Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 27 km E of Chase, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 27 km E of Chase, Alaska on Wed, Dec 11, 2024, 6:38 AM AKST (15:38 UTC), 60 km (37 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 61 km N of Petersville, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2024-12-11 15:38:12 UTC
Depth
60.2 km (37.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.492° N, 149.586° 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
32

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 202 in the 60 days after this one and 155 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.625 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 659 days ago · 73 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 2.059 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 659 days ago · 76 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 1.633 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 659 days ago · 75 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.528 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 659 days ago · 89 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.522 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 658 days ago · 63 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.531 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 658 days ago · 81 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.627 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 658 days ago · 91 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 1.772 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 658 days ago · 119 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.716 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 658 days ago · 74 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.771 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 658 days ago · 114 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.532 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 657 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 1.818 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 657 days ago · 81 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.512 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 656 days ago · 42 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 1.644 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 656 days ago · 28 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 1.925 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 656 days ago · 25 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 1.529 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 656 days ago · 89 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 2.05 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 656 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 1.722 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 655 days ago · 78 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 2.066 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 655 days ago · 122 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 2.721 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 655 days ago · 80 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 1.537 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 655 days ago · 93 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 2.030 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 655 days ago · 60 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 1.739 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 655 days ago · 42 km deep · 16 km away
  24. 2.018 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 655 days ago · 40 km deep · 78 km away
  25. 1.830 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 655 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  26. 2.733 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 654 days ago · 84 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 2
  27. 1.672 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 654 days ago · 116 km deep · 89 km away
  28. 1.625 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 654 days ago · 84 km deep · 85 km away
  29. 1.518 km W of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 654 days ago · 65 km deep · 57 km away
  30. 1.622 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 654 days ago · 86 km deep · 83 km away
  31. 1.730 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 654 days ago · 44 km deep · 28 km away
  32. 2.14 km W of Houston, Alaska · 654 days ago · 39 km deep · 98 km away
  33. 1.548 km N of Chase, Alaska · 654 days ago · 80 km deep · 51 km away
  34. 1.519 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 654 days ago · 74 km deep · 76 km away
  35. 1.817 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 653 days ago · 48 km deep · 99 km away
  36. 1.516 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 653 days ago · 80 km deep · 77 km away
  37. 1.672 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 653 days ago · 34 km deep · 78 km away
  38. 2.155 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 653 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  39. 1.543 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 653 days ago · 87 km deep · 65 km away
  40. 1.526 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 653 days ago · 75 km deep · 74 km away
  41. 2.071 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 652 days ago · 107 km deep · 84 km away
  42. 1.818 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 652 days ago · 87 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  43. 1.728 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 652 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  44. 1.68 km SSE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 652 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away
  45. 1.558 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 652 days ago · 91 km deep · 64 km away
  46. 2.065 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 651 days ago · 115 km deep · 90 km away
  47. 1.754 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 651 days ago · 94 km deep · 71 km away
  48. 1.75 km WNW of Houston, Alaska · 651 days ago · 38 km deep · 95 km away
  49. 1.750 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 651 days ago · 107 km deep · 93 km away
  50. 1.666 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 651 days ago · 127 km deep · 92 km away
  51. 1.547 km NW of Petersville, Alaska · 651 days ago · 104 km deep · 97 km away
  52. 1.613 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 651 days ago · 53 km deep · 28 km away
  53. 1.632 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 651 days ago · 89 km deep · 83 km away
  54. 1.664 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 651 days ago · 124 km deep · 95 km away
  55. 1.647 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 650 days ago · 105 km deep · 92 km away
  56. 1.519 km NE of Petersville, Alaska · 650 days ago · 76 km deep · 51 km away
  57. 1.68 km WSW of Willow, Alaska · 649 days ago · 36 km deep · 91 km away
  58. 1.570 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 649 days ago · 113 km deep · 90 km away
  59. 2.063 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 649 days ago · 122 km deep · 97 km away
  60. 2.84 km E of Houston, Alaska · 649 days ago · 38 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 10

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.87 km NW of Houston, Alaska · 659 days ago · 40 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 1.736 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 660 days ago · 85 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.863 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 660 days ago · 121 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 2.317 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 660 days ago · 93 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.926 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 660 days ago · 60 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 1.634 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 660 days ago · 43 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.931 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 660 days ago · 65 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 1.661 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 660 days ago · 125 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.623 km NW of Petersville, Alaska · 661 days ago · 86 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 1.641 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 661 days ago · 69 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 1.561 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 661 days ago · 107 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 2.215 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 661 days ago · 37 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 1.666 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 661 days ago · 116 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 1.574 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 661 days ago · 111 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 1.867 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 662 days ago · 122 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.662 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 662 days ago · 114 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 1.65 km NW of Tanaina, Alaska · 662 days ago · 27 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 2.148 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 662 days ago · 98 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 1.57 km SE of Willow, Alaska · 662 days ago · 44 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 2.221 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 662 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024fwh3r59. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:40 AM UTC.