Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 40 km NE of Chase, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 40 km NE of Chase, Alaska on Thu, Aug 19, 2021, 4:39 AM AKDT (12:39 UTC), 67 km (42 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 63 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-08-19 12:39:58 UTC
Depth
67.3 km (41.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.662° N, 149.456° 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
53

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 201 in the 60 days after this one and 118 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.544 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 71 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 2.343 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 81 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 1.772 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 107 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.637 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 60 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 1.9Central Alaska · 1862 days ago · 118 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.752 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 121 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 2.564 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 133 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 2.052 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 108 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.827 km E of Chase, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 55 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 1.752 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 114 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 2.262 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 134 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 1.562 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 105 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 1.939 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 46 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 1.950 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 68 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 1.513 km N of Willow, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 41 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 1.518 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 73 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 2.872 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 114 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 1.765 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 118 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 1.865 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 113 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 2.172 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 122 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 1.557 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 111 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 1.955 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 109 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 1.765 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 71 km deep · 62 km away
  24. 1.618 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 73 km deep · 86 km away
  25. 1.546 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 84 km deep · 55 km away
  26. 1.942 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 105 km deep · 84 km away
  27. 1.920 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 19 km deep · 68 km away
  28. 2.359 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 127 km deep · 86 km away
  29. 2.320 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 19 km deep · 68 km away
  30. 2.071 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 119 km deep · 79 km away
  31. 1.650 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 108 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 1.559 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 75 km deep · 30 km away
  33. 1.611 km SSE of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  34. 1.936 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 92 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  35. 1.575 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 111 km deep · 77 km away
  36. 1.671 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 124 km deep · 82 km away
  37. 1.676 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 60 km deep · 39 km away
  38. 2.975 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 111 km deep · 76 km away
  39. 1.543 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 43 km deep · 60 km away
  40. 1.826 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 71 km deep · 87 km away
  41. 2.512 km NW of Petersville, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 81 km deep · 78 km away
  42. 1.569 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 117 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  43. 1.658 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  44. 2.514 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 71 km deep · 83 km away
  45. 1.664 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 115 km deep · 75 km away
  46. 2.015 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  47. 1.87 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 48 km deep · 63 km away
  48. 1.864 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 68 km deep · 24 km away
  49. 2.560 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 121 km deep · 76 km away
  50. 1.754 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 80 km deep · 27 km away
  51. 1.931 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 81 km deep · 100 km away
  52. 1.757 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 127 km deep · 94 km away
  53. 1.968 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 127 km deep · 83 km away
  54. 1.77 km SSE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 58 km deep · 55 km away
  55. 1.665 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 101 km deep · 67 km away
  56. 1.93 km N of Cantwell, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  57. 1.660 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 111 km deep · 79 km away
  58. 1.521 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 81 km deep · 59 km away
  59. 1.550 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 101 km deep · 89 km away
  60. 1.515 km NNW of Chase, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.169 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 115 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 1.647 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 100 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.563 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 125 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.547 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 112 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 1.637 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 102 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.741 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 1.624 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 36 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 2.869 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 118 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 2.227 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 89 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.97 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 49 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 1.733 km SSW of Trapper Creek, AK · 1868 days ago · 62 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 1.840 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 90 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 1.760 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 42 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 2.9Central Alaska · 1868 days ago · 76 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.658 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 74 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 1.832 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 60 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 1.726 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 3.432 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 3
  19. 1.557 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 45 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 1.962 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away

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