Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 46 km NE of Chase, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 46 km NE of Chase, Alaska on Sat, Jan 7, 2023, 7:36 PM AKST (04:36 UTC), 73 km (45 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 69 km SSE of Cantwell, 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
2023-01-08 04:36:56 UTC
Depth
72.9 km (45.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
62.732° N, 149.442° 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
80

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 180 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.6Central Alaska · 1364 days ago · 128 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.526 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1364 days ago · 69 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 1.577 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1363 days ago · 118 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 2.442 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1363 days ago · 24 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.141 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1363 days ago · 28 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.661 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1363 days ago · 114 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 1.943 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1363 days ago · 79 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 1.627 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1363 days ago · 102 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 2.132 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1362 days ago · 68 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.7Central Alaska · 1361 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 2.524 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1361 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.653 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1361 days ago · 109 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 1.669 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1361 days ago · 96 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 1.543 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1361 days ago · 90 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.151 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1361 days ago · 109 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 1.523 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 1360 days ago · 80 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.757 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1360 days ago · 112 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 1.862 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1360 days ago · 124 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 1.731 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1360 days ago · 103 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 1.658 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1360 days ago · 103 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 1.919 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1360 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 1.672 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1360 days ago · 129 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 2.055 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1360 days ago · 96 km deep · 60 km away
  24. 2.060 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1359 days ago · 111 km deep · 74 km away
  25. 2.046 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1359 days ago · 99 km deep · 72 km away
  26. 2.0Central Alaska · 1359 days ago · 110 km deep · 65 km away
  27. 2.162 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1359 days ago · 117 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 2.120 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 1358 days ago · 41 km deep · 90 km away
  29. 1.555 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 1358 days ago · 64 km deep · 38 km away
  30. 1.710 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1358 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  31. 1.559 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1358 days ago · 94 km deep · 66 km away
  32. 1.9Central Alaska · 1357 days ago · 91 km deep · 84 km away
  33. 1.765 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1357 days ago · 128 km deep · 82 km away
  34. 1.774 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1356 days ago · 113 km deep · 71 km away
  35. 2.258 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1356 days ago · 128 km deep · 87 km away
  36. 2.757 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1356 days ago · 101 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  37. 1.734 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1356 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  38. 2.371 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1356 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  39. 1.570 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1355 days ago · 119 km deep · 79 km away
  40. 1.767 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1355 days ago · 122 km deep · 79 km away
  41. 1.822 km SW of Denali Park, Alaska · 1355 days ago · 108 km deep · 98 km away
  42. 1.9Central Alaska · 1355 days ago · 114 km deep · 85 km away
  43. 1.974 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1354 days ago · 43 km deep · 67 km away
  44. 1.818 km ESE of Chase, Alaska · 1354 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  45. 1.561 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1354 days ago · 107 km deep · 71 km away
  46. 1.742 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1354 days ago · 78 km deep · 36 km away
  47. 1.941 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1354 days ago · 74 km deep · 53 km away
  48. 2.067 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1354 days ago · 115 km deep · 79 km away
  49. 1.540 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1354 days ago · 28 km deep · 71 km away
  50. 1.6Central Alaska · 1354 days ago · 61 km deep · 99 km away
  51. 1.521 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 1353 days ago · 44 km deep · 66 km away
  52. 1.556 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1353 days ago · 66 km deep · 15 km away
  53. 1.571 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1352 days ago · 117 km deep · 75 km away
  54. 1.659 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1352 days ago · 133 km deep · 75 km away
  55. 1.564 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1352 days ago · 116 km deep · 84 km away
  56. 1.762 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1352 days ago · 132 km deep · 86 km away
  57. 1.761 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1352 days ago · 115 km deep · 78 km away
  58. 1.550 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1352 days ago · 110 km deep · 95 km away
  59. 1.663 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1352 days ago · 121 km deep · 82 km away
  60. 1.556 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1352 days ago · 111 km deep · 98 km away

The first 60 of 200.

Before

  1. 1.725 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1364 days ago · 79 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.540 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 1.632 km NNW of Chase, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 79 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 2.554 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 71 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 1.9Central Alaska · 1365 days ago · 68 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 1.855 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 116 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.8Central Alaska · 1365 days ago · 68 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 1.645 km WSW of Denali Park, Alaska · 1365 days ago · 122 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 2.042 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1366 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 1.733 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1366 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 2.557 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1366 days ago · 111 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 2.414 km SE of Petersville, Alaska · 1366 days ago · 64 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 2.147 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1366 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 2.061 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1367 days ago · 112 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 3.221 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 1368 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 1.53 km WNW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1368 days ago · 63 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 1.559 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1368 days ago · 77 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 1.547 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1368 days ago · 19 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 1.540 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1368 days ago · 97 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 1.5Central Alaska · 1368 days ago · 113 km deep · 95 km away

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