Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 26 km NNW of Chase, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 26 km NNW of Chase, Alaska on Sat, Aug 27, 2022, 9:18 AM AKDT (17:18 UTC), 71 km (44 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 55 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2022-08-27 17:18:38 UTC
Depth
70.9 km (44.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
62.659° N, 150.360° 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
60

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 111 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.8Central Alaska · 1496 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 1.524 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1496 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 2.225 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1496 days ago · 68 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.512 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 1496 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1496 days ago · 51 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.556 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1496 days ago · 108 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 1.564 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1495 days ago · 123 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 1.7Central Alaska · 1494 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 1.869 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1494 days ago · 118 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 1.823 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1494 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.542 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1493 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 2.143 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1493 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 1.774 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 1493 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.743 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1493 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 1.826 km NE of Petersville, Alaska · 1493 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 2.668 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 1493 days ago · 54 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.912 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1492 days ago · 55 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 1.5Central Alaska · 1492 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 1.727 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1492 days ago · 69 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 2.056 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1492 days ago · 71 km deep · 48 km away
  21. 1.77 km NW of Susitna North, Alaska · 1491 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 2
  22. 1.545 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1491 days ago · 82 km deep · 64 km away
  23. 1.550 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1491 days ago · 109 km deep · 52 km away
  24. 2.010 km NW of Susitna North, Alaska · 1491 days ago · 17 km deep · 52 km away
  25. 2.036 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1491 days ago · 86 km deep · 18 km away
  26. 1.539 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1490 days ago · 73 km deep · 35 km away
  27. 2.0Central Alaska · 1490 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  28. 1.919 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1490 days ago · 74 km deep · 73 km away
  29. 1.931 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1490 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  30. 1.89 km NW of Susitna North, Alaska · 1490 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  31. 1.6Central Alaska · 1489 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  32. 1.726 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1489 days ago · 92 km deep · 27 km away
  33. 1.68 km NW of Susitna North, Alaska · 1489 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  34. 1.649 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1489 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  35. 1.513 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 1489 days ago · 80 km deep · 80 km away
  36. 2.339 km N of Chase, Alaska · 1489 days ago · 77 km deep · 21 km away
  37. 1.739 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1489 days ago · 91 km deep · 76 km away
  38. 1.950 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1488 days ago · 110 km deep · 43 km away
  39. 1.729 km E of Chase, Alaska · 1488 days ago · 53 km deep · 50 km away
  40. 2.143 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1488 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  41. 2.130 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1487 days ago · 67 km deep · 95 km away
  42. 1.636 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1487 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 1.527 km NNE of Fishhook, Alaska · 1487 days ago · 28 km deep · 98 km away
  44. 1.643 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1487 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  45. 1.851 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1487 days ago · 104 km deep · 54 km away
  46. 1.557 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1487 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  47. 2.070 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1486 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  48. 1.854 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1486 days ago · 105 km deep · 55 km away
  49. 1.633 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1486 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  50. 1.833 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1486 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  51. 1.567 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1486 days ago · 124 km deep · 69 km away
  52. 1.635 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1486 days ago · 83 km deep · 83 km away
  53. 2.028 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1485 days ago · 16 km deep · 53 km away
  54. 1.661 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1485 days ago · 120 km deep · 59 km away
  55. 1.558 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1485 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  56. 1.710 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1485 days ago · 65 km deep · 20 km away
  57. 1.561 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1485 days ago · 126 km deep · 59 km away
  58. 1.910 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1485 days ago · 53 km deep · 58 km away
  59. 2.022 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1484 days ago · 83 km deep · 86 km away
  60. 1.5Central Alaska · 1484 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.137 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1497 days ago · 91 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 1.843 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1497 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.844 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1497 days ago · 19 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 2.465 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1498 days ago · 121 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 1.764 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1498 days ago · 129 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 2.9Central Alaska · 1499 days ago · 133 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 2.237 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1499 days ago · 60 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 2
  8. 1.544 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1499 days ago · 94 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 1.526 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 1499 days ago · 39 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.941 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1499 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 2.041 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1499 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 2.644 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1499 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 1.89 km NW of Susitna North, Alaska · 1500 days ago · 17 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 2.142 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1501 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.943 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1501 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  16. 3.342 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1501 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 5
  17. 2.843 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1501 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 5
  18. 1.842 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1501 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 1.543 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1501 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 2.741 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1501 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak022azjo98f. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:44 AM UTC.