Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 56 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 56 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska on Thu, Mar 9, 2017, 1:54 PM AKST (22:54 UTC), 70 km (43 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 54 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-03-09 22:54:51 UTC
Depth
69.6 km (43.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.923° N, 149.358° 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
47

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 195 in the 60 days after this one and 107 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.561 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3496 days ago · 121 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 3.057 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3496 days ago · 72 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 1.510 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3496 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 2.361 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3495 days ago · 127 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.271 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3495 days ago · 65 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 2.1Central Alaska · 3495 days ago · 58 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 1.532 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3494 days ago · 94 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 1.710 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3494 days ago · 85 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 2.041 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3494 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 1.563 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3493 days ago · 120 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 2.142 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3493 days ago · 98 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 1.658 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3493 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 2.534 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3493 days ago · 59 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 2.446 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3493 days ago · 117 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.634 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3492 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 2.122 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3492 days ago · 77 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 2.021 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3492 days ago · 83 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 1.927 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3491 days ago · 44 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.838 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3491 days ago · 106 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 2.733 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3491 days ago · 105 km deep · 48 km away
  21. 1.512 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3490 days ago · 71 km deep · 53 km away
  22. 1.548 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3490 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 2.252 km N of Chase, Alaska · 3490 days ago · 84 km deep · 46 km away
  24. 1.67 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 3489 days ago · 44 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 1.858 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3489 days ago · 126 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 1.78 km W of Susitna North, Alaska · 3489 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 1.760 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3489 days ago · 129 km deep · 77 km away
  28. 2.170 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3488 days ago · 105 km deep · 60 km away
  29. 2.649 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3488 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  30. 1.955 km N of Chase, Alaska · 3488 days ago · 76 km deep · 28 km away
  31. 1.761 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3487 days ago · 124 km deep · 84 km away
  32. 1.533 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3487 days ago · 30 km deep · 98 km away
  33. 2.269 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3487 days ago · 73 km deep · 52 km away
  34. 1.57 km SSE of Petersville, Alaska · 3487 days ago · 66 km deep · 88 km away
  35. 1.673 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3486 days ago · 114 km deep · 64 km away
  36. 2.366 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3485 days ago · 61 km deep · 28 km away
  37. 2.626 km NW of Petersville, Alaska · 3485 days ago · 79 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  38. 2.062 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3485 days ago · 36 km deep · 88 km away
  39. 1.941 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3484 days ago · 99 km deep · 73 km away
  40. 1.544 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3484 days ago · 25 km deep · 93 km away
  41. 1.660 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3483 days ago · 127 km deep · 77 km away
  42. 1.56 km NE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3483 days ago · 105 km deep · 98 km away
  43. 1.872 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3483 days ago · 108 km deep · 64 km away
  44. 1.745 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3483 days ago · 77 km deep · 11 km away
  45. 1.833 km NW of Petersville, Alaska · 3481 days ago · 92 km deep · 95 km away
  46. 2.254 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3481 days ago · 89 km deep · 49 km away
  47. 1.863 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3480 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  48. 2.663 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3480 days ago · 113 km deep · 66 km away
  49. 2.562 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3480 days ago · 127 km deep · 74 km away
  50. 3.218 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3480 days ago · 75 km deep · 99 km away
  51. 1.961 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3480 days ago · 87 km deep · 55 km away
  52. 2.257 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3480 days ago · 113 km deep · 95 km away
  53. 1.560 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3480 days ago · 129 km deep · 77 km away
  54. 1.960 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3479 days ago · 128 km deep · 81 km away
  55. 2.556 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3477 days ago · 70 km deep · 10 km away
  56. 2.165 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3477 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  57. 2.153 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3477 days ago · 114 km deep · 68 km away
  58. 1.849 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3476 days ago · 109 km deep · 83 km away
  59. 1.653 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3476 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  60. 2.651 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3476 days ago · 111 km deep · 72 km away

The first 60 of 195.

Before

  1. 1.745 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3497 days ago · 85 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 2.558 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3498 days ago · 84 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 1.672 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3498 days ago · 116 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 1.865 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3498 days ago · 82 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 1.848 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3498 days ago · 69 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 2.260 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3499 days ago · 125 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.77 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3500 days ago · 45 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.037 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3500 days ago · 70 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 1.719 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3500 days ago · 41 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.568 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3500 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 1.813 km W of Susitna North, Alaska · 3500 days ago · 54 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.563 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3501 days ago · 123 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 1.732 km W of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3501 days ago · 128 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 1.941 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3501 days ago · 53 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 1.657 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3501 days ago · 56 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 3.052 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3502 days ago · 31 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 2.315 km NNE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3502 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 2.040 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3502 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 1.654 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3502 days ago · 109 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.543 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3502 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak01734tytht (also filed as ak15455422). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:54 AM UTC.