Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 73 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 73 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska on Tue, Nov 21, 2017, 12:56 PM AKST (21:56 UTC), 57 km (35 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 43 km E of Chase, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-11-21 21:56:57 UTC
Depth
57.1 km (35.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.887° N, 148.011° 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
39

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 111 in the 60 days after this one and 39 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.579 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3237 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 1.728 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3237 days ago · 22 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.727 km NW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3237 days ago · 30 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.579 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3235 days ago · 49 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 1.654 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3235 days ago · 76 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.5Central Alaska · 3234 days ago · 87 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 1.626 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3234 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.647 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3234 days ago · 46 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 1.543 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3234 days ago · 79 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.244 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3234 days ago · 28 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 1.563 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 58 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 2.162 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 68 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 1.548 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 1.536 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 69 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.883 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 1.542 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 73 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 2.463 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 1.682 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 1.863 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3228 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 1.628 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3228 days ago · 36 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 1.661 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3228 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  22. 1.751 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3228 days ago · 91 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 1.849 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 3227 days ago · 38 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 1.638 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3226 days ago · 76 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 1.539 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 29 km deep · 93 km away
  26. 2.062 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 67 km deep · 13 km away
  27. 1.845 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  28. 2.642 km E of Chase, Alaska · 3224 days ago · 52 km deep · 78 km away
  29. 1.5Central Alaska · 3223 days ago · 64 km deep · 66 km away
  30. 1.657 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
  31. 1.569 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 65 km deep · 7 km away
  32. 1.943 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 77 km deep · 89 km away
  33. 1.682 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  34. 2.165 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 28 km deep · 59 km away
  35. 1.756 km E of Chase, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 50 km deep · 65 km away
  36. 2.674 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3221 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  37. 1.885 km WNW of Lake Louise, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 48 km deep · 22 km away
  38. 1.557 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 73 km deep · 71 km away
  39. 1.967 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
  40. 2.064 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3218 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  41. 1.842 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3218 days ago · 46 km deep · 83 km away
  42. 1.654 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3218 days ago · 74 km deep · 76 km away
  43. 2.056 km N of Chase, Alaska · 3218 days ago · 81 km deep · 96 km away
  44. 1.731 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3217 days ago · 25 km deep · 93 km away
  45. 1.682 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3216 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  46. 2.453 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3216 days ago · 67 km deep · 58 km away
  47. 1.534 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3216 days ago · 39 km deep · 95 km away
  48. 1.536 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3215 days ago · 39 km deep · 82 km away
  49. 1.670 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3215 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  50. 2.446 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3214 days ago · 85 km deep · 72 km away
  51. 1.757 km E of Chase, Alaska · 3212 days ago · 54 km deep · 63 km away
  52. 1.640 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3212 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  53. 1.676 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3211 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  54. 1.579 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3209 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  55. 1.952 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3209 days ago · 36 km deep · 71 km away
  56. 1.569 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3209 days ago · 73 km deep · 70 km away
  57. 2.231 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3208 days ago · 45 km deep · 93 km away
  58. 2.332 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3208 days ago · 45 km deep · 92 km away
  59. 1.524 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3207 days ago · 92 km deep · 98 km away
  60. 2.037 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3206 days ago · 91 km deep · 92 km away

The first 60 of 111.

Before

  1. 1.744 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3240 days ago · 77 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.626 km N of Glacier View, Alaska · 3241 days ago · 32 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 2.0Central Alaska · 3242 days ago · 53 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.526 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 27 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.928 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3243 days ago · 31 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 2.335 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3243 days ago · 25 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 1.6Central Alaska · 3243 days ago · 77 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 1.538 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 81 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 1.832 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 1.541 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3245 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 2.842 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3246 days ago · 91 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.636 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3246 days ago · 40 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 2.08 km NNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3247 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 2.070 km NNW of Lake Louise, Alaska · 3248 days ago · 37 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 2.261 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3249 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 2.452 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3250 days ago · 82 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 1.616 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3250 days ago · 90 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.863 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3250 days ago · 44 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 1.954 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3252 days ago · 66 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 1.6Central Alaska · 3253 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away

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