Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 56 km N of Chase, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 56 km N of Chase, Alaska on Wed, Sep 29, 2021, 6:50 PM AKDT (02:50 UTC), 72 km (45 mi) below the surface.

Automatic solution: the magnitude and location may still be revised.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 60 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-09-30 02:50:28 UTC
Depth
72.4 km (45.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
62.948° N, 149.896° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

Stations used
34

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 137 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.625 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 86 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 1.539 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 1.768 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 126 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 1.939 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.643 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 1.618 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 88 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 1.653 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 30 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.745 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 36 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 1.544 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 90 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 2.060 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 97 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 1.674 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 101 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 1.757 km N of Chase, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 81 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.536 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 1.529 km E of Chase, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 52 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 1.649 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 103 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 2.175 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 37 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 1.628 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 86 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 2.163 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 64 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 1.514 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 29 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.648 km E of Chase, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 1.550 km E of Chase, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 1.632 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  23. 2.658 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 98 km deep · 29 km away
  24. 1.670 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 110 km deep · 41 km away
  25. 1.662 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 129 km deep · 51 km away
  26. 1.965 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 109 km deep · 30 km away
  27. 2.060 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 99 km deep · 31 km away
  28. 2.362 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 16 km deep · 67 km away
  29. 1.511 km W of Susitna North, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  30. 1.652 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  31. 1.677 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 113 km deep · 36 km away
  32. 2.060 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 127 km deep · 53 km away
  33. 1.811 km NNE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  34. 1.665 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 118 km deep · 48 km away
  35. 2.057 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 72 km deep · 18 km away
  36. 1.625 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 78 km deep · 92 km away
  37. 2.153 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 86 km deep · 16 km away
  38. 2.154 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 112 km deep · 55 km away
  39. 1.824 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  40. 2.261 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 129 km deep · 54 km away
  41. 2.445 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 109 km deep · 49 km away
  42. 1.619 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  43. 1.6Central Alaska · 1814 days ago · 87 km deep · 41 km away
  44. 1.654 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 128 km deep · 65 km away
  45. 1.553 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 60 km deep · 70 km away
  46. 2.847 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 67 km deep · 59 km away
  47. 1.916 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 90 km deep · 85 km away
  48. 1.559 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
  49. 1.563 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 121 km deep · 49 km away
  50. 1.864 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 69 km deep · 95 km away
  51. 1.938 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  52. 1.541 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 98 km deep · 58 km away
  53. 1.554 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 110 km deep · 71 km away
  54. 1.662 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 120 km deep · 55 km away
  55. 2.364 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 126 km deep · 49 km away
  56. 1.661 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1812 days ago · 98 km deep · 37 km away
  57. 1.560 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 133 km deep · 57 km away
  58. 1.623 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 52 km deep · 91 km away
  59. 1.521 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 85 km deep · 84 km away
  60. 1.555 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 97 km deep · 30 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.838 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 69 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 1.737 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.8Central Alaska · 1822 days ago · 135 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 2.364 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 128 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 1.569 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 109 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 1.669 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 116 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 3.026 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 2
  8. 1.857 km WSW of Denali Park, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 113 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 1.5Central Alaska · 1824 days ago · 117 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 2.848 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 1.757 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 106 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 1.944 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 1.652 km N of Chase, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 85 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 1.937 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 47 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 2.270 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 117 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 2.131 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 90 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 2.23 km S of Petersville, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 54 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 2.221 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 1.646 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 2.322 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021cjj7e1c. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 11:50 AM UTC.