Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 45 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 45 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska on Fri, Aug 26, 2016, 3:36 PM AKDT (23:36 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 37 km SSW of Cantwell, 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
2016-08-26 23:36:30 UTC
Depth
14.0 km (8.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
63.503° N, 148.076° 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
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 76 in the 60 days after this one and 30 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.248 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3691 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.679 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3691 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 2.847 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3691 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 1.672 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3689 days ago · 68 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 2.15 km WSW of Healy, Alaska · 3687 days ago · 111 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.543 km SW of Fort Greely, Alaska · 3686 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.133 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3686 days ago · 102 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 2.066 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3686 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 1.721 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3686 days ago · 78 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 1.878 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3686 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 1.585 km WNW of Paxson, Alaska · 3682 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 1.679 km WNW of Paxson, Alaska · 3682 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 1.581 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3681 days ago · 17 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 1.882 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3681 days ago · 17 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 2.222 km W of Ferry, Alaska · 3680 days ago · 141 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 1.518 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3680 days ago · 89 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 1.849 km W of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3679 days ago · 134 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 1.544 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3674 days ago · 104 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 1.883 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3671 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 2.452 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3670 days ago · 78 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 1.651 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3670 days ago · 95 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 2.121 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3668 days ago · 112 km deep · 66 km away
  23. 1.84 km WSW of Healy, Alaska · 3668 days ago · 121 km deep · 61 km away
  24. 2.134 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3668 days ago · 107 km deep · 76 km away
  25. 1.511 km NNE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3667 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  26. 1.659 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3667 days ago · 62 km deep · 61 km away
  27. 1.946 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3664 days ago · 124 km deep · 89 km away
  28. 1.68 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3664 days ago · 87 km deep · 53 km away
  29. 1.570 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3664 days ago · 59 km deep · 74 km away
  30. 1.8Central Alaska · 3662 days ago · 70 km deep · 42 km away
  31. 2.280 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3662 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
  32. 1.562 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3661 days ago · 74 km deep · 27 km away
  33. 1.534 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3660 days ago · 121 km deep · 75 km away
  34. 2.259 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 3659 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  35. 1.513 km NE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3658 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  36. 1.539 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3657 days ago · 124 km deep · 80 km away
  37. 1.870 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3657 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  38. 2.738 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3657 days ago · 69 km deep · 62 km away
  39. 3.737 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3656 days ago · 74 km deep · 71 km away
  40. 1.572 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3655 days ago · 58 km deep · 73 km away
  41. 1.853 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3655 days ago · 65 km deep · 58 km away
  42. 1.579 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3655 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  43. 2.63 km ESE of Healy, Alaska · 3652 days ago · 122 km deep · 55 km away
  44. 1.754 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3651 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  45. 1.515 km W of Healy, Alaska · 3650 days ago · 121 km deep · 71 km away
  46. 1.910 km N of Healy, Alaska · 3650 days ago · 117 km deep · 65 km away
  47. 1.69 km E of Healy, Alaska · 3650 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  48. 1.650 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3649 days ago · 85 km deep · 83 km away
  49. 1.666 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3649 days ago · 62 km deep · 96 km away
  50. 1.643 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3649 days ago · 122 km deep · 85 km away
  51. 1.648 km NNW of Paxson, Alaska · 3648 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  52. 1.639 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 3645 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  53. 2.862 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3645 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  54. 2.622 km ENE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3644 days ago · 107 km deep · 37 km away
  55. 2.862 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 3644 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  56. 2.042 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3643 days ago · 103 km deep · 87 km away
  57. 1.960 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 3643 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  58. 1.778 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3643 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  59. 1.848 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3642 days ago · 96 km deep · 93 km away
  60. 1.6Central Alaska · 3642 days ago · 78 km deep · 59 km away

The first 60 of 76.

Before

  1. 1.948 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3691 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 3.246 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3691 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 3.749 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3691 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 1.834 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3693 days ago · 112 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 1.639 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3693 days ago · 105 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.661 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3695 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 1.620 km W of Ferry, Alaska · 3695 days ago · 133 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.636 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3695 days ago · 80 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.570 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3695 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 1.765 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3696 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 2.567 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3697 days ago · 67 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 2.244 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3697 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 1.742 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3699 days ago · 83 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 1.962 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3701 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 1.970 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3702 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 1.548 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3703 days ago · 73 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 2.147 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3703 days ago · 78 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 1.514 km WSW of Healy, Alaska · 3704 days ago · 121 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 1.633 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3705 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 1.97 km N of Healy, Alaska · 3706 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away

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