Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 26 km ENE of Chase, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 26 km ENE of Chase, Alaska on Thu, Jan 1, 2026, 5:45 PM AKST (02:45 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 8 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, 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
2026-01-02 02:45:55 UTC
Depth
8.4 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.576° N, 149.673° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 4.2 km horizontally, 3.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.40
Station coverage gap
82°
Stations used
11

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 at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.753 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 276 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.253 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 276 days ago · 21 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 1.95 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 276 days ago · 56 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 2.027 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 276 days ago · 54 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 1.943 km NW of Petersville, Alaska · 276 days ago · 95 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.737 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 276 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.829 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 276 days ago · 68 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 2.326 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 276 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 1.946 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 276 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 2.344 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 276 days ago · 102 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 2.461 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 276 days ago · 87 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 1.611 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 276 days ago · 37 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.970 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 275 days ago · 116 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 2.154 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 275 days ago · 114 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 1.540 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 275 days ago · 61 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 1.643 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 275 days ago · 82 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 1.924 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 275 days ago · 88 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 1.627 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 275 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 1.856 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 275 days ago · 66 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 1.662 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 275 days ago · 122 km deep · 88 km away
  21. 1.831 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 275 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 1.722 km N of Willow, Alaska · 275 days ago · 36 km deep · 72 km away
  23. 2.367 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 274 days ago · 59 km deep · 63 km away
  24. 1.913 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 274 days ago · 36 km deep · 92 km away
  25. 2.06 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 274 days ago · 52 km deep · 44 km away
  26. 1.823 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 274 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
  27. 1.86 km E of Willow, Alaska · 274 days ago · 57 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 2.951 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 274 days ago · 71 km deep · 50 km away
  29. 2.348 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 273 days ago · 109 km deep · 79 km away
  30. 2.412 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 273 days ago · 77 km deep · 69 km away
  31. 2.07 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 273 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away
  32. 2.513 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 273 days ago · 43 km deep · 60 km away
  33. 2.017 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 273 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  34. 2.026 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 273 days ago · 92 km deep · 82 km away
  35. 2.432 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 273 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  36. 2.366 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 273 days ago · 116 km deep · 86 km away
  37. 2.321 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 273 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  38. 2.454 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 273 days ago · 67 km deep · 96 km away
  39. 2.39 km ESE of Willow, Alaska · 273 days ago · 36 km deep · 95 km away
  40. 2.325 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 272 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  41. 2.327 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 272 days ago · 34 km deep · 61 km away
  42. 2.064 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 272 days ago · 128 km deep · 92 km away
  43. 2.733 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 272 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  44. 1.916 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 272 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  45. 1.88 km ESE of Willow, Alaska · 272 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  46. 1.925 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 272 days ago · 99 km deep · 99 km away
  47. 2.04 km SSE of Willow, Alaska · 272 days ago · 28 km deep · 98 km away
  48. 4.564 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 271 days ago · 133 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 113
  49. 1.821 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 271 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away
  50. 2.716 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 271 days ago · 75 km deep · 70 km away
  51. 1.918 km W of Willow, Alaska · 271 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  52. 2.635 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 271 days ago · 89 km deep · 66 km away
  53. 1.871 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 271 days ago · 58 km deep · 46 km away
  54. 1.827 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 271 days ago · 23 km deep · 79 km away
  55. 2.149 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 271 days ago · 26 km deep · 56 km away
  56. 2.163 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 271 days ago · 113 km deep · 83 km away
  57. 2.019 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 271 days ago · 57 km deep · 66 km away
  58. 2.510 km W of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 271 days ago · 17 km deep · 47 km away
  59. 2.162 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 271 days ago · 102 km deep · 66 km away
  60. 2.952 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 271 days ago · 101 km deep · 76 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.221 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 277 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.311 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 277 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 2.072 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 277 days ago · 122 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.89 km WNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 277 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 2.311 km WNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 277 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 2.729 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 277 days ago · 82 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 2.751 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 277 days ago · 21 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 2.050 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 278 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 2.324 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 278 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 2.160 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 278 days ago · 109 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 2.317 km N of Willow, Alaska · 278 days ago · 23 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 2.324 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 278 days ago · 95 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 2.516 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 278 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.054 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 278 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 1.943 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 278 days ago · 28 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 2.551 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 279 days ago · 60 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 2.116 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 279 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 2.97 km N of Susitna North, Alaska · 279 days ago · 52 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 2.763 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 279 days ago · 124 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 2.564 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 279 days ago · 130 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak2026acbfwe. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:58 PM UTC.