Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 61 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 61 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska on Tue, Sep 26, 2017, 10:40 AM AKDT (18:40 UTC), 65 km (40 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 69 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-09-26 18:40:56 UTC
Depth
64.9 km (40.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.944° N, 148.230° 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
59

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 85 in the 60 days after this one and 41 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.550 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3292 days ago · 73 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 1.666 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3292 days ago · 37 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 2.756 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3291 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 1.881 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3290 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.545 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3289 days ago · 71 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 2.368 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3286 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 2.132 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3285 days ago · 108 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 2.069 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3284 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 1.717 km E of Chase, Alaska · 3284 days ago · 56 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.625 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3283 days ago · 81 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 1.760 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3283 days ago · 89 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 2.333 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3283 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 1.569 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3282 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 1.566 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3282 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 1.553 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3282 days ago · 19 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 1.845 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3281 days ago · 78 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 1.663 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3281 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 1.643 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3281 days ago · 79 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 1.851 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3280 days ago · 66 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 1.645 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3280 days ago · 50 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 1.751 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3280 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  22. 1.553 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3280 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
  23. 2.753 km N of Chase, Alaska · 3278 days ago · 79 km deep · 86 km away
  24. 2.037 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3277 days ago · 78 km deep · 48 km away
  25. 1.530 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3277 days ago · 49 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 1.634 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3276 days ago · 106 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 2.076 km W of Paxson, Alaska · 3276 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  28. 1.834 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3276 days ago · 44 km deep · 92 km away
  29. 1.638 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3274 days ago · 73 km deep · 23 km away
  30. 2.224 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3274 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  31. 1.567 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3274 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  32. 1.845 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3274 days ago · 75 km deep · 80 km away
  33. 1.547 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3273 days ago · 75 km deep · 69 km away
  34. 1.683 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3273 days ago · 45 km deep · 45 km away
  35. 1.765 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 107 km deep · 99 km away
  36. 1.615 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3272 days ago · 68 km deep · 97 km away
  37. 1.725 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 52 km deep · 96 km away
  38. 2.031 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 57 km deep · 80 km away
  39. 2.172 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 62 km deep · 13 km away
  40. 1.619 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3269 days ago · 115 km deep · 100 km away
  41. 1.927 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 50 km deep · 93 km away
  42. 2.07 km NNE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 112 km deep · 99 km away
  43. 1.654 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 73 km deep · 72 km away
  44. 1.716 km SSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 96 km deep · 83 km away
  45. 2.058 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 84 km deep · 69 km away
  46. 1.527 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 106 km deep · 86 km away
  47. 1.544 km N of Chase, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 77 km deep · 98 km away
  48. 1.526 km E of Chase, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 58 km deep · 86 km away
  49. 1.544 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 73 km deep · 18 km away
  50. 1.640 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 70 km deep · 25 km away
  51. 1.971 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  52. 1.663 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  53. 2.139 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3262 days ago · 28 km deep · 95 km away
  54. 1.954 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 79 km deep · 62 km away
  55. 1.928 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3257 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  56. 1.642 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3257 days ago · 79 km deep · 42 km away
  57. 2.246 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3256 days ago · 66 km deep · 27 km away
  58. 1.558 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3256 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  59. 2.869 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3255 days ago · 75 km deep · 84 km away
  60. 1.865 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3254 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away

The first 60 of 85.

Before

  1. 2.264 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3294 days ago · 64 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.072 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3294 days ago · 73 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 2.487 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3294 days ago · 63 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 2.366 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3295 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 1.766 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3295 days ago · 42 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 2.777 km WNW of Paxson, Alaska · 3295 days ago · 77 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.664 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3297 days ago · 55 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 1.970 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3298 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 3.465 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3298 days ago · 16 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 1.629 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3298 days ago · 90 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 2.467 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3299 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 4.167 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3299 days ago · 20 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 3
  13. 2.071 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3300 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 2.148 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3301 days ago · 102 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.971 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3301 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 1.571 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3301 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 2.144 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3302 days ago · 113 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 3.633 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3302 days ago · 108 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 2.356 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3303 days ago · 67 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 1.8Central Alaska · 3303 days ago · 24 km deep · 95 km away

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