Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 9 km ENE of Chase, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 9 km ENE of Chase, Alaska on Tue, Feb 28, 2023, 3:31 AM AKST (12:31 UTC), 58 km (36 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 Central Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2023-02-28 12:31:16 UTC
Depth
58.3 km (36.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.483° N, 149.925° 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
51

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 199 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.859 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1313 days ago · 97 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 1.561 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1313 days ago · 113 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.675 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1313 days ago · 112 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.722 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1313 days ago · 63 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.060 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1313 days ago · 114 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.851 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1313 days ago · 107 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 1.8Central Alaska · 1313 days ago · 124 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.917 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1312 days ago · 23 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 1.734 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1312 days ago · 91 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 1.7Southern Alaska · 1312 days ago · 65 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 1.5Central Alaska · 1312 days ago · 58 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 1.521 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1312 days ago · 71 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 1.518 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 1312 days ago · 40 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 1.826 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1312 days ago · 59 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 1.873 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1312 days ago · 106 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 1.649 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 107 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 1.734 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 1.62 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 83 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 1.662 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 128 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 1.549 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 110 km deep · 67 km away
  21. 1.851 km NW of Petersville, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 89 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 1.659 km N of Chase, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 89 km deep · 57 km away
  23. 1.574 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 110 km deep · 79 km away
  24. 1.551 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 109 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 1.534 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 85 km deep · 77 km away
  26. 2.4Central Alaska · 1311 days ago · 124 km deep · 94 km away
  27. 1.862 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 126 km deep · 95 km away
  28. 2.048 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 65 km deep · 80 km away
  29. 1.558 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1311 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
  30. 1.563 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 113 km deep · 83 km away
  31. 1.655 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 105 km deep · 86 km away
  32. 1.525 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 43 km deep · 64 km away
  33. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1310 days ago · 68 km deep · 77 km away
  34. 2.28 km S of Talkeetna, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  35. 1.711 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1310 days ago · 44 km deep · 42 km away
  36. 1.514 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 1309 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  37. 1.922 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1309 days ago · 85 km deep · 96 km away
  38. 3.163 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1309 days ago · 129 km deep · 90 km away
  39. 1.723 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 1308 days ago · 41 km deep · 43 km away
  40. 1.99 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1308 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  41. 2.223 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1307 days ago · 63 km deep · 81 km away
  42. 1.553 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1307 days ago · 103 km deep · 84 km away
  43. 2.761 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1307 days ago · 118 km deep · 81 km away
  44. 2.562 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1307 days ago · 124 km deep · 84 km away
  45. 1.961 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1307 days ago · 104 km deep · 73 km away
  46. 1.514 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1307 days ago · 18 km deep · 83 km away
  47. 2.828 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1306 days ago · 55 km deep · 88 km away
  48. 1.66 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 1306 days ago · 81 km deep · 90 km away
  49. 1.622 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 1306 days ago · 19 km deep · 61 km away
  50. 1.822 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1305 days ago · 63 km deep · 80 km away
  51. 1.641 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1305 days ago · 80 km deep · 71 km away
  52. 2.125 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 79 km deep · 68 km away
  53. 1.610 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 23 km deep · 91 km away
  54. 2.471 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 110 km deep · 82 km away
  55. 1.533 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1304 days ago · 90 km deep · 66 km away
  56. 1.89 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1303 days ago · 41 km deep · 44 km away
  57. 1.820 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 67 km deep · 55 km away
  58. 1.611 km W of Houston, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 38 km deep · 96 km away
  59. 2.134 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 63 km deep · 60 km away
  60. 1.59 km SSW of Willow, Alaska · 1302 days ago · 24 km deep · 91 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.534 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 1314 days ago · 82 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 2.421 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1314 days ago · 89 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 1.514 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1314 days ago · 45 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 1.762 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1314 days ago · 125 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.872 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1315 days ago · 110 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.533 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1315 days ago · 75 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.658 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1315 days ago · 130 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.743 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1315 days ago · 21 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.571 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1315 days ago · 132 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 2.726 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1315 days ago · 71 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 1.8Central Alaska · 1315 days ago · 114 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 1.830 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1316 days ago · 51 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 1.951 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1316 days ago · 107 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 2.254 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1316 days ago · 82 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 1.866 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1316 days ago · 101 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 1.559 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1316 days ago · 110 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 1.5Central Alaska · 1316 days ago · 82 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 1.715 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1316 days ago · 14 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 2.012 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1317 days ago · 51 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 2.115 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1317 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away

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