Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake Central Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck in Central Alaska on Sun, Nov 26, 2017, 5:53 PM AKST (02:53 UTC), 87 km (54 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 6 km SSW of Healy, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-11-27 02:53:34 UTC
Depth
86.5 km (53.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
63.065° N, 148.906° 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
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 76 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.669 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 119 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.616 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 61 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.626 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.647 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 46 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 1.617 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 46 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 1.543 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3232 days ago · 79 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 1.516 km WSW of Healy, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 112 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 2.541 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 87 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.563 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 58 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 2.162 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 68 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 1.548 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 1.536 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 69 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 1.883 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 1.943 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 88 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 1.540 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3231 days ago · 120 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 1.861 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3230 days ago · 131 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 1.542 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3230 days ago · 73 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 2.463 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3229 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 1.682 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3229 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 1.562 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3228 days ago · 131 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 1.542 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3228 days ago · 90 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 1.863 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3227 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 1.661 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3227 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  24. 1.751 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3226 days ago · 91 km deep · 85 km away
  25. 2.162 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3226 days ago · 132 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 1.849 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 38 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 1.655 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 102 km deep · 91 km away
  28. 1.523 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 50 km deep · 100 km away
  29. 1.571 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3224 days ago · 108 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 1.638 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3224 days ago · 76 km deep · 54 km away
  31. 1.559 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3224 days ago · 128 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 1.860 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3224 days ago · 127 km deep · 100 km away
  33. 2.953 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 113 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  34. 2.167 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 117 km deep · 86 km away
  35. 2.062 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 67 km deep · 37 km away
  36. 1.671 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 113 km deep · 87 km away
  37. 1.845 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  38. 1.633 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 112 km deep · 67 km away
  39. 1.776 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 112 km deep · 78 km away
  40. 2.642 km E of Chase, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 52 km deep · 65 km away
  41. 1.525 km ENE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 103 km deep · 86 km away
  42. 1.5Central Alaska · 3222 days ago · 64 km deep · 32 km away
  43. 1.657 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3221 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  44. 1.660 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3221 days ago · 132 km deep · 93 km away
  45. 1.569 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3221 days ago · 65 km deep · 43 km away
  46. 1.943 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 77 km deep · 52 km away
  47. 2.4Central Alaska · 3220 days ago · 127 km deep · 82 km away
  48. 1.682 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  49. 2.165 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 28 km deep · 85 km away
  50. 1.756 km E of Chase, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 50 km deep · 61 km away
  51. 1.621 km E of Healy, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 106 km deep · 91 km away
  52. 1.665 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 124 km deep · 77 km away
  53. 1.569 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 114 km deep · 83 km away
  54. 1.516 km W of Healy, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 117 km deep · 87 km away
  55. 2.674 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  56. 2.054 km N of Chase, Alaska · 3218 days ago · 85 km deep · 69 km away
  57. 1.885 km WNW of Lake Louise, Alaska · 3218 days ago · 48 km deep · 64 km away
  58. 1.557 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3218 days ago · 73 km deep · 30 km away
  59. 1.967 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3218 days ago · 14 km deep · 31 km away
  60. 1.569 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3217 days ago · 117 km deep · 88 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.761 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 125 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.654 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 76 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 1.579 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 49 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.760 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 135 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.551 km N of Chase, Alaska · 3233 days ago · 79 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 1.579 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3235 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.860 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3236 days ago · 135 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 1.674 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3237 days ago · 113 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 1.873 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3238 days ago · 57 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 1.561 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3238 days ago · 114 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.744 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3238 days ago · 77 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 2.766 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3238 days ago · 128 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 1.562 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3239 days ago · 120 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 2.122 km W of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3239 days ago · 114 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 2.0Central Alaska · 3240 days ago · 53 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 1.712 km E of Healy, Alaska · 3240 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 2.466 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3240 days ago · 114 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 1.813 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3240 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 2.172 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3240 days ago · 117 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 1.665 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3240 days ago · 116 km deep · 74 km away

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