Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 64 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 64 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska on Fri, Jul 28, 2017, 7:45 PM AKDT (03:45 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 50 km N of Chase, 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
2017-07-29 03:45:52 UTC
Depth
9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.980° N, 148.058° 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
40

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 71 in the 60 days after this one and 38 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.030 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3353 days ago · 75 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 2.160 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3351 days ago · 76 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.765 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3349 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 1.557 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3349 days ago · 83 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 3.147 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3348 days ago · 82 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 1.670 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3347 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 2.648 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3344 days ago · 76 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 2.170 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3343 days ago · 42 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 1.732 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3342 days ago · 109 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.912 km NNE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3342 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 1.749 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3341 days ago · 64 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 1.667 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3341 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 1.558 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3341 days ago · 78 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 2.17 km NNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3341 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 1.544 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3339 days ago · 40 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 2.044 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3339 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.941 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3337 days ago · 67 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 1.841 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3336 days ago · 66 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 1.9Central Alaska · 3336 days ago · 58 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 1.662 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3335 days ago · 40 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 1.845 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3335 days ago · 60 km deep · 78 km away
  22. 2.381 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3335 days ago · 62 km deep · 29 km away
  23. 1.659 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3332 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away
  24. 1.968 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3332 days ago · 29 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  25. 2.249 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3332 days ago · 72 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  26. 1.539 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3332 days ago · 71 km deep · 94 km away
  27. 2.15 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3331 days ago · 83 km deep · 66 km away
  28. 1.539 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3331 days ago · 48 km deep · 95 km away
  29. 1.760 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3329 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  30. 1.672 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3329 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  31. 1.543 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3327 days ago · 37 km deep · 90 km away
  32. 2.067 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3327 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  33. 1.546 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3326 days ago · 89 km deep · 83 km away
  34. 1.540 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3323 days ago · 65 km deep · 81 km away
  35. 1.572 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3321 days ago · 42 km deep · 61 km away
  36. 2.759 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3320 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  37. 1.947 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3320 days ago · 89 km deep · 80 km away
  38. 2.146 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3319 days ago · 73 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  39. 1.857 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3317 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  40. 1.656 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3317 days ago · 66 km deep · 75 km away
  41. 1.657 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3317 days ago · 61 km deep · 69 km away
  42. 1.521 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3316 days ago · 82 km deep · 50 km away
  43. 1.534 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3315 days ago · 28 km deep · 93 km away
  44. 1.622 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3315 days ago · 92 km deep · 59 km away
  45. 2.456 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3313 days ago · 56 km deep · 70 km away
  46. 1.6Central Alaska · 3310 days ago · 90 km deep · 92 km away
  47. 4.250 km N of Chase, Alaska · 3308 days ago · 80 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 42
  48. 1.574 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3306 days ago · 62 km deep · 29 km away
  49. 1.688 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3306 days ago · 58 km deep · 46 km away
  50. 1.979 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3305 days ago · 43 km deep · 54 km away
  51. 1.760 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3305 days ago · 60 km deep · 66 km away
  52. 1.8Central Alaska · 3304 days ago · 24 km deep · 98 km away
  53. 2.356 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3304 days ago · 67 km deep · 32 km away
  54. 3.633 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3303 days ago · 108 km deep · 97 km away
  55. 1.571 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3302 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  56. 1.971 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3302 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
  57. 2.148 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3302 days ago · 102 km deep · 99 km away
  58. 2.071 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3301 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
  59. 4.167 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3300 days ago · 20 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 3
  60. 2.467 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3300 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away

The first 60 of 71.

Before

  1. 1.6Central Alaska · 3355 days ago · 63 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 2.049 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3355 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.555 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3355 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.955 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3356 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.618 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3357 days ago · 114 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.871 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3358 days ago · 46 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 1.759 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3359 days ago · 74 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 2.141 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3359 days ago · 75 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 1.639 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3360 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 1.613 km SE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3360 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 3.333 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3360 days ago · 111 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.638 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3361 days ago · 88 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 2.353 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3362 days ago · 72 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 1.853 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3363 days ago · 80 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 3.076 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3363 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 1.551 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3365 days ago · 88 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 2.467 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3365 days ago · 69 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 1.637 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3365 days ago · 80 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 1.643 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3366 days ago · 76 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 2.658 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3367 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away

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