Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 17 km E of Chase, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 17 km E of Chase, Alaska on Tue, May 20, 2025, 4:58 AM AKDT (12:58 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 34 km ESE of Susitna North, 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
2025-05-20 12:58:44 UTC
Depth
10.9 km (6.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.447° N, 149.754° 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
44

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 144 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.05 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 500 days ago · 34 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 2
  2. 1.515 km SSE of Petersville, Alaska · 499 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 2.162 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 499 days ago · 22 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 2.514 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 499 days ago · 24 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.632 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 499 days ago · 64 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 1.761 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 498 days ago · 123 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 2.433 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 498 days ago · 85 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.65 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 498 days ago · 29 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 1.958 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 498 days ago · 104 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 1.654 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 498 days ago · 117 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 2.019 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 497 days ago · 62 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 1.615 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 497 days ago · 73 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 2.139 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 497 days ago · 80 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 2.131 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 495 days ago · 59 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 1.823 km ESE of Chase, Alaska · 495 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.357 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 495 days ago · 104 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 1.651 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 494 days ago · 63 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 1.762 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 494 days ago · 100 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 1.624 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 494 days ago · 80 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 1.655 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 494 days ago · 65 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  21. 1.62 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 494 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  22. 1.662 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 493 days ago · 104 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 1.648 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 493 days ago · 83 km deep · 72 km away
  24. 1.644 km N of Chase, Alaska · 493 days ago · 80 km deep · 47 km away
  25. 1.559 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 493 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  26. 1.73 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 493 days ago · 82 km deep · 55 km away
  27. 2.660 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 493 days ago · 25 km deep · 84 km away
  28. 2.240 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 493 days ago · 97 km deep · 88 km away
  29. 1.769 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 492 days ago · 109 km deep · 89 km away
  30. 2.512 km NW of Petersville, Alaska · 492 days ago · 79 km deep · 63 km away
  31. 2.264 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 492 days ago · 127 km deep · 93 km away
  32. 1.739 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 492 days ago · 87 km deep · 62 km away
  33. 1.529 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 491 days ago · 61 km deep · 90 km away
  34. 1.711 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 491 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  35. 1.962 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 491 days ago · 97 km deep · 76 km away
  36. 1.67 km N of Willow, Alaska · 491 days ago · 31 km deep · 72 km away
  37. 1.735 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 490 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  38. 1.942 km E of Chase, Alaska · 490 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  39. 2.512 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 490 days ago · 34 km deep · 79 km away
  40. 1.513 km N of Willow, Alaska · 490 days ago · 30 km deep · 66 km away
  41. 2.412 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 490 days ago · 42 km deep · 74 km away
  42. 1.830 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 490 days ago · 71 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 1.664 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 490 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  44. 1.543 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 490 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  45. 1.59 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 490 days ago · 49 km deep · 100 km away
  46. 1.942 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 489 days ago · 86 km deep · 62 km away
  47. 1.615 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 488 days ago · 57 km deep · 23 km away
  48. 1.540 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 488 days ago · 88 km deep · 64 km away
  49. 1.56 km SE of Willow, Alaska · 488 days ago · 39 km deep · 83 km away
  50. 1.552 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 487 days ago · 107 km deep · 92 km away
  51. 1.626 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 487 days ago · 78 km deep · 73 km away
  52. 2.634 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 487 days ago · 61 km deep · 65 km away
  53. 1.568 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 487 days ago · 59 km deep · 92 km away
  54. 2.453 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 487 days ago · 87 km deep · 62 km away
  55. 1.622 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 486 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  56. 2.056 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 486 days ago · 110 km deep · 77 km away
  57. 3.071 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 486 days ago · 119 km deep · 88 km away
  58. 1.88 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 486 days ago · 81 km deep · 56 km away
  59. 2.754 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 486 days ago · 76 km deep · 53 km away
  60. 1.567 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 485 days ago · 115 km deep · 85 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.854 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 501 days ago · 122 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 1.665 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 501 days ago · 90 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.525 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 502 days ago · 68 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 2.718 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 502 days ago · 49 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 2.769 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 502 days ago · 41 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.068 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 502 days ago · 123 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.973 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 503 days ago · 132 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.967 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 503 days ago · 65 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.542 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 503 days ago · 26 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 1.56 km N of Willow, Alaska · 503 days ago · 30 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 2.156 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 503 days ago · 72 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 1.520 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 504 days ago · 53 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 2.233 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 504 days ago · 93 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 1.660 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 504 days ago · 129 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 1.526 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 505 days ago · 60 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 2.160 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 505 days ago · 114 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 1.773 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 505 days ago · 32 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 1.558 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 506 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 2.258 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 506 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 2.211 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 506 days ago · 28 km deep · 81 km away

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