Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 48 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 48 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska on Wed, Dec 27, 2017, 3:45 AM AKST (12:45 UTC), 68 km (42 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 67 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-12-27 12:45:24 UTC
Depth
67.8 km (42.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.968° N, 148.731° 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
51

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 163 in the 60 days after this one and 91 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.635 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3203 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 1.967 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3202 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.549 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3202 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 2.674 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3202 days ago · 55 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 1.751 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3202 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 2.172 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3202 days ago · 119 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.767 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 3202 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 2.276 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3202 days ago · 45 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 1.542 km E of Chase, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 55 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 3.243 km E of Chase, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 53 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.754 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 134 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 2.152 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 97 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.69 km WSW of Healy, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 120 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 4.06 km SSW of Healy, Alaska · 3200 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 48
  15. 1.84 km ESE of Healy, Alaska · 3200 days ago · 114 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 2.569 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3200 days ago · 119 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.97 km SSW of Healy, Alaska · 3199 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 1.522 km WSW of Healy, Alaska · 3199 days ago · 115 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 1.670 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3199 days ago · 122 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 1.660 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3199 days ago · 73 km deep · 44 km away
  21. 1.822 km W of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3198 days ago · 119 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 2.946 km W of Lake Louise, Alaska · 3198 days ago · 44 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  23. 1.569 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3198 days ago · 117 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 1.559 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3197 days ago · 62 km deep · 12 km away
  25. 1.568 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3197 days ago · 115 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 2.248 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3197 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  27. 1.552 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3197 days ago · 67 km deep · 38 km away
  28. 1.758 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3196 days ago · 34 km deep · 74 km away
  29. 2.06 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3196 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  30. 1.962 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3196 days ago · 106 km deep · 87 km away
  31. 1.849 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3196 days ago · 94 km deep · 60 km away
  32. 1.935 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3195 days ago · 65 km deep · 55 km away
  33. 1.715 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3195 days ago · 97 km deep · 55 km away
  34. 1.667 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3195 days ago · 123 km deep · 96 km away
  35. 1.948 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3194 days ago · 31 km deep · 84 km away
  36. 1.540 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3194 days ago · 28 km deep · 92 km away
  37. 2.746 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3194 days ago · 74 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
  38. 1.732 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3194 days ago · 40 km deep · 82 km away
  39. 2.262 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3194 days ago · 70 km deep · 28 km away
  40. 1.567 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3193 days ago · 125 km deep · 99 km away
  41. 2.382 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3193 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  42. 1.751 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3192 days ago · 22 km deep · 89 km away
  43. 1.732 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3192 days ago · 76 km deep · 91 km away
  44. 1.772 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3192 days ago · 118 km deep · 94 km away
  45. 3.75 km ESE of Healy, Alaska · 3192 days ago · 119 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  46. 2.366 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3192 days ago · 60 km deep · 25 km away
  47. 1.652 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3191 days ago · 102 km deep · 100 km away
  48. 1.549 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3191 days ago · 69 km deep · 2 km away
  49. 2.557 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3191 days ago · 135 km deep · 90 km away
  50. 2.339 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3190 days ago · 68 km deep · 52 km away
  51. 1.660 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3189 days ago · 108 km deep · 99 km away
  52. 1.565 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3188 days ago · 67 km deep · 19 km away
  53. 2.036 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3188 days ago · 66 km deep · 54 km away
  54. 1.624 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3188 days ago · 55 km deep · 66 km away
  55. 1.66 km ESE of Healy, Alaska · 3188 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  56. 1.857 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3187 days ago · 71 km deep · 31 km away
  57. 1.569 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3187 days ago · 121 km deep · 95 km away
  58. 1.638 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3187 days ago · 34 km deep · 84 km away
  59. 1.839 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3187 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  60. 2.646 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3187 days ago · 83 km deep · 48 km away

The first 60 of 163.

Before

  1. 1.568 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3203 days ago · 118 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.232 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3204 days ago · 74 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 1.966 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3204 days ago · 117 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.648 km N of Chase, Alaska · 3204 days ago · 77 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 2.037 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3205 days ago · 91 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 1.570 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3205 days ago · 120 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.524 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3206 days ago · 92 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.332 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3206 days ago · 45 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 2.231 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3206 days ago · 45 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 2.551 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3206 days ago · 93 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 2.065 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3206 days ago · 133 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.722 km W of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3206 days ago · 119 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 1.569 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3208 days ago · 73 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 1.952 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3208 days ago · 36 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 2.041 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3208 days ago · 81 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 1.579 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3208 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 1.570 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3208 days ago · 118 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 1.676 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3210 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 1.640 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3210 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 1.560 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3211 days ago · 100 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak017gl8f6oj (also filed as ak17698643). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:20 AM UTC.