Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 54 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 54 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska on Mon, Oct 30, 2017, 11:40 AM AKDT (19:40 UTC), 79 km (49 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 65 km N of Petersville, 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
2017-10-30 19:40:40 UTC
Depth
79.0 km (49.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
62.963° N, 149.450° 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
65

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and 117 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.525 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 2.073 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 106 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 1.765 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 129 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 2.256 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 112 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 2.165 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 116 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 1.546 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3260 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.711 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 3259 days ago · 42 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.674 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3259 days ago · 107 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 1.819 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3259 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 2.055 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3259 days ago · 109 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 2.16 km SSE of Chase, Alaska · 3258 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 1.928 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3258 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 1.642 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3258 days ago · 79 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 2.261 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3258 days ago · 18 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 2.246 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3257 days ago · 66 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 1.558 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3257 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 1.660 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3255 days ago · 26 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 1.763 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3255 days ago · 126 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 1.971 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3255 days ago · 125 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 2.263 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3254 days ago · 121 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 1.842 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3254 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 1.647 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3254 days ago · 99 km deep · 39 km away
  23. 1.870 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3254 days ago · 104 km deep · 57 km away
  24. 2.063 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3254 days ago · 130 km deep · 70 km away
  25. 1.712 km W of Susitna North, Alaska · 3253 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  26. 2.315 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3253 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  27. 2.935 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3252 days ago · 84 km deep · 60 km away
  28. 1.6Central Alaska · 3252 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  29. 1.6Central Alaska · 3252 days ago · 120 km deep · 61 km away
  30. 1.656 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3252 days ago · 93 km deep · 34 km away
  31. 1.954 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3251 days ago · 66 km deep · 38 km away
  32. 2.349 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3251 days ago · 110 km deep · 88 km away
  33. 3.665 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3250 days ago · 113 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  34. 2.064 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3250 days ago · 128 km deep · 71 km away
  35. 1.863 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3250 days ago · 44 km deep · 80 km away
  36. 1.956 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3249 days ago · 95 km deep · 31 km away
  37. 1.616 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3249 days ago · 90 km deep · 94 km away
  38. 2.452 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3249 days ago · 82 km deep · 7 km away
  39. 1.537 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3249 days ago · 84 km deep · 60 km away
  40. 1.671 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3249 days ago · 113 km deep · 62 km away
  41. 1.715 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3248 days ago · 51 km deep · 77 km away
  42. 1.752 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3248 days ago · 102 km deep · 64 km away
  43. 1.845 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3247 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  44. 1.59 km S of Talkeetna, Alaska · 3247 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  45. 2.962 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3247 days ago · 118 km deep · 74 km away
  46. 2.08 km NNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3246 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  47. 1.571 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3246 days ago · 115 km deep · 61 km away
  48. 2.362 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3246 days ago · 97 km deep · 45 km away
  49. 2.150 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3246 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  50. 1.636 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3245 days ago · 40 km deep · 81 km away
  51. 2.842 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3245 days ago · 91 km deep · 33 km away
  52. 1.541 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  53. 1.739 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 95 km deep · 50 km away
  54. 2.558 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 129 km deep · 75 km away
  55. 1.843 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 105 km deep · 41 km away
  56. 1.537 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  57. 1.832 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  58. 1.759 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 119 km deep · 61 km away
  59. 1.538 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 81 km deep · 16 km away
  60. 1.6Central Alaska · 3242 days ago · 77 km deep · 23 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.739 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 1.653 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3261 days ago · 94 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 1.564 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3262 days ago · 97 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 1.643 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3262 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 2.139 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3263 days ago · 28 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.663 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.536 km W of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 127 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 1.640 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3264 days ago · 70 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 1.520 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 87 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 1.544 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 73 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 1.750 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 111 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 1.860 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 131 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 1.574 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 112 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 1.943 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 108 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 1.748 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 109 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 1.526 km E of Chase, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 58 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 1.571 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 114 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 1.544 km N of Chase, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 77 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 1.527 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3265 days ago · 106 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 1.559 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3266 days ago · 124 km deep · 85 km away

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