Alaska earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 54 km NNE of Chase, Alaska

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 54 km NNE of Chase, Alaska on Wed, Mar 17, 2021, 8:59 PM AKDT (04:59 UTC), 71 km (44 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
3.1 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2021-03-18 04:59:25 UTC
Depth
71.4 km (44.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
62.895° N, 149.654° 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

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Stations used
244

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 131 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.555 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 123 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 1.744 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 104 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 1.552 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 106 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 2.316 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 46 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.843 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 32 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 1.660 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 133 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 2.047 km N of Chase, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 1.658 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 2.051 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 107 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.665 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 59 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 1.646 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 93 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 3.37 km NNE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.040 km WSW of Healy, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 39 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 2.452 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 104 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 1.521 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 91 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.556 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 74 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 2.84 km NW of Petersville, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 76 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 1.714 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 50 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.552 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 112 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 1.947 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 91 km deep · 33 km away
  21. 2.059 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 39 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 1.555 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 108 km deep · 80 km away
  23. 1.654 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 109 km deep · 73 km away
  24. 2.053 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 93 km deep · 22 km away
  25. 1.637 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 81 km deep · 45 km away
  26. 1.569 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 113 km deep · 57 km away
  27. 2.466 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 110 km deep · 56 km away
  28. 2.043 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
  29. 1.743 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  30. 1.819 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 64 km deep · 79 km away
  31. 1.722 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 115 km deep · 86 km away
  32. 2.158 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 131 km deep · 68 km away
  33. 2.341 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  34. 1.822 km W of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 108 km deep · 95 km away
  35. 2.166 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 114 km deep · 59 km away
  36. 2.326 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 85 km deep · 40 km away
  37. 2.955 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 75 km deep · 8 km away
  38. 1.825 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 75 km deep · 85 km away
  39. 1.563 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 130 km deep · 64 km away
  40. 1.747 km S of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 19 km deep · 100 km away
  41. 1.55 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 60 km deep · 76 km away
  42. 2.727 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 83 km deep · 39 km away
  43. 1.561 km N of Chase, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 83 km deep · 20 km away
  44. 1.749 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  45. 1.562 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 115 km deep · 71 km away
  46. 1.664 km WSW of Ferry, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  47. 1.810 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 85 km deep · 55 km away
  48. 3.242 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 71 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
  49. 2.456 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 109 km deep · 83 km away
  50. 1.548 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 105 km deep · 71 km away
  51. 3.444 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  52. 1.843 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  53. 2.244 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  54. 2.317 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 51 km deep · 67 km away
  55. 1.554 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 107 km deep · 82 km away
  56. 2.070 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 113 km deep · 57 km away
  57. 1.758 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 62 km deep · 13 km away
  58. 1.757 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 52 km deep · 15 km away
  59. 2.164 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 114 km deep · 63 km away
  60. 1.963 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 90 km deep · 27 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.537 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 86 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 2.037 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 65 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 1.862 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 121 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 1.675 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 52 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 2.111 km SSE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 2.262 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 63 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 1.7Central Alaska · 2019 days ago · 96 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 1.971 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 117 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 1.558 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 16 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 1.5Central Alaska · 2020 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.523 km W of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 104 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 1.631 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 60 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 1.553 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 109 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 1.532 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 102 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 1.556 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 101 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 2.060 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 79 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 1.553 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 94 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 1.543 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 1.544 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 1.520 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 45 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0213jf45nz (also filed as us7000dkgm). Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 1:17 PM UTC.