Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 42 km NNE of Chase, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 42 km NNE of Chase, Alaska on Tue, Feb 21, 2023, 2:20 PM AKST (23:20 UTC), 69 km (43 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 44 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2023-02-21 23:20:50 UTC
Depth
68.8 km (42.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.810° N, 149.813° 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 164 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.545 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1319 days ago · 91 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 1.531 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 1319 days ago · 68 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 1.530 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1318 days ago · 73 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.6Central Alaska · 1318 days ago · 135 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 2.155 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1318 days ago · 98 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 1.657 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1318 days ago · 133 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 2.2Central Alaska · 1317 days ago · 127 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 1.860 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1317 days ago · 121 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 1.546 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1317 days ago · 104 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 1.850 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1317 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.751 km S of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1317 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 1.6Central Alaska · 1317 days ago · 67 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 2.051 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1317 days ago · 105 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 2.115 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1317 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 1.564 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1316 days ago · 108 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 2.012 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1316 days ago · 51 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 1.715 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1316 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 1.5Central Alaska · 1316 days ago · 82 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 1.552 km S of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1316 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 1.560 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1315 days ago · 131 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 1.559 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1315 days ago · 110 km deep · 50 km away
  22. 1.866 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1315 days ago · 101 km deep · 40 km away
  23. 2.254 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1315 days ago · 82 km deep · 27 km away
  24. 1.951 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1315 days ago · 107 km deep · 54 km away
  25. 1.830 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1315 days ago · 51 km deep · 89 km away
  26. 1.743 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1315 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  27. 1.8Central Alaska · 1315 days ago · 114 km deep · 58 km away
  28. 1.571 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1314 days ago · 132 km deep · 60 km away
  29. 1.658 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1314 days ago · 130 km deep · 72 km away
  30. 1.533 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1314 days ago · 75 km deep · 45 km away
  31. 1.872 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1314 days ago · 110 km deep · 56 km away
  32. 1.762 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1314 days ago · 125 km deep · 66 km away
  33. 1.514 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1314 days ago · 45 km deep · 86 km away
  34. 2.421 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1313 days ago · 89 km deep · 76 km away
  35. 1.534 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 1313 days ago · 82 km deep · 99 km away
  36. 1.69 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 1313 days ago · 58 km deep · 37 km away
  37. 1.859 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1313 days ago · 97 km deep · 41 km away
  38. 1.561 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1313 days ago · 113 km deep · 57 km away
  39. 1.675 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1313 days ago · 112 km deep · 51 km away
  40. 2.060 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1312 days ago · 114 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  41. 1.851 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1312 days ago · 107 km deep · 47 km away
  42. 1.8Central Alaska · 1312 days ago · 124 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  43. 1.734 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1312 days ago · 91 km deep · 65 km away
  44. 1.5Central Alaska · 1311 days ago · 58 km deep · 50 km away
  45. 2.838 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  46. 2.041 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  47. 1.873 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 106 km deep · 49 km away
  48. 1.649 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 107 km deep · 70 km away
  49. 1.662 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 128 km deep · 63 km away
  50. 1.549 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 110 km deep · 50 km away
  51. 1.851 km NW of Petersville, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 89 km deep · 88 km away
  52. 1.659 km N of Chase, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 89 km deep · 26 km away
  53. 1.574 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 110 km deep · 51 km away
  54. 1.551 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 109 km deep · 71 km away
  55. 1.534 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 85 km deep · 87 km away
  56. 2.4Central Alaska · 1310 days ago · 124 km deep · 63 km away
  57. 1.862 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 126 km deep · 66 km away
  58. 2.048 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 65 km deep · 56 km away
  59. 1.563 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 113 km deep · 64 km away
  60. 1.655 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 105 km deep · 77 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.264 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1319 days ago · 131 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 1.670 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1319 days ago · 90 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 1.65 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1320 days ago · 73 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.763 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1320 days ago · 104 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 1.552 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1320 days ago · 121 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 1.629 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1321 days ago · 70 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 2.130 km NW of Petersville, Alaska · 1321 days ago · 85 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.6Central Alaska · 1321 days ago · 111 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 1.550 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1321 days ago · 110 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 1.568 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1321 days ago · 116 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.644 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1321 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 1.833 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1321 days ago · 103 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 2.347 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1321 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 1.653 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1321 days ago · 84 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 1.846 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1321 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 1.531 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1321 days ago · 85 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 1.6Central Alaska · 1321 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 3.865 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1322 days ago · 131 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 1.533 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1322 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 1.524 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1322 days ago · 82 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0232edreur. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:50 AM UTC.