Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 68 km E of Cantwell, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 68 km E of Cantwell, Alaska on Thu, Dec 1, 2016, 12:50 AM AKST (09:50 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 47 km SSE 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
2016-12-01 09:50:47 UTC
Depth
5.7 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
63.435° N, 147.579° 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
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 57 in the 60 days after this one and 35 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.115 km WSW of Healy, Alaska · 3594 days ago · 119 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.724 km ENE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3593 days ago · 103 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.870 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3591 days ago · 65 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.724 km ENE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3591 days ago · 104 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 2.764 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3590 days ago · 64 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 1.514 km N of Cantwell, Alaska · 3586 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 2.061 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3584 days ago · 61 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 1.715 km WSW of Healy, Alaska · 3584 days ago · 118 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.917 km ESE of Healy, Alaska · 3583 days ago · 103 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 2.48 km SW of Healy, Alaska · 3582 days ago · 110 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 1.740 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 3580 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 3.947 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3577 days ago · 68 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.946 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3576 days ago · 76 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 1.5Central Alaska · 3574 days ago · 67 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 1.869 km WSW of Delta Junction, Alaska · 3573 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 1.663 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3573 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 2.376 km SW of Fort Greely, Alaska · 3572 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 1.89 km NE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3571 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 1.667 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3571 days ago · 65 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 2.050 km NNW of Paxson, Alaska · 3571 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  21. 1.618 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3570 days ago · 94 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 2.74 km S of Healy, Alaska · 3569 days ago · 115 km deep · 80 km away
  23. 3.345 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3569 days ago · 78 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 1.656 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3569 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  25. 1.575 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 3567 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  26. 1.554 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3567 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 2.480 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3567 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  28. 1.962 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3566 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  29. 1.915 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 3566 days ago · 112 km deep · 75 km away
  30. 1.716 km WSW of Healy, Alaska · 3565 days ago · 119 km deep · 95 km away
  31. 2.272 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3565 days ago · 61 km deep · 81 km away
  32. 1.667 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3564 days ago · 75 km deep · 5 km away
  33. 2.277 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 3564 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
  34. 2.476 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 3563 days ago · 17 km deep · 40 km away
  35. 1.541 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3563 days ago · 67 km deep · 54 km away
  36. 1.974 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 3562 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  37. 1.662 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3562 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  38. 1.562 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3562 days ago · 61 km deep · 92 km away
  39. 2.3Central Alaska · 3561 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  40. 1.762 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3558 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  41. 2.376 km SW of Fort Greely, Alaska · 3556 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  42. 1.945 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3554 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  43. 1.522 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3553 days ago · 79 km deep · 77 km away
  44. 2.220 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 3552 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  45. 2.87 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 3551 days ago · 110 km deep · 78 km away
  46. 2.139 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3550 days ago · 85 km deep · 36 km away
  47. 1.640 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3548 days ago · 80 km deep · 94 km away
  48. 2.15 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3548 days ago · 74 km deep · 66 km away
  49. 1.564 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3548 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  50. 1.959 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3543 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  51. 1.654 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3541 days ago · 69 km deep · 96 km away
  52. 1.782 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3541 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  53. 1.723 km ENE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3540 days ago · 103 km deep · 61 km away
  54. 2.666 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 61 km deep · 95 km away
  55. 1.524 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3537 days ago · 91 km deep · 53 km away
  56. 1.567 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3536 days ago · 83 km deep · 40 km away
  57. 2.488 km WNW of Paxson, Alaska · 3536 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away

Before

  1. 2.154 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3595 days ago · 76 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 2.339 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3596 days ago · 78 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 2.562 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 3596 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 1.846 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3598 days ago · 68 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 2.319 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3600 days ago · 91 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 2.539 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3600 days ago · 70 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 1.763 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3602 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 1.759 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3603 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 1.586 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3604 days ago · 51 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 2.657 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3604 days ago · 67 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 1.987 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3605 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 2.532 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3605 days ago · 109 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.873 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3606 days ago · 74 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 1.680 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3607 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 1.725 km ENE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3608 days ago · 100 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 1.652 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3608 days ago · 65 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 1.560 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3608 days ago · 62 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 3.82 km ESE of Healy, Alaska · 3609 days ago · 113 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 1.711 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 3610 days ago · 115 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 1.517 km WSW of Healy, Alaska · 3611 days ago · 119 km deep · 96 km away

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