M3.2 earthquake 42 km NNE of Chase, Alaska
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 42 km NNE of Chase, Alaska on Sun, Mar 28, 2021, 3:23 PM AKDT (23:23 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.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.2 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-03-28 23:23:25 UTC
- Depth
- 71.0 km (44.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 62.773° N, 149.671° 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 I, not felt shaking.

How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Stations used
- 238
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 200 in the 60 days after this one and 135 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.456 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 109 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.548 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 105 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.444 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.843 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.244 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.317 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 51 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.554 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 107 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.070 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 113 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.758 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 62 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.757 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 52 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.164 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 114 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.963 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 90 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.526 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 77 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.360 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 62 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.755 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.772 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 118 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.565 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 70 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.651 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 91 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.622 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 88 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.654 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 111 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.49 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 56 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.660 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 131 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.657 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 109 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.841 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.558 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 94 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.620 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 84 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.351 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.843 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 91 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.750 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 34 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.560 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.837 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 95 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.745 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.9Central Alaska · 2003 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.633 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 41 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.570 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 62 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.559 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 130 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.626 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 36 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.552 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 133 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.568 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 51 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.534 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 90 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.728 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 38 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.070 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 129 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.563 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 64 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.748 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.59 km S of Talkeetna, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 73 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.758 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 125 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.572 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 122 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.568 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 117 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.935 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 83 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.829 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 73 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.560 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 118 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.866 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 129 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.531 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 70 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.643 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 105 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.567 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 135 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.623 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 39 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.043 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 42 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
- 1.529 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 77 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.653 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 74 km deep · 13 km away
- 5.528 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 80 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1,975 · tsunami flag
The first 60 of at least 200.
Before
- 1.810 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 85 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.562 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 115 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.561 km N of Chase, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 83 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.727 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 83 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.55 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 60 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.563 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 130 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.825 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 75 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.955 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 75 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.326 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 85 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.166 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 114 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.158 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 131 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.722 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 115 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.520 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 44 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.819 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 64 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.743 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.043 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.466 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 110 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.569 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 113 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.637 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 81 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.629 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 66 km deep · 95 km away
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