Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 44 km NNE of Chase, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 44 km NNE of Chase, Alaska on Wed, Oct 12, 2022, 9:00 AM AKDT (17:00 UTC), 73 km (45 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 12 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2022-10-12 17:00:13 UTC
Depth
73.0 km (45.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
62.807° N, 149.699° 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
67

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 146 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.74 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1451 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 1.662 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1451 days ago · 133 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 2.214 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1450 days ago · 50 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 1.673 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1450 days ago · 104 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 1.523 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 1450 days ago · 83 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 2.010 km NW of Susitna North, Alaska · 1450 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 1.544 km WSW of Denali Park, Alaska · 1450 days ago · 121 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 1.653 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1450 days ago · 79 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 1.769 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1449 days ago · 111 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 1.811 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1449 days ago · 90 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 1.761 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1448 days ago · 132 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 1.633 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1448 days ago · 72 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 2.238 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1448 days ago · 82 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 1.668 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1448 days ago · 60 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 2.065 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1448 days ago · 122 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 1.917 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1447 days ago · 25 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 1.516 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1447 days ago · 36 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 1.644 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1447 days ago · 105 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 1.657 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1447 days ago · 123 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 2.323 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 1447 days ago · 39 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 2.063 km N of Chase, Alaska · 1447 days ago · 83 km deep · 35 km away
  22. 1.959 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1446 days ago · 77 km deep · 15 km away
  23. 1.643 km WSW of Denali Park, Alaska · 1446 days ago · 117 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 1.5Central Alaska · 1446 days ago · 98 km deep · 65 km away
  25. 2.027 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1446 days ago · 43 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 1.614 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1446 days ago · 65 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 3
  27. 1.833 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 1446 days ago · 25 km deep · 89 km away
  28. 2.128 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1445 days ago · 84 km deep · 48 km away
  29. 2.131 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 1445 days ago · 56 km deep · 29 km away
  30. 1.571 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1445 days ago · 114 km deep · 68 km away
  31. 1.517 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 1445 days ago · 59 km deep · 35 km away
  32. 1.652 km W of Denali Park, Alaska · 1445 days ago · 134 km deep · 95 km away
  33. 1.666 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1445 days ago · 116 km deep · 57 km away
  34. 1.612 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1445 days ago · 75 km deep · 72 km away
  35. 1.524 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1444 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  36. 1.560 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1444 days ago · 127 km deep · 72 km away
  37. 2.652 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1444 days ago · 107 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  38. 1.515 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 1444 days ago · 74 km deep · 80 km away
  39. 1.571 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1444 days ago · 106 km deep · 60 km away
  40. 1.555 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1444 days ago · 102 km deep · 60 km away
  41. 1.565 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1444 days ago · 95 km deep · 51 km away
  42. 1.538 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 1444 days ago · 24 km deep · 82 km away
  43. 1.543 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1444 days ago · 59 km deep · 56 km away
  44. 1.655 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1444 days ago · 121 km deep · 82 km away
  45. 1.656 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1444 days ago · 102 km deep · 86 km away
  46. 1.665 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1444 days ago · 129 km deep · 68 km away
  47. 1.756 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1443 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  48. 1.535 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 1443 days ago · 94 km deep · 98 km away
  49. 3.149 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1443 days ago · 71 km deep · 28 km away
  50. 1.935 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1443 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  51. 1.566 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1443 days ago · 121 km deep · 64 km away
  52. 1.660 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1443 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  53. 2.015 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 1443 days ago · 40 km deep · 87 km away
  54. 2.144 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1443 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  55. 1.842 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1442 days ago · 89 km deep · 44 km away
  56. 1.872 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1442 days ago · 105 km deep · 55 km away
  57. 1.564 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1442 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away
  58. 1.7Central Alaska · 1442 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  59. 2.529 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1442 days ago · 45 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 4
  60. 3.311 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1442 days ago · 46 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 9

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.821 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 1451 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 3.670 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1452 days ago · 61 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 2.212 km SW of Susitna North, Alaska · 1452 days ago · 53 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 1.552 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1452 days ago · 104 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.745 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1452 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 1.5Central Alaska · 1452 days ago · 46 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 1.521 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1452 days ago · 86 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.855 km N of Chase, Alaska · 1452 days ago · 84 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 1.570 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1452 days ago · 115 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 1.660 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1453 days ago · 110 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 1.66 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1453 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.655 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1453 days ago · 109 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 1.6Central Alaska · 1453 days ago · 104 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 1.972 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1453 days ago · 123 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 1.545 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1453 days ago · 65 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 1.966 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1453 days ago · 116 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.964 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1454 days ago · 126 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 1.9Central Alaska · 1455 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.660 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1455 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 2.134 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1455 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak022d3mab4q. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:01 PM UTC.