Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 52 km NE of Chase, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 52 km NE of Chase, Alaska on Fri, Sep 16, 2022, 9:05 AM AKDT (17:05 UTC), 69 km (43 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
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2022-09-16 17:05:14 UTC
Depth
69.3 km (43.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.820° N, 149.467° 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
48

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 126 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.837 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1477 days ago · 99 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 1.629 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1476 days ago · 89 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.626 km NW of Petersville, Alaska · 1476 days ago · 77 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.544 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 1476 days ago · 82 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 1.657 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1476 days ago · 85 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.523 km NW of Petersville, Alaska · 1476 days ago · 80 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.764 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1476 days ago · 89 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 1.618 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1475 days ago · 74 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 1.564 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1475 days ago · 129 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 4.233 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1475 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.229 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 1474 days ago · 55 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 1.749 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1474 days ago · 66 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 2.158 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1473 days ago · 105 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 4.147 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1473 days ago · 106 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 2.144 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1472 days ago · 85 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 1.722 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 1472 days ago · 43 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 1.721 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 1472 days ago · 44 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.865 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1471 days ago · 105 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 2.331 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1471 days ago · 93 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 1.520 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 1471 days ago · 32 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 1.660 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1471 days ago · 126 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 1.663 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1471 days ago · 118 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 2.957 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1471 days ago · 74 km deep · 16 km away
  24. 1.557 km WSW of Denali Park, Alaska · 1471 days ago · 130 km deep · 92 km away
  25. 2.064 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1470 days ago · 100 km deep · 57 km away
  26. 1.520 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1470 days ago · 89 km deep · 89 km away
  27. 1.746 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1470 days ago · 68 km deep · 63 km away
  28. 2.044 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1470 days ago · 74 km deep · 27 km away
  29. 3.262 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1470 days ago · 133 km deep · 77 km away
  30. 2.462 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1469 days ago · 133 km deep · 77 km away
  31. 3.163 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1469 days ago · 126 km deep · 76 km away
  32. 1.744 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1469 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  33. 1.959 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1468 days ago · 111 km deep · 71 km away
  34. 1.87 km NW of Susitna North, Alaska · 1468 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  35. 1.643 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1468 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  36. 1.957 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1468 days ago · 74 km deep · 57 km away
  37. 2.268 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1468 days ago · 107 km deep · 67 km away
  38. 2.362 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1468 days ago · 116 km deep · 82 km away
  39. 2.372 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1467 days ago · 117 km deep · 67 km away
  40. 1.664 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1467 days ago · 68 km deep · 67 km away
  41. 3.042 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 1467 days ago · 66 km deep · 20 km away
  42. 1.765 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1466 days ago · 125 km deep · 75 km away
  43. 1.522 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1466 days ago · 85 km deep · 90 km away
  44. 1.560 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1466 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  45. 2.060 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1466 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  46. 1.551 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1466 days ago · 108 km deep · 89 km away
  47. 1.827 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1466 days ago · 44 km deep · 66 km away
  48. 1.937 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1465 days ago · 64 km deep · 16 km away
  49. 1.821 km SSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 1465 days ago · 39 km deep · 97 km away
  50. 1.743 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1465 days ago · 16 km deep · 55 km away
  51. 1.756 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1465 days ago · 106 km deep · 87 km away
  52. 1.734 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1465 days ago · 70 km deep · 19 km away
  53. 2.1Central Alaska · 1465 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  54. 1.569 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1464 days ago · 99 km deep · 57 km away
  55. 1.557 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1464 days ago · 94 km deep · 56 km away
  56. 2.358 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1464 days ago · 89 km deep · 41 km away
  57. 1.571 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1464 days ago · 115 km deep · 67 km away
  58. 1.516 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1464 days ago · 89 km deep · 87 km away
  59. 1.560 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1464 days ago · 114 km deep · 75 km away
  60. 2.522 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1463 days ago · 88 km deep · 55 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.546 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1477 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.164 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1478 days ago · 121 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 2.015 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 1478 days ago · 75 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.740 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1478 days ago · 86 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 1.553 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1478 days ago · 110 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 2.452 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1478 days ago · 72 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 1.548 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1478 days ago · 97 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 1.751 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1479 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.932 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 1479 days ago · 83 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 3.434 km E of Chase, Alaska · 1479 days ago · 56 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 1.942 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1480 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 3.019 km SSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 1480 days ago · 43 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 2
  13. 1.767 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1480 days ago · 52 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 2.129 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1480 days ago · 75 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 1.643 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1481 days ago · 104 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 2.656 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1482 days ago · 120 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 1.533 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1482 days ago · 44 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 1.815 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1482 days ago · 49 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 1.556 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1482 days ago · 46 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 1.66 km NNW of Chase, Alaska · 1482 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak022bwmccv5. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:46 PM UTC.