Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 74 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 74 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska on Sun, Jan 28, 2018, 10:59 AM AKST (19:59 UTC), 111 km (69 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
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-01-28 19:59:51 UTC
Depth
111.2 km (69.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
63.228° N, 150.394° 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
79

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 127 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.864 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3169 days ago · 129 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 1.830 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3169 days ago · 75 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.570 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3168 days ago · 123 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 2.171 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3168 days ago · 107 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 1.761 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3168 days ago · 97 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 1.732 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3167 days ago · 99 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 3.152 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3167 days ago · 109 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 2.052 km S of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3167 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.662 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3166 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 2.241 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3166 days ago · 96 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 2.468 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3165 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.669 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3165 days ago · 108 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 1.559 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3164 days ago · 130 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 1.564 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3164 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 3.766 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3164 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 2.163 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3164 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 2.546 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3164 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.726 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3163 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 1.764 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3163 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 1.750 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3163 days ago · 66 km deep · 63 km away
  21. 1.713 km SSE of Petersville, Alaska · 3163 days ago · 63 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 1.963 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3163 days ago · 128 km deep · 16 km away
  23. 1.869 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3162 days ago · 113 km deep · 19 km away
  24. 2.053 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3162 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  25. 1.725 km WSW of Ferry, Alaska · 3162 days ago · 136 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 2.448 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  27. 1.566 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 128 km deep · 9 km away
  28. 1.834 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  29. 1.546 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  30. 2.262 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3161 days ago · 131 km deep · 32 km away
  31. 2.048 km N of Chase, Alaska · 3160 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  32. 2.251 km N of Chase, Alaska · 3160 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
  33. 1.944 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3160 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  34. 1.713 km SE of Petersville, Alaska · 3160 days ago · 63 km deep · 93 km away
  35. 2.449 km N of Chase, Alaska · 3159 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  36. 1.754 km NW of Petersville, Alaska · 3159 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  37. 1.6Central Alaska · 3158 days ago · 124 km deep · 88 km away
  38. 1.750 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3158 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  39. 2.143 km E of Chase, Alaska · 3158 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  40. 1.620 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3158 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  41. 1.569 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3157 days ago · 118 km deep · 17 km away
  42. 1.667 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3157 days ago · 127 km deep · 8 km away
  43. 1.535 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3157 days ago · 71 km deep · 60 km away
  44. 1.531 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3156 days ago · 69 km deep · 64 km away
  45. 1.557 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3156 days ago · 113 km deep · 41 km away
  46. 2.062 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3155 days ago · 126 km deep · 32 km away
  47. 1.941 km E of Chase, Alaska · 3155 days ago · 51 km deep · 99 km away
  48. 1.571 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3155 days ago · 117 km deep · 4 km away
  49. 1.830 km NW of Petersville, Alaska · 3154 days ago · 89 km deep · 70 km away
  50. 1.5Central Alaska · 3154 days ago · 107 km deep · 51 km away
  51. 1.538 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3154 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
  52. 1.956 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3153 days ago · 113 km deep · 36 km away
  53. 1.959 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3153 days ago · 119 km deep · 36 km away
  54. 1.666 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3153 days ago · 64 km deep · 85 km away
  55. 1.560 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3152 days ago · 105 km deep · 23 km away
  56. 1.627 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3152 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  57. 2.046 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3152 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  58. 1.662 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3151 days ago · 125 km deep · 13 km away
  59. 2.250 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3151 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  60. 1.660 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3151 days ago · 129 km deep · 26 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.771 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3171 days ago · 108 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 2.145 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3172 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 1.555 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3172 days ago · 116 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 2.761 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 1.763 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 113 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 1.565 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 118 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 1.944 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3174 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 2.863 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3174 days ago · 107 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 1.758 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3174 days ago · 124 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 1.663 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3174 days ago · 130 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 1.654 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3174 days ago · 92 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 1.948 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3175 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 1.814 km NW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3175 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 2.566 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3175 days ago · 129 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 2.060 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3175 days ago · 112 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 1.547 km NW of Petersville, Alaska · 3176 days ago · 100 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 1.864 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3176 days ago · 121 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 2.066 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3177 days ago · 127 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 2.574 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3178 days ago · 116 km deep · 0 km away
  20. 2.848 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3178 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away

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