Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 60 km W of Cantwell, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 60 km W of Cantwell, Alaska on Thu, Nov 23, 2017, 1:28 PM AKST (22:28 UTC), 135 km (84 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 7 km SE of Ferry, 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
2017-11-23 22:28:19 UTC
Depth
134.6 km (83.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
63.491° N, 150.136° 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
48

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 196 in the 60 days after this one and 115 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.656 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3235 days ago · 109 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 1.930 km SSW of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3234 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.551 km N of Chase, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 79 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 1.760 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 135 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.661 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 127 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 1.654 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 76 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 1.761 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 125 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 1.5Central Alaska · 3233 days ago · 87 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.669 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 119 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 1.543 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 79 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 1.516 km WSW of Healy, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 112 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 2.541 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 87 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.563 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 58 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 2.454 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 1.536 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 69 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 1.943 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 88 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 1.540 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 120 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 1.861 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3230 days ago · 131 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 1.542 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3230 days ago · 73 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 1.733 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3230 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 2.019 km E of Ferry, Alaska · 3230 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 1.662 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3229 days ago · 122 km deep · 66 km away
  23. 1.562 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3228 days ago · 131 km deep · 44 km away
  24. 1.542 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3228 days ago · 90 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 1.632 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3228 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  26. 1.846 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3227 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  27. 1.5Central Alaska · 3226 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  28. 1.634 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3226 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  29. 2.162 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3226 days ago · 132 km deep · 48 km away
  30. 1.655 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 102 km deep · 63 km away
  31. 1.571 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 108 km deep · 43 km away
  32. 1.638 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 76 km deep · 96 km away
  33. 1.559 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 128 km deep · 44 km away
  34. 1.860 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3224 days ago · 127 km deep · 53 km away
  35. 1.725 km S of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3224 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  36. 2.953 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3224 days ago · 113 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  37. 2.167 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3224 days ago · 117 km deep · 38 km away
  38. 1.657 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  39. 1.646 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  40. 1.671 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 113 km deep · 47 km away
  41. 1.552 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 107 km deep · 85 km away
  42. 1.633 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 112 km deep · 33 km away
  43. 1.776 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 112 km deep · 39 km away
  44. 2.248 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 107 km deep · 75 km away
  45. 1.519 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  46. 1.525 km ENE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 103 km deep · 92 km away
  47. 1.5Central Alaska · 3222 days ago · 64 km deep · 83 km away
  48. 2.334 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  49. 1.554 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3221 days ago · 121 km deep · 84 km away
  50. 1.660 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3221 days ago · 132 km deep · 38 km away
  51. 1.943 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3221 days ago · 77 km deep · 78 km away
  52. 2.4Central Alaska · 3220 days ago · 127 km deep · 36 km away
  53. 1.621 km E of Healy, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 106 km deep · 89 km away
  54. 1.665 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 124 km deep · 13 km away
  55. 1.569 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 114 km deep · 36 km away
  56. 1.516 km W of Healy, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 117 km deep · 56 km away
  57. 1.649 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 110 km deep · 87 km away
  58. 1.752 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3218 days ago · 111 km deep · 86 km away
  59. 2.054 km N of Chase, Alaska · 3218 days ago · 85 km deep · 63 km away
  60. 1.557 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3218 days ago · 73 km deep · 74 km away

The first 60 of 196.

Before

  1. 3.062 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3236 days ago · 125 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 1.764 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3237 days ago · 123 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.674 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3237 days ago · 113 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 1.757 km S of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3238 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.454 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3238 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.655 km S of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3238 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.759 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3238 days ago · 125 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 1.561 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3238 days ago · 114 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 1.744 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3238 days ago · 77 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 2.766 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3239 days ago · 128 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 1.562 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3239 days ago · 120 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 2.122 km W of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3240 days ago · 114 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 1.712 km E of Healy, Alaska · 3240 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 2.466 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3240 days ago · 114 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 1.532 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3240 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 2.172 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3240 days ago · 117 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 1.665 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3240 days ago · 116 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 1.534 km S of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3240 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 1.956 km S of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3240 days ago · 145 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 1.754 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3241 days ago · 101 km deep · 63 km away

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