Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 38 km NE of Chase, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 38 km NE of Chase, Alaska on Wed, Jan 6, 2021, 1:09 PM AKST (22:09 UTC), 65 km (40 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 67 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-01-06 22:09:12 UTC
Depth
64.6 km (40.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.669° N, 149.538° 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
50

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 144 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.954 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 76 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 2.119 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 2.166 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 107 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.513 km WNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 1.955 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 88 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 1.759 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 18 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 1.833 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 30 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 1.524 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 67 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.036 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 88 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 3.246 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 99 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 1.626 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 3.556 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 78 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 2.257 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 75 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 1.555 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 131 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 1.548 km NW of Petersville, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 94 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.523 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 88 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 3.867 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 127 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 1.715 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 45 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 2.010 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 93 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 1.859 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 125 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 2.231 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 79 km deep · 49 km away
  22. 1.748 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 69 km deep · 15 km away
  23. 1.563 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 129 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 1.533 km N of Chase, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 73 km deep · 30 km away
  25. 1.570 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 115 km deep · 77 km away
  26. 2.626 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 45 km deep · 41 km away
  27. 2.312 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 47 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 2.128 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  29. 1.869 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 31 km deep · 75 km away
  30. 3.265 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 126 km deep · 82 km away
  31. 1.539 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 64 km deep · 12 km away
  32. 2.570 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 118 km deep · 79 km away
  33. 1.961 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 129 km deep · 89 km away
  34. 1.765 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 125 km deep · 82 km away
  35. 1.765 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  36. 1.564 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  37. 1.554 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 64 km deep · 32 km away
  38. 1.512 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 46 km deep · 70 km away
  39. 1.662 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 123 km deep · 85 km away
  40. 1.869 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  41. 1.627 km NW of Petersville, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 90 km deep · 84 km away
  42. 1.569 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  43. 1.8Central Alaska · 2084 days ago · 98 km deep · 74 km away
  44. 1.939 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 75 km deep · 12 km away
  45. 1.841 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 72 km deep · 23 km away
  46. 2.278 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 41 km deep · 65 km away
  47. 2.069 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  48. 2.459 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  49. 2.456 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  50. 1.568 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 124 km deep · 82 km away
  51. 1.942 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  52. 1.563 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 128 km deep · 84 km away
  53. 1.547 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 112 km deep · 84 km away
  54. 1.669 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 42 km deep · 77 km away
  55. 1.563 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 128 km deep · 84 km away
  56. 1.564 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 128 km deep · 86 km away
  57. 1.612 km N of Cantwell, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 92 km deep · 97 km away
  58. 1.558 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 77 km deep · 34 km away
  59. 1.821 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 30 km deep · 55 km away
  60. 1.659 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 112 km deep · 88 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.9Central Alaska · 2090 days ago · 118 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 2.971 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 115 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.758 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 1.731 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 77 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 2.645 km N of Chase, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 76 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.531 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 70 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.757 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 111 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 1.663 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 126 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.565 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 123 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.613 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 42 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 2.338 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 85 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 2.528 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 41 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 1.550 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 104 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 2.062 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 38 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 2.245 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 48 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 1.98 km WNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 2.261 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 129 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 1.933 km E of Chase, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 50 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 2.257 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 124 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 1.858 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2093 days ago · 75 km deep · 33 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021aadkp3. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 7:59 AM UTC.