Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 55 km NE of Chase, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 55 km NE of Chase, Alaska on Mon, May 26, 2025, 3:04 PM AKDT (23:04 UTC), 65 km (40 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2025-05-26 23:04:59 UTC
Depth
64.5 km (40.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.757° N, 149.245° W
Region
Alaska
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

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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: 181 in the 60 days after this one and 93 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 181.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0256pu6mi1. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:55 PM UTC.