Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 59 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 59 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska on Mon, Jan 1, 2018, 8:08 PM AKST (05:08 UTC), 62 km (38 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 61 km ENE of Susitna North, 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
2018-01-02 05:08:04 UTC
Depth
61.6 km (38.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.890° N, 148.558° 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
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 122 in the 60 days after this one and 64 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.248 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3196 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 1.552 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3196 days ago · 67 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 1.758 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3196 days ago · 34 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 2.06 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3195 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.962 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3195 days ago · 106 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.849 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3195 days ago · 94 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 1.935 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3194 days ago · 65 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 1.715 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3194 days ago · 97 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 1.948 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3193 days ago · 31 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 1.540 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3193 days ago · 28 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 2.746 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3193 days ago · 74 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.732 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3193 days ago · 40 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 2.262 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3193 days ago · 70 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 2.382 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3192 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.751 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3191 days ago · 22 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 1.732 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3191 days ago · 76 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 2.366 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3191 days ago · 60 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 1.549 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3190 days ago · 69 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 2.339 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3189 days ago · 68 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 1.565 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3187 days ago · 67 km deep · 17 km away
  21. 2.036 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3187 days ago · 66 km deep · 57 km away
  22. 1.624 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3187 days ago · 55 km deep · 69 km away
  23. 1.857 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3186 days ago · 71 km deep · 39 km away
  24. 1.638 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3186 days ago · 34 km deep · 78 km away
  25. 1.839 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3186 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  26. 2.646 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3186 days ago · 83 km deep · 59 km away
  27. 1.839 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3185 days ago · 121 km deep · 98 km away
  28. 1.960 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3184 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  29. 1.625 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3184 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  30. 1.57 km ESE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 3184 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  31. 1.854 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3184 days ago · 68 km deep · 37 km away
  32. 1.756 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3183 days ago · 29 km deep · 72 km away
  33. 1.570 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3183 days ago · 63 km deep · 17 km away
  34. 2.742 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3183 days ago · 67 km deep · 52 km away
  35. 1.532 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3182 days ago · 78 km deep · 98 km away
  36. 2.026 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3182 days ago · 84 km deep · 43 km away
  37. 1.559 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3182 days ago · 111 km deep · 100 km away
  38. 2.150 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3182 days ago · 42 km deep · 72 km away
  39. 1.558 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3180 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  40. 3.265 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3180 days ago · 102 km deep · 96 km away
  41. 1.743 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3179 days ago · 84 km deep · 97 km away
  42. 1.843 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3179 days ago · 83 km deep · 67 km away
  43. 1.636 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3179 days ago · 91 km deep · 62 km away
  44. 1.755 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3177 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  45. 2.574 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3176 days ago · 116 km deep · 100 km away
  46. 1.823 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 3175 days ago · 42 km deep · 89 km away
  47. 1.554 km E of Chase, Alaska · 3175 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  48. 2.060 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3174 days ago · 112 km deep · 100 km away
  49. 1.814 km NW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  50. 1.960 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 27 km deep · 69 km away
  51. 2.863 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 107 km deep · 83 km away
  52. 1.958 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 29 km deep · 69 km away
  53. 2.519 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 42 km deep · 97 km away
  54. 4.140 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3172 days ago · 39 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 54
  55. 1.885 km WNW of Paxson, Alaska · 3172 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  56. 1.841 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3172 days ago · 38 km deep · 88 km away
  57. 1.639 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3172 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away
  58. 1.528 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3171 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
  59. 1.771 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 108 km deep · 95 km away
  60. 2.679 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3170 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away

The first 60 of 122.

Before

  1. 1.533 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3197 days ago · 31 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 2.946 km W of Lake Louise, Alaska · 3197 days ago · 44 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.660 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3198 days ago · 73 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 3.243 km E of Chase, Alaska · 3200 days ago · 53 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.542 km E of Chase, Alaska · 3200 days ago · 55 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 2.276 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 45 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 1.767 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 1.751 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 2.674 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 55 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 1.549 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 1.967 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3201 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 1.635 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3202 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 2.248 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3202 days ago · 68 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 2.232 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3203 days ago · 74 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 1.648 km N of Chase, Alaska · 3203 days ago · 77 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 2.037 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3204 days ago · 91 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 1.524 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3205 days ago · 92 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 2.332 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3205 days ago · 45 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 2.231 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3205 days ago · 45 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 2.551 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3205 days ago · 93 km deep · 97 km away

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