Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 29 km ENE of Chase, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 29 km ENE of Chase, Alaska on Tue, May 2, 2023, 12:54 PM AKDT (20:54 UTC), 58 km (36 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 Central 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
2023-05-02 20:54:44 UTC
Depth
58.4 km (36.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.505° N, 149.534° 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
77

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 134 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.527 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1251 days ago · 69 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 2.018 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 1250 days ago · 36 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 1.644 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1250 days ago · 98 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.628 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1250 days ago · 54 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 1.69 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1250 days ago · 84 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.566 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1249 days ago · 115 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.630 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1249 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.720 km WSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 1249 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 1.517 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1249 days ago · 55 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 3.017 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 1248 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 5
  11. 1.618 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 1248 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 1.94 km E of Willow, Alaska · 1248 days ago · 24 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 1.521 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1248 days ago · 83 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 1.557 km E of Chase, Alaska · 1247 days ago · 52 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 3.175 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1247 days ago · 116 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.826 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 1247 days ago · 61 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 1.829 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1246 days ago · 91 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 2.460 km N of Chase, Alaska · 1246 days ago · 84 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 1.6Central Alaska · 1246 days ago · 117 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 2.162 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1245 days ago · 125 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 2.423 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1245 days ago · 16 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 1.664 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1245 days ago · 102 km deep · 74 km away
  23. 1.630 km N of Chase, Alaska · 1245 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
  24. 2.352 km N of Chase, Alaska · 1245 days ago · 79 km deep · 56 km away
  25. 2.013 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1245 days ago · 41 km deep · 31 km away
  26. 1.864 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1245 days ago · 129 km deep · 96 km away
  27. 1.858 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1245 days ago · 17 km deep · 68 km away
  28. 1.668 km N of Chase, Alaska · 1245 days ago · 89 km deep · 71 km away
  29. 1.650 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1245 days ago · 18 km deep · 47 km away
  30. 1.673 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1244 days ago · 105 km deep · 90 km away
  31. 1.765 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1244 days ago · 103 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 1.625 km NW of Petersville, Alaska · 1244 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  33. 1.565 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1244 days ago · 92 km deep · 74 km away
  34. 1.535 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1244 days ago · 89 km deep · 95 km away
  35. 1.554 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1244 days ago · 109 km deep · 90 km away
  36. 2.557 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1244 days ago · 86 km deep · 56 km away
  37. 1.526 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1244 days ago · 88 km deep · 89 km away
  38. 1.710 km NW of Susitna North, Alaska · 1244 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
  39. 1.736 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1244 days ago · 96 km deep · 79 km away
  40. 1.536 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1244 days ago · 63 km deep · 76 km away
  41. 2.337 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1244 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  42. 1.959 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1243 days ago · 91 km deep · 68 km away
  43. 1.633 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1243 days ago · 91 km deep · 72 km away
  44. 1.869 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1243 days ago · 116 km deep · 97 km away
  45. 1.832 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1242 days ago · 63 km deep · 74 km away
  46. 1.514 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 1242 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  47. 1.867 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1242 days ago · 38 km deep · 55 km away
  48. 1.728 km E of Chase, Alaska · 1242 days ago · 54 km deep · 8 km away
  49. 2.647 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1242 days ago · 26 km deep · 77 km away
  50. 1.963 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1242 days ago · 102 km deep · 75 km away
  51. 1.660 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1242 days ago · 126 km deep · 95 km away
  52. 1.663 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1242 days ago · 108 km deep · 83 km away
  53. 1.625 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 1242 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  54. 1.921 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1242 days ago · 88 km deep · 92 km away
  55. 1.654 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1241 days ago · 66 km deep · 33 km away
  56. 1.871 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 1241 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  57. 1.564 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1241 days ago · 101 km deep · 79 km away
  58. 1.733 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 1239 days ago · 29 km deep · 45 km away
  59. 1.8Southern Alaska · 1239 days ago · 21 km deep · 80 km away
  60. 2.254 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1238 days ago · 63 km deep · 49 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.649 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1251 days ago · 98 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.221 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1252 days ago · 85 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.55 km ESE of Petersville, Alaska · 1252 days ago · 66 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.870 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1252 days ago · 31 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 1.657 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1252 days ago · 114 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.673 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1253 days ago · 118 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.870 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 1253 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 1.638 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 1253 days ago · 49 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 1.936 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1253 days ago · 67 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 2.350 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1253 days ago · 79 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 1.662 km N of Chase, Alaska · 1253 days ago · 89 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 1.830 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1253 days ago · 62 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 2.043 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1254 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 1.543 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1254 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 2.843 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1254 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 1.7Central Alaska · 1254 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 3.344 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1254 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 2
  18. 2.016 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1255 days ago · 30 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 2.164 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1255 days ago · 111 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 1.620 km WSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 1255 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0235m3sois. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:46 PM UTC.