Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 52 km NNE of Chase, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 52 km NNE of Chase, Alaska on Sat, Dec 11, 2021, 1:00 AM AKST (10:00 UTC), 83 km (51 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 72 km S of Cantwell, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-12-11 10:00:51 UTC
Depth
82.5 km (51.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
62.868° N, 149.617° 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
31

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 150 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.133 km NNW of Chase, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 79 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 2.050 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 103 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 1.576 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 108 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 2.033 km NNW of Chase, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 81 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 2.054 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 69 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 1.555 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 37 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.868 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 128 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 1.851 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 66 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 1.672 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 112 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 2.428 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 42 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 1.5Central Alaska · 1751 days ago · 120 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 1.656 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 69 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 1.661 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 105 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 2.860 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 41 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 1.647 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 34 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 1.621 km ESE of Chase, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 61 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 1.560 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 149 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 1.656 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 114 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 1.671 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 116 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 1.645 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 27 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 2.158 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 106 km deep · 55 km away
  22. 1.534 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 39 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 2.726 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 38 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 1.99 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 53 km deep · 76 km away
  25. 2.349 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away
  26. 1.863 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 131 km deep · 67 km away
  27. 2.259 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 123 km deep · 69 km away
  28. 2.012 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 48 km deep · 71 km away
  29. 1.970 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 119 km deep · 61 km away
  30. 2.364 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 120 km deep · 70 km away
  31. 1.948 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 112 km deep · 79 km away
  32. 1.749 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  33. 1.526 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 82 km deep · 90 km away
  34. 1.568 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 61 km deep · 73 km away
  35. 1.741 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 25 km deep · 89 km away
  36. 2.775 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 115 km deep · 54 km away
  37. 1.645 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  38. 1.544 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 136 km deep · 96 km away
  39. 1.556 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  40. 1.844 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  41. 2.246 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 72 km deep · 12 km away
  42. 1.635 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 84 km deep · 63 km away
  43. 2.477 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 116 km deep · 52 km away
  44. 1.657 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 66 km deep · 42 km away
  45. 1.616 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  46. 1.518 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 73 km deep · 90 km away
  47. 2.161 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 120 km deep · 75 km away
  48. 1.560 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 109 km deep · 56 km away
  49. 1.577 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 46 km deep · 82 km away
  50. 1.959 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 96 km deep · 43 km away
  51. 1.560 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 137 km deep · 75 km away
  52. 1.536 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  53. 1.650 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 25 km deep · 64 km away
  54. 1.819 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 81 km deep · 84 km away
  55. 2.113 km N of Cantwell, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  56. 1.664 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 128 km deep · 69 km away
  57. 1.860 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 128 km deep · 70 km away
  58. 1.628 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 83 km deep · 53 km away
  59. 1.55 km NNW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away
  60. 1.522 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 92 km deep · 85 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.574 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 110 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 2.515 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 88 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.568 km N of Chase, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 95 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 1.559 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 122 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 1.624 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.669 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 115 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 1.841 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 76 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 1.532 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 103 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 1.924 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 80 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 2.758 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.552 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 125 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 2.663 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 129 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 1.829 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 69 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.534 km WSW of Denali Park, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 124 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 3.624 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 64 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 1.835 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 1.651 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 104 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 1.754 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 86 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 1.821 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 69 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 1.521 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 71 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021fuqd6hu. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 7:54 PM UTC.