Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 65 km W of Cantwell, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 65 km W of Cantwell, Alaska on Sun, Nov 19, 2017, 1:27 AM AKST (10:27 UTC), 116 km (72 mi) below the surface.

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

Healy forecastMore in Alaska

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-11-19 10:27:06 UTC
Depth
115.9 km (72.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
63.343° N, 150.251° 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
35

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 111 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.172 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3240 days ago · 117 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 1.532 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3240 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 2.466 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3240 days ago · 114 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 1.712 km E of Healy, Alaska · 3240 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 2.0Central Alaska · 3240 days ago · 53 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 2.122 km W of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3240 days ago · 114 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 1.562 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3239 days ago · 120 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 2.766 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3238 days ago · 128 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 1.744 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3238 days ago · 77 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 1.561 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3238 days ago · 114 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 1.759 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3238 days ago · 125 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 1.655 km S of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3238 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 2.454 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3238 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 1.757 km S of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3238 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 1.674 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3237 days ago · 113 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 1.764 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3237 days ago · 123 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 3.062 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3236 days ago · 125 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 1.860 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3236 days ago · 135 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 1.656 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3235 days ago · 109 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 1.525 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3234 days ago · 86 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 1.930 km SSW of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3234 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  22. 1.551 km N of Chase, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 79 km deep · 49 km away
  23. 1.760 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 135 km deep · 19 km away
  24. 1.661 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 127 km deep · 49 km away
  25. 1.654 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 76 km deep · 61 km away
  26. 1.761 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 125 km deep · 28 km away
  27. 1.5Central Alaska · 3233 days ago · 87 km deep · 74 km away
  28. 1.669 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 119 km deep · 23 km away
  29. 1.616 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 61 km deep · 98 km away
  30. 1.543 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 79 km deep · 68 km away
  31. 2.521 km NW of Petersville, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 89 km deep · 88 km away
  32. 2.129 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 87 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 1.516 km WSW of Healy, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 112 km deep · 70 km away
  34. 2.541 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 87 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  35. 1.563 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 58 km deep · 82 km away
  36. 2.454 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  37. 1.536 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 69 km deep · 66 km away
  38. 1.943 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 88 km deep · 55 km away
  39. 1.540 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 120 km deep · 43 km away
  40. 1.861 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3230 days ago · 131 km deep · 20 km away
  41. 1.542 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3230 days ago · 73 km deep · 60 km away
  42. 1.733 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3230 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  43. 1.662 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3228 days ago · 122 km deep · 50 km away
  44. 1.562 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3228 days ago · 131 km deep · 29 km away
  45. 1.622 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3228 days ago · 87 km deep · 93 km away
  46. 1.542 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3228 days ago · 90 km deep · 55 km away
  47. 1.632 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3228 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  48. 1.846 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3227 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  49. 1.5Central Alaska · 3226 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  50. 1.634 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3226 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  51. 2.162 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3226 days ago · 132 km deep · 32 km away
  52. 1.655 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 102 km deep · 45 km away
  53. 2.025 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 82 km deep · 99 km away
  54. 1.571 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 108 km deep · 26 km away
  55. 1.638 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3224 days ago · 76 km deep · 84 km away
  56. 1.559 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3224 days ago · 128 km deep · 29 km away
  57. 1.860 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3224 days ago · 127 km deep · 38 km away
  58. 1.52 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3224 days ago · 73 km deep · 97 km away
  59. 1.725 km S of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3224 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  60. 2.953 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 113 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.534 km S of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3240 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 1.956 km S of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3240 days ago · 145 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.754 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3240 days ago · 101 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 1.842 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3241 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 1.619 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3241 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 2.016 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3241 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 2.059 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3241 days ago · 129 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 1.6Central Alaska · 3241 days ago · 77 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 2.352 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 1.653 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 1.538 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 81 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 1.759 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 119 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 1.832 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.537 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3243 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 1.843 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3243 days ago · 105 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 2.558 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3243 days ago · 129 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 1.739 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3243 days ago · 95 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 1.541 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3243 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 1.833 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3243 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 2.842 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 91 km deep · 30 km away

Earthquakes todayAlaska earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak017eucp8dc (also filed as ak17305696). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:59 PM UTC.