Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 13 km NE of Cantwell, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 13 km NE of Cantwell, Alaska on Thu, Sep 29, 2016, 9:19 AM AKDT (17:19 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 43 km WSW of Clear, Alaska, 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
2016-09-29 17:19:52 UTC
Depth
5.9 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
63.483° N, 148.780° 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
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 146 in the 60 days after this one and 51 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.548 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3658 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.539 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3658 days ago · 124 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 1.870 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3657 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.557 km N of Chase, Alaska · 3657 days ago · 79 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.738 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3657 days ago · 69 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 3.737 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3656 days ago · 74 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 1.572 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3655 days ago · 58 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 1.853 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3655 days ago · 65 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 1.579 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3655 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 2.073 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3654 days ago · 120 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.774 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3653 days ago · 102 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 2.63 km ESE of Healy, Alaska · 3652 days ago · 122 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 1.754 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3651 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 2.757 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3650 days ago · 125 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 1.515 km W of Healy, Alaska · 3650 days ago · 121 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 1.910 km N of Healy, Alaska · 3650 days ago · 117 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 1.572 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3650 days ago · 117 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 1.69 km E of Healy, Alaska · 3650 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 1.650 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3650 days ago · 85 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 2.369 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3649 days ago · 127 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 2.572 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3649 days ago · 122 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 1.666 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3649 days ago · 62 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 1.643 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3649 days ago · 122 km deep · 52 km away
  24. 2.170 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3649 days ago · 125 km deep · 89 km away
  25. 1.667 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3648 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  26. 1.571 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3647 days ago · 116 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 1.639 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 3646 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  28. 2.862 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3645 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  29. 2.622 km ENE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3644 days ago · 107 km deep · 36 km away
  30. 2.042 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3644 days ago · 103 km deep · 52 km away
  31. 1.778 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3643 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 2.172 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3643 days ago · 111 km deep · 89 km away
  33. 1.848 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3642 days ago · 96 km deep · 61 km away
  34. 1.6Central Alaska · 3642 days ago · 78 km deep · 49 km away
  35. 1.973 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3641 days ago · 56 km deep · 66 km away
  36. 1.753 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3641 days ago · 79 km deep · 79 km away
  37. 2.465 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3641 days ago · 131 km deep · 91 km away
  38. 1.92 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 3640 days ago · 113 km deep · 44 km away
  39. 2.68 km WSW of Healy, Alaska · 3640 days ago · 119 km deep · 42 km away
  40. 1.669 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3640 days ago · 117 km deep · 96 km away
  41. 2.366 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3639 days ago · 128 km deep · 92 km away
  42. 1.549 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3639 days ago · 77 km deep · 84 km away
  43. 1.653 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3639 days ago · 88 km deep · 67 km away
  44. 1.649 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3638 days ago · 95 km deep · 62 km away
  45. 1.754 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3638 days ago · 70 km deep · 67 km away
  46. 1.816 km WSW of Healy, Alaska · 3638 days ago · 121 km deep · 45 km away
  47. 1.670 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3638 days ago · 112 km deep · 98 km away
  48. 2.461 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3638 days ago · 132 km deep · 99 km away
  49. 1.555 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3638 days ago · 78 km deep · 68 km away
  50. 1.814 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3638 days ago · 79 km deep · 28 km away
  51. 2.243 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3638 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  52. 1.567 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3638 days ago · 108 km deep · 97 km away
  53. 1.547 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3637 days ago · 75 km deep · 53 km away
  54. 1.563 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3635 days ago · 127 km deep · 100 km away
  55. 2.150 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3635 days ago · 130 km deep · 56 km away
  56. 1.813 km WSW of Healy, Alaska · 3635 days ago · 117 km deep · 43 km away
  57. 1.648 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3634 days ago · 75 km deep · 84 km away
  58. 1.741 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3634 days ago · 61 km deep · 100 km away
  59. 2.139 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3634 days ago · 91 km deep · 51 km away
  60. 2.214 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3632 days ago · 86 km deep · 6 km away

The first 60 of 146.

Before

  1. 1.534 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3660 days ago · 121 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 1.554 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3661 days ago · 69 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.562 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3661 days ago · 74 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 1.759 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3662 days ago · 113 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 2.280 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3662 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 1.8Central Alaska · 3662 days ago · 70 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 2.350 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3662 days ago · 53 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 1.561 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3663 days ago · 127 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 1.570 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3664 days ago · 59 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 1.68 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3664 days ago · 87 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 1.946 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3664 days ago · 124 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 1.553 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3665 days ago · 71 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 1.741 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3665 days ago · 71 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 1.568 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3665 days ago · 112 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.565 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3665 days ago · 100 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 1.659 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3667 days ago · 62 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 1.511 km NNE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3667 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 2.134 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3668 days ago · 107 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 1.84 km WSW of Healy, Alaska · 3668 days ago · 121 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 2.121 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3668 days ago · 112 km deep · 36 km away

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