Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 71 km E of Cantwell, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 71 km E of Cantwell, Alaska on Fri, Oct 27, 2017, 9:16 AM AKDT (17:16 UTC), 2 km (1 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
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-10-27 17:16:49 UTC
Depth
1.7 km (1.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
63.457° N, 147.518° 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
53

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 64 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.452 km NNW of Paxson, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 1.663 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 2.651 km E of Anderson, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.642 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3258 days ago · 79 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.246 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3258 days ago · 66 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 2.869 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3257 days ago · 75 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 1.865 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3256 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 1.767 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 3255 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 1.912 km E of Healy, Alaska · 3255 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 1.714 km E of Healy, Alaska · 3255 days ago · 113 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 1.954 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3252 days ago · 66 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.616 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3250 days ago · 90 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 1.629 km N of Paxson, Alaska · 3249 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 2.070 km NNW of Lake Louise, Alaska · 3247 days ago · 37 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 2.08 km NNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3247 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 1.832 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 1.538 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 81 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.6Central Alaska · 3243 days ago · 77 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 1.712 km E of Healy, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 2.122 km W of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3241 days ago · 114 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 1.873 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3240 days ago · 57 km deep · 68 km away
  22. 1.579 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3237 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  23. 1.5Central Alaska · 3234 days ago · 87 km deep · 82 km away
  24. 1.516 km WSW of Healy, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 112 km deep · 93 km away
  25. 2.162 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 68 km deep · 63 km away
  26. 1.548 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  27. 1.883 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  28. 1.959 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  29. 1.542 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 73 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 2.019 km E of Ferry, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  31. 2.463 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  32. 1.682 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  33. 1.863 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3228 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  34. 1.661 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3228 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  35. 1.751 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3227 days ago · 91 km deep · 30 km away
  36. 1.637 km SSW of Salcha, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  37. 2.062 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 67 km deep · 69 km away
  38. 1.633 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3224 days ago · 112 km deep · 100 km away
  39. 1.519 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  40. 1.525 km ENE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 103 km deep · 59 km away
  41. 1.657 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  42. 1.569 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 65 km deep · 72 km away
  43. 1.645 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  44. 1.682 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  45. 1.621 km E of Healy, Alaska · 3221 days ago · 106 km deep · 68 km away
  46. 1.516 km W of Healy, Alaska · 3221 days ago · 117 km deep · 97 km away
  47. 2.674 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3221 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  48. 1.885 km WNW of Lake Louise, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 48 km deep · 88 km away
  49. 1.967 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
  50. 1.714 km W of Healy, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 116 km deep · 96 km away
  51. 2.2Central Alaska · 3218 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  52. 2.064 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3218 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  53. 1.514 km ESE of Ferry, Alaska · 3218 days ago · 114 km deep · 87 km away
  54. 1.627 km N of Paxson, Alaska · 3217 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  55. 1.570 km SW of Whitestone, Alaska · 3217 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  56. 1.682 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3216 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  57. 1.670 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3215 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  58. 1.937 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 3212 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  59. 1.676 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3211 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  60. 1.579 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3209 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away

The first 60 of 64.

Before

  1. 1.640 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 70 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 1.544 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 73 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 1.527 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 106 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.716 km SSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3267 days ago · 96 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 2.215 km WSW of Healy, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 119 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.07 km NNE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3268 days ago · 112 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 1.619 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3270 days ago · 115 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 2.172 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3271 days ago · 62 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 1.567 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3276 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 2.224 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3276 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 1.638 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3276 days ago · 73 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 2.076 km W of Paxson, Alaska · 3277 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 2.037 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3279 days ago · 78 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.553 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3282 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 1.751 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3282 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 1.851 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3282 days ago · 66 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 2.346 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 3283 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 1.663 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3283 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 1.566 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3284 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 1.569 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3284 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away

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