Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 15 km NNW of Chase, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 15 km NNW of Chase, Alaska on Sun, Sep 5, 2021, 3:39 AM AKDT (11:39 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 35 km NE of Chase, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-09-05 11:39:16 UTC
Depth
4.9 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.577° N, 150.192° 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
42

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 202 in the 60 days after this one and 123 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.511 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 59 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 1.643 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 91 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 2.034 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 94 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 2.026 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 40 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 2.056 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 97 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 1.969 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 45 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 2.527 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 1.69 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.662 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 127 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 1.622 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 2.212 km N of Houston, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 2.316 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 40 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 1.959 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 108 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 1.8Central Alaska · 1844 days ago · 55 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 2.752 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 117 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 1.662 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 126 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 2.864 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 124 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.516 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 67 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 1.517 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 74 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 2.160 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 120 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 1.849 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 74 km deep · 43 km away
  22. 1.83 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 83 km deep · 87 km away
  23. 2.062 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 107 km deep · 91 km away
  24. 2.418 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  25. 2.469 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 2.858 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 107 km deep · 54 km away
  27. 1.851 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 58 km deep · 47 km away
  28. 2.239 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 82 km deep · 71 km away
  29. 2.520 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 86 km deep · 50 km away
  30. 1.525 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 72 km deep · 89 km away
  31. 2.244 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 98 km deep · 75 km away
  32. 3.048 km S of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 154 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  33. 1.6Central Alaska · 1839 days ago · 127 km deep · 80 km away
  34. 1.637 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  35. 2.159 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 134 km deep · 78 km away
  36. 1.58 km ESE of Willow, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 39 km deep · 96 km away
  37. 1.628 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 81 km deep · 58 km away
  38. 1.657 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 111 km deep · 67 km away
  39. 2.163 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 128 km deep · 74 km away
  40. 1.520 km E of Chase, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
  41. 2.142 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  42. 1.767 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 98 km deep · 77 km away
  43. 1.547 km NW of Petersville, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 104 km deep · 64 km away
  44. 1.631 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 60 km deep · 51 km away
  45. 1.525 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 32 km deep · 73 km away
  46. 1.728 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 93 km deep · 54 km away
  47. 1.542 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 87 km deep · 94 km away
  48. 2.467 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 128 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  49. 1.925 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 70 km deep · 49 km away
  50. 1.658 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 110 km deep · 62 km away
  51. 1.627 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 83 km deep · 58 km away
  52. 1.826 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 76 km deep · 66 km away
  53. 2.119 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 66 km deep · 90 km away
  54. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1836 days ago · 40 km deep · 83 km away
  55. 2.336 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 103 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  56. 1.925 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 89 km deep · 54 km away
  57. 2.911 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 42 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 2
  58. 1.514 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 65 km deep · 60 km away
  59. 2.858 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 71 km deep · 52 km away
  60. 2.149 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.550 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 101 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.521 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 81 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 1.660 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 111 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 1.7Central Alaska · 1848 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.541 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.665 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 101 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 1.77 km SSE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 58 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 1.968 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 127 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 1.757 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 127 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.931 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 81 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 1.754 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 80 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 2.560 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 121 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 1.925 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 80 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 1.864 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 68 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 1.87 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 48 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 2.015 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.664 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 115 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 2.514 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 71 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 1.658 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 2.516 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 72 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021bec28bh. Read Fri, Sep 25, 2026, 10:55 PM UTC.