Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 38 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 38 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska on Thu, Nov 16, 2017, 11:58 PM AKST (08:58 UTC), 81 km (50 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 6 km SSW of Healy, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-11-17 08:58:20 UTC
Depth
80.5 km (50.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
63.068° N, 149.240° 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
37

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 199 in the 60 days after this one and 100 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.6Central Alaska · 3243 days ago · 77 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 2.059 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3243 days ago · 129 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.754 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 101 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 1.665 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 116 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 2.172 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 117 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 1.813 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.466 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 114 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 1.712 km E of Healy, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.0Central Alaska · 3241 days ago · 53 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 2.122 km W of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3241 days ago · 114 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 1.562 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3240 days ago · 120 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 2.766 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3240 days ago · 128 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 1.744 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3240 days ago · 77 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 1.561 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3240 days ago · 114 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 1.873 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3239 days ago · 57 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 1.759 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3239 days ago · 125 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 1.674 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3239 days ago · 113 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 1.764 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3238 days ago · 123 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 3.062 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3238 days ago · 125 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 1.860 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3237 days ago · 135 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 1.656 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3237 days ago · 109 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 1.551 km N of Chase, Alaska · 3235 days ago · 79 km deep · 43 km away
  23. 1.760 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3235 days ago · 135 km deep · 66 km away
  24. 1.661 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3235 days ago · 127 km deep · 87 km away
  25. 1.579 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3235 days ago · 49 km deep · 82 km away
  26. 1.654 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3235 days ago · 76 km deep · 28 km away
  27. 1.761 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3234 days ago · 125 km deep · 77 km away
  28. 1.5Central Alaska · 3234 days ago · 87 km deep · 17 km away
  29. 1.669 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3234 days ago · 119 km deep · 68 km away
  30. 1.616 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3234 days ago · 61 km deep · 70 km away
  31. 1.626 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3234 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  32. 1.647 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 46 km deep · 75 km away
  33. 1.617 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 46 km deep · 96 km away
  34. 1.543 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 79 km deep · 38 km away
  35. 1.516 km WSW of Healy, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 112 km deep · 80 km away
  36. 2.541 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 87 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  37. 1.563 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 58 km deep · 28 km away
  38. 2.162 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 68 km deep · 56 km away
  39. 1.548 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  40. 1.536 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 69 km deep · 49 km away
  41. 1.943 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 88 km deep · 65 km away
  42. 1.540 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 120 km deep · 68 km away
  43. 1.861 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 131 km deep · 74 km away
  44. 1.542 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 73 km deep · 4 km away
  45. 2.463 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  46. 1.662 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3230 days ago · 122 km deep · 89 km away
  47. 1.562 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3230 days ago · 131 km deep · 77 km away
  48. 1.542 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3229 days ago · 90 km deep · 71 km away
  49. 1.863 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3228 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  50. 1.661 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3228 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  51. 1.5Central Alaska · 3228 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  52. 1.751 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3227 days ago · 91 km deep · 95 km away
  53. 2.162 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3227 days ago · 132 km deep · 78 km away
  54. 1.849 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 3227 days ago · 38 km deep · 95 km away
  55. 1.655 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3227 days ago · 102 km deep · 75 km away
  56. 1.523 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 3226 days ago · 50 km deep · 97 km away
  57. 1.571 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3226 days ago · 108 km deep · 59 km away
  58. 1.638 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3226 days ago · 76 km deep · 46 km away
  59. 1.559 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3226 days ago · 128 km deep · 79 km away
  60. 1.860 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 127 km deep · 83 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.759 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 119 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 1.832 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.537 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.843 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 105 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 2.558 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 129 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.739 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3245 days ago · 95 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 1.541 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3245 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 2.842 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3245 days ago · 91 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 1.636 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3245 days ago · 40 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 2.150 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3246 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 2.362 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3246 days ago · 97 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 1.571 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3247 days ago · 115 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 2.08 km NNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3247 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 2.962 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3247 days ago · 118 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 1.845 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3248 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 1.752 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3248 days ago · 102 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 1.715 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3249 days ago · 51 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 1.671 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3249 days ago · 113 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 1.537 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3249 days ago · 84 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 2.452 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3249 days ago · 82 km deep · 13 km away

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