Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 67 km E of Cantwell, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 67 km E of Cantwell, Alaska on Wed, Dec 27, 2017, 12:29 PM AKST (21:29 UTC), 2 km (1 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
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-12-27 21:29:27 UTC
Depth
1.5 km (0.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
63.509° N, 147.619° 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
54

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 55 in the 60 days after this one and 40 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.549 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 1.767 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.789 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3200 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 1.69 km WSW of Healy, Alaska · 3200 days ago · 120 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 4.06 km SSW of Healy, Alaska · 3199 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 48
  6. 1.84 km ESE of Healy, Alaska · 3199 days ago · 114 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 1.97 km SSW of Healy, Alaska · 3198 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 1.522 km WSW of Healy, Alaska · 3198 days ago · 115 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 1.822 km W of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3197 days ago · 119 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.559 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3196 days ago · 62 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 2.248 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3196 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.715 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3194 days ago · 97 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 2.746 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3193 days ago · 74 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.818 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 3192 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.382 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3192 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 3.75 km ESE of Healy, Alaska · 3191 days ago · 119 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.549 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3190 days ago · 69 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 1.565 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3187 days ago · 67 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.66 km ESE of Healy, Alaska · 3187 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 1.910 km W of Healy, Alaska · 3184 days ago · 116 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 1.960 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3184 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  22. 2.241 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska · 3183 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 2.026 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3182 days ago · 84 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 1.558 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3180 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  25. 1.515 km W of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3180 days ago · 120 km deep · 84 km away
  26. 2.213 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska · 3179 days ago · 128 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 4.67 km SE of Ferry, Alaska · 3178 days ago · 129 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 46
  28. 1.755 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3177 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  29. 2.343 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska · 3174 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 1.814 km NW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  31. 1.613 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 114 km deep · 68 km away
  32. 1.885 km WNW of Paxson, Alaska · 3172 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
  33. 1.511 km E of Healy, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 111 km deep · 68 km away
  34. 2.679 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  35. 1.830 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3168 days ago · 75 km deep · 76 km away
  36. 1.732 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3166 days ago · 99 km deep · 100 km away
  37. 2.433 km SSW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 3165 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  38. 1.857 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3164 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  39. 1.578 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 66 km deep · 13 km away
  40. 1.66 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 106 km deep · 74 km away
  41. 1.763 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3158 days ago · 65 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  42. 1.6Central Alaska · 3157 days ago · 124 km deep · 88 km away
  43. 1.885 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3153 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
  44. 1.643 km NNW of Paxson, Alaska · 3150 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  45. 1.970 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3150 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  46. 2.248 km NNW of Paxson, Alaska · 3149 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  47. 1.553 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3149 days ago · 80 km deep · 30 km away
  48. 1.963 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3147 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  49. 2.548 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3147 days ago · 66 km deep · 59 km away
  50. 3.234 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3146 days ago · 124 km deep · 99 km away
  51. 2.770 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3145 days ago · 15 km deep · 5 km away
  52. 1.549 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 3144 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away
  53. 1.6Central Alaska · 3143 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  54. 1.918 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3143 days ago · 92 km deep · 86 km away
  55. 1.7Central Alaska · 3142 days ago · 119 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 2.248 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3202 days ago · 68 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 2.232 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3203 days ago · 74 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 1.524 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3205 days ago · 92 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 1.722 km W of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3205 days ago · 119 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.569 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3207 days ago · 73 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 1.579 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3207 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 1.676 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3209 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 1.937 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 3209 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 1.670 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3213 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 1.682 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3214 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 1.570 km SW of Whitestone, Alaska · 3215 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 1.514 km ESE of Ferry, Alaska · 3216 days ago · 114 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 2.064 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3216 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 2.2Central Alaska · 3216 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 1.714 km W of Healy, Alaska · 3217 days ago · 116 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.885 km WNW of Lake Louise, Alaska · 3218 days ago · 48 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 2.674 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 1.516 km W of Healy, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 117 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 1.621 km E of Healy, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 106 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 1.682 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away

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