Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake Central Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck in Central Alaska on Thu, Dec 7, 2017, 5:42 PM AKST (02:42 UTC), 64 km (40 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 63 km SE of Denali National Park, 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
2017-12-08 02:42:06 UTC
Depth
64.2 km (39.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.845° N, 149.317° 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
28

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 114 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.520 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 93 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.713 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 72 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.554 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 121 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.657 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.660 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 132 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.569 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3222 days ago · 65 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 1.943 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3221 days ago · 77 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 2.4Central Alaska · 3221 days ago · 127 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 2.165 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3221 days ago · 28 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 1.756 km E of Chase, Alaska · 3221 days ago · 50 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 1.665 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 124 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 1.527 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.569 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3220 days ago · 114 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 1.649 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 110 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.752 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 111 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 2.054 km N of Chase, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 85 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 1.885 km WNW of Lake Louise, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 48 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 1.557 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 73 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 1.967 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3219 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 1.569 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3218 days ago · 117 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 1.746 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3217 days ago · 115 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 1.6Central Alaska · 3217 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 1.842 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3217 days ago · 46 km deep · 56 km away
  24. 1.654 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3217 days ago · 74 km deep · 10 km away
  25. 2.467 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3217 days ago · 128 km deep · 77 km away
  26. 2.056 km N of Chase, Alaska · 3217 days ago · 81 km deep · 32 km away
  27. 1.627 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3217 days ago · 38 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 1.751 km N of Chase, Alaska · 3216 days ago · 81 km deep · 45 km away
  29. 2.011 km SE of Petersville, Alaska · 3216 days ago · 67 km deep · 80 km away
  30. 1.731 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3216 days ago · 25 km deep · 95 km away
  31. 1.870 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3215 days ago · 110 km deep · 59 km away
  32. 2.453 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3215 days ago · 67 km deep · 12 km away
  33. 1.534 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3215 days ago · 39 km deep · 68 km away
  34. 1.670 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3214 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  35. 2.052 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3214 days ago · 109 km deep · 99 km away
  36. 1.649 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3213 days ago · 112 km deep · 74 km away
  37. 2.446 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3213 days ago · 85 km deep · 21 km away
  38. 1.571 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3213 days ago · 119 km deep · 72 km away
  39. 1.63 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3211 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  40. 1.54 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3211 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  41. 1.757 km E of Chase, Alaska · 3211 days ago · 54 km deep · 36 km away
  42. 1.560 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3211 days ago · 100 km deep · 61 km away
  43. 1.633 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3211 days ago · 25 km deep · 83 km away
  44. 1.640 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3211 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  45. 1.561 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3210 days ago · 120 km deep · 97 km away
  46. 1.747 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3210 days ago · 101 km deep · 71 km away
  47. 3.463 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3209 days ago · 127 km deep · 89 km away
  48. 1.570 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3209 days ago · 118 km deep · 73 km away
  49. 1.743 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3209 days ago · 103 km deep · 88 km away
  50. 2.041 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3208 days ago · 81 km deep · 64 km away
  51. 1.952 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3208 days ago · 36 km deep · 88 km away
  52. 1.652 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3208 days ago · 99 km deep · 75 km away
  53. 1.722 km W of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3207 days ago · 119 km deep · 98 km away
  54. 2.065 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3207 days ago · 133 km deep · 78 km away
  55. 2.551 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3207 days ago · 93 km deep · 59 km away
  56. 2.231 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3207 days ago · 45 km deep · 54 km away
  57. 2.332 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3207 days ago · 45 km deep · 54 km away
  58. 1.521 km S of Petersville, Alaska · 3206 days ago · 65 km deep · 93 km away
  59. 1.761 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3206 days ago · 130 km deep · 82 km away
  60. 1.561 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3206 days ago · 120 km deep · 82 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.642 km E of Chase, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 52 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 2.248 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 107 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.776 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 112 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.633 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3223 days ago · 112 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.845 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3224 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 1.552 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3224 days ago · 107 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.671 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3224 days ago · 113 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 2.062 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3224 days ago · 67 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 1.657 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3224 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.167 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3224 days ago · 117 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 1.539 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3224 days ago · 29 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 2.953 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3224 days ago · 113 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.52 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 73 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 1.860 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 127 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 1.559 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 128 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 1.638 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 76 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 1.571 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 108 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 1.55 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 3225 days ago · 52 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 1.523 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 3226 days ago · 50 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 1.655 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3226 days ago · 102 km deep · 72 km away

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