Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 39 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 39 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska on Sun, Jul 23, 2017, 3:28 PM AKDT (23:28 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 58 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-07-23 23:28:22 UTC
Depth
7.8 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
63.072° N, 149.291° 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
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 153 in the 60 days after this one and 89 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.141 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3360 days ago · 75 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.759 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3360 days ago · 74 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 1.650 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3360 days ago · 103 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.318 km W of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3359 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.871 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3359 days ago · 46 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.618 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3358 days ago · 114 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 2.170 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3358 days ago · 111 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 1.742 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3357 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.955 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3357 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.760 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3356 days ago · 111 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 1.765 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3356 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 1.555 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3356 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 1.754 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3356 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 1.6Central Alaska · 3356 days ago · 63 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 1.664 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3355 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 1.947 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3355 days ago · 105 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 2.1Central Alaska · 3355 days ago · 132 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 1.564 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3354 days ago · 130 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 1.853 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3354 days ago · 109 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 1.68 km WSW of Healy, Alaska · 3354 days ago · 113 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 1.660 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3354 days ago · 130 km deep · 78 km away
  22. 2.030 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3354 days ago · 75 km deep · 14 km away
  23. 2.039 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3352 days ago · 98 km deep · 88 km away
  24. 2.468 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3352 days ago · 132 km deep · 64 km away
  25. 2.158 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3352 days ago · 92 km deep · 63 km away
  26. 2.160 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3352 days ago · 76 km deep · 22 km away
  27. 1.972 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3351 days ago · 116 km deep · 60 km away
  28. 1.7Central Alaska · 3351 days ago · 112 km deep · 59 km away
  29. 2.640 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3350 days ago · 89 km deep · 85 km away
  30. 1.765 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3350 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 1.557 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3350 days ago · 83 km deep · 23 km away
  32. 2.274 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3349 days ago · 118 km deep · 59 km away
  33. 1.815 km WSW of Healy, Alaska · 3349 days ago · 122 km deep · 84 km away
  34. 3.147 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3349 days ago · 82 km deep · 9 km away
  35. 1.670 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3348 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  36. 1.768 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3348 days ago · 109 km deep · 68 km away
  37. 1.666 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3347 days ago · 125 km deep · 67 km away
  38. 3.064 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3346 days ago · 132 km deep · 84 km away
  39. 1.536 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3346 days ago · 98 km deep · 81 km away
  40. 1.525 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 3346 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  41. 1.549 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3345 days ago · 99 km deep · 80 km away
  42. 1.562 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3345 days ago · 123 km deep · 77 km away
  43. 2.648 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3345 days ago · 76 km deep · 16 km away
  44. 2.170 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3344 days ago · 42 km deep · 97 km away
  45. 1.944 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3343 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  46. 1.732 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3343 days ago · 109 km deep · 42 km away
  47. 1.637 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3343 days ago · 97 km deep · 70 km away
  48. 1.912 km NNE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3343 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  49. 2.053 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3342 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  50. 1.749 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3342 days ago · 64 km deep · 46 km away
  51. 1.510 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 3342 days ago · 114 km deep · 98 km away
  52. 1.667 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3342 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  53. 1.558 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3342 days ago · 78 km deep · 26 km away
  54. 2.17 km NNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3341 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  55. 2.044 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3340 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  56. 1.856 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3340 days ago · 111 km deep · 94 km away
  57. 1.941 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3338 days ago · 67 km deep · 40 km away
  58. 2.812 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3337 days ago · 50 km deep · 96 km away
  59. 1.841 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3337 days ago · 66 km deep · 43 km away
  60. 1.9Central Alaska · 3336 days ago · 58 km deep · 63 km away

The first 60 of 153.

Before

  1. 1.861 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3361 days ago · 131 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 1.613 km SE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3361 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 3.333 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3361 days ago · 111 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.068 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3361 days ago · 119 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 1.638 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3362 days ago · 88 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 2.248 km W of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3362 days ago · 134 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 2.353 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3362 days ago · 72 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 2.235 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3363 days ago · 77 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 1.868 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3363 days ago · 126 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 1.853 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3363 days ago · 80 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 2.261 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3363 days ago · 130 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 1.836 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3364 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.511 km NW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3364 days ago · 63 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.655 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3364 days ago · 93 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 1.551 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3365 days ago · 88 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 2.467 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3365 days ago · 69 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 1.637 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3366 days ago · 80 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 2.569 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3366 days ago · 121 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 1.643 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3367 days ago · 76 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 2.748 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3367 days ago · 107 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1

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