Alaska earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 63 km ENE of Chase, Alaska

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 63 km ENE of Chase, Alaska on Sun, Aug 8, 2021, 5:47 PM AKDT (01:47 UTC), 61 km (38 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 32 km NE of Chase, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-08-09 01:47:17 UTC
Depth
61.0 km (37.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.721° N, 149.024° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
128

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 188 in the 60 days after this one and 110 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.841 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1874 days ago · 29 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.553 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 3.348 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 78 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 2.046 km N of Chase, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 73 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 1.661 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 1.569 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 45 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 3.150 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 1.665 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 131 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.034 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 64 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 1.844 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 73 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 1.962 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 1.557 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 45 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 3.432 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 3
  14. 1.726 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 1.658 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 74 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 1.760 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 42 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 1.840 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 90 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 1.97 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 49 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 2.869 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 118 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 1.624 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 36 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 1.741 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  22. 1.637 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 102 km deep · 86 km away
  23. 1.547 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 112 km deep · 89 km away
  24. 1.647 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 100 km deep · 77 km away
  25. 2.169 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 115 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 1.640 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 67 km deep · 23 km away
  27. 1.544 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 71 km deep · 27 km away
  28. 2.343 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 81 km deep · 31 km away
  29. 1.772 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 107 km deep · 86 km away
  30. 1.637 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 60 km deep · 30 km away
  31. 1.9Central Alaska · 1863 days ago · 118 km deep · 94 km away
  32. 2.564 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 133 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 2.052 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 108 km deep · 96 km away
  34. 1.827 km E of Chase, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 55 km deep · 42 km away
  35. 1.562 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 105 km deep · 81 km away
  36. 1.939 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 46 km deep · 45 km away
  37. 1.950 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 68 km deep · 25 km away
  38. 2.872 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 114 km deep · 92 km away
  39. 1.765 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 118 km deep · 99 km away
  40. 1.865 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 113 km deep · 90 km away
  41. 2.172 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 122 km deep · 91 km away
  42. 1.765 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 71 km deep · 39 km away
  43. 1.546 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 84 km deep · 58 km away
  44. 1.920 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 19 km deep · 79 km away
  45. 2.320 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 19 km deep · 79 km away
  46. 2.071 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 119 km deep · 92 km away
  47. 1.559 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 75 km deep · 35 km away
  48. 1.611 km SSE of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  49. 1.936 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 92 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  50. 1.575 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 111 km deep · 89 km away
  51. 1.671 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 124 km deep · 93 km away
  52. 1.676 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 60 km deep · 16 km away
  53. 2.975 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 111 km deep · 88 km away
  54. 1.543 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 43 km deep · 62 km away
  55. 1.569 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 117 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  56. 1.658 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  57. 1.664 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 115 km deep · 90 km away
  58. 2.015 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  59. 1.87 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 48 km deep · 77 km away
  60. 1.864 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 68 km deep · 1 km away

The first 60 of 188.

Before

  1. 1.560 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 2.162 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 1.972 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 38 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.973 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1875 days ago · 34 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 2.871 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 29 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.561 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 1.769 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 131 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 2.153 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1877 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 2.070 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1878 days ago · 118 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.539 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1878 days ago · 65 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 1.639 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1878 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 2.052 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1878 days ago · 60 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 1.774 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1879 days ago · 99 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 2.261 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1880 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 2.051 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 1880 days ago · 65 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 1.769 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1880 days ago · 127 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.662 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1880 days ago · 117 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 2.047 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 1.967 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 132 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 2.176 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 114 km deep · 87 km away

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