Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 63 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 63 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska on Sat, Dec 2, 2017, 5:58 PM AKST (02:58 UTC), 10 km (6 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
2017-12-03 02:58:39 UTC
Depth
10.3 km (6.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
63.526° N, 147.715° 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: 72 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.661 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3228 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.751 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3227 days ago · 91 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 1.637 km SSW of Salcha, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 2.062 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3224 days ago · 67 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 1.633 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3224 days ago · 112 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.519 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 1.525 km ENE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 103 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 1.657 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 1.569 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 65 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.645 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 1.682 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3221 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 1.621 km E of Healy, Alaska · 3221 days ago · 106 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 1.516 km W of Healy, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 117 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 2.674 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 1.885 km WNW of Lake Louise, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 48 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 1.967 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 1.714 km W of Healy, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 116 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 2.2Central Alaska · 3218 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 2.064 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3218 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 1.514 km ESE of Ferry, Alaska · 3217 days ago · 114 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 1.570 km SW of Whitestone, Alaska · 3217 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  22. 1.682 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3216 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  23. 2.453 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3215 days ago · 67 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 1.670 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3215 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  25. 1.937 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 3211 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  26. 1.676 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3211 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  27. 1.579 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3209 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  28. 1.569 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3208 days ago · 73 km deep · 9 km away
  29. 1.722 km W of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3207 days ago · 119 km deep · 85 km away
  30. 1.524 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3207 days ago · 92 km deep · 43 km away
  31. 2.232 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3204 days ago · 74 km deep · 51 km away
  32. 2.248 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3204 days ago · 68 km deep · 80 km away
  33. 1.635 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3203 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  34. 1.967 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3203 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  35. 1.549 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3203 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  36. 1.767 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 3203 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  37. 1.789 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3202 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  38. 1.69 km WSW of Healy, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 120 km deep · 78 km away
  39. 4.06 km SSW of Healy, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 48
  40. 1.84 km ESE of Healy, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 114 km deep · 68 km away
  41. 1.97 km SSW of Healy, Alaska · 3200 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  42. 1.522 km WSW of Healy, Alaska · 3200 days ago · 115 km deep · 87 km away
  43. 1.822 km W of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3199 days ago · 119 km deep · 85 km away
  44. 1.559 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3198 days ago · 62 km deep · 82 km away
  45. 2.248 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3197 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  46. 1.715 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3196 days ago · 97 km deep · 78 km away
  47. 2.746 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3195 days ago · 74 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  48. 1.818 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 3194 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  49. 2.382 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3194 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  50. 3.75 km ESE of Healy, Alaska · 3193 days ago · 119 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  51. 1.549 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3192 days ago · 69 km deep · 82 km away
  52. 1.565 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3189 days ago · 67 km deep · 98 km away
  53. 1.66 km ESE of Healy, Alaska · 3189 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  54. 1.839 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3187 days ago · 121 km deep · 97 km away
  55. 1.910 km W of Healy, Alaska · 3186 days ago · 116 km deep · 80 km away
  56. 1.960 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3186 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  57. 1.570 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3185 days ago · 63 km deep · 100 km away
  58. 2.241 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska · 3185 days ago · 18 km deep · 73 km away
  59. 2.026 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3184 days ago · 84 km deep · 82 km away
  60. 1.558 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3182 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away

The first 60 of 72.

Before

  1. 1.682 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 2.463 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 2.019 km E of Ferry, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.542 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 73 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.959 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 1.540 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 120 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.883 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 1.548 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 2.162 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 68 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 1.516 km WSW of Healy, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 112 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 1.5Central Alaska · 3234 days ago · 87 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 1.579 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3237 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 1.873 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3239 days ago · 57 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 2.122 km W of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3241 days ago · 114 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 1.712 km E of Healy, Alaska · 3242 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 1.6Central Alaska · 3243 days ago · 77 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.538 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 81 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.832 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3244 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 2.08 km NNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3247 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 2.070 km NNW of Lake Louise, Alaska · 3247 days ago · 37 km deep · 81 km away

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