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 83 km deep · 65 km away
  29. 1.561 km N of Chase, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 83 km deep · 71 km away
  30. 1.810 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 85 km deep · 72 km away
  31. 3.242 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 71 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  32. 2.244 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  33. 2.317 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 51 km deep · 66 km away
  34. 1.758 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 62 km deep · 39 km away
  35. 1.757 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 52 km deep · 37 km away
  36. 1.963 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 90 km deep · 78 km away
  37. 1.526 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 77 km deep · 66 km away
  38. 2.360 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 62 km deep · 20 km away
  39. 1.565 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 70 km deep · 13 km away
  40. 1.651 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 91 km deep · 68 km away
  41. 1.622 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 88 km deep · 91 km away
  42. 2.49 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 56 km deep · 96 km away
  43. 1.558 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 94 km deep · 96 km away
  44. 1.843 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 91 km deep · 59 km away
  45. 3.261 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 79 km deep · 90 km away
  46. 1.750 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 34 km deep · 51 km away
  47. 1.560 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  48. 2.070 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  49. 2.519 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 38 km deep · 99 km away
  50. 1.633 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 41 km deep · 55 km away
  51. 1.570 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 62 km deep · 35 km away
  52. 1.626 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 36 km deep · 92 km away
  53. 1.568 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 51 km deep · 45 km away
  54. 1.728 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 38 km deep · 75 km away
  55. 1.563 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 64 km deep · 21 km away
  56. 1.59 km S of Talkeetna, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 73 km deep · 86 km away
  57. 1.935 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 83 km deep · 95 km away
  58. 1.5Central Alaska · 1998 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  59. 2.043 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 42 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  60. 1.529 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 77 km deep · 53 km away

The first 60 of 149.

Before

  1. 2.111 km SSE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 2.262 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 63 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 1.7Central Alaska · 2019 days ago · 96 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.558 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 1.5Central Alaska · 2020 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.631 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 60 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 1.532 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 102 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 1.556 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 101 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.060 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 79 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 1.553 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 94 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 1.543 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 1.520 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 45 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 1.862 km N of Chase, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 88 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.516 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 41 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.847 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 79 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 1.951 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 2.346 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 1.558 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 69 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 1.7Central Alaska · 2027 days ago · 25 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 1.523 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 34 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0213hyn6va. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 3:01 PM UTC.