Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 58 km S of Cantwell, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 58 km S of Cantwell, Alaska on Fri, Apr 27, 2018, 4:22 PM AKDT (00:22 UTC), 68 km (43 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 62 km ENE of Chase, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-04-28 00:22:23 UTC
Depth
68.4 km (42.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.873° N, 148.765° 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
40

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 121 in the 60 days after this one and 68 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.564 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3080 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.844 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3080 days ago · 69 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 1.570 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3079 days ago · 121 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.571 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3079 days ago · 104 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.868 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3079 days ago · 127 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.252 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3078 days ago · 102 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 2.324 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3078 days ago · 78 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 1.872 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3078 days ago · 102 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.866 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3078 days ago · 99 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 2.245 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3077 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 1.859 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3076 days ago · 88 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 1.549 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3076 days ago · 75 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 1.862 km N of Chase, Alaska · 3076 days ago · 85 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 2.114 km E of Talkeetna, Alaska · 3075 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 1.537 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3075 days ago · 103 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 2.049 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3075 days ago · 67 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 1.671 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3075 days ago · 113 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.59 km E of Talkeetna, Alaska · 3074 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 1.556 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3074 days ago · 86 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 3.049 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3073 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 1.760 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3073 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  22. 1.624 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3073 days ago · 93 km deep · 61 km away
  23. 2.647 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3073 days ago · 39 km deep · 86 km away
  24. 1.568 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3072 days ago · 128 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 1.626 km E of Chase, Alaska · 3072 days ago · 53 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 2.043 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3071 days ago · 58 km deep · 44 km away
  27. 2.771 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3070 days ago · 40 km deep · 55 km away
  28. 2.249 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3069 days ago · 75 km deep · 35 km away
  29. 1.5Central Alaska · 3069 days ago · 102 km deep · 86 km away
  30. 1.658 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3068 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  31. 1.946 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3067 days ago · 108 km deep · 97 km away
  32. 1.542 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3067 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  33. 2.532 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3066 days ago · 87 km deep · 43 km away
  34. 1.82 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3066 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  35. 1.617 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3065 days ago · 53 km deep · 79 km away
  36. 1.668 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3064 days ago · 121 km deep · 98 km away
  37. 1.545 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3064 days ago · 107 km deep · 96 km away
  38. 1.534 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3062 days ago · 104 km deep · 82 km away
  39. 2.840 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3062 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  40. 1.637 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3061 days ago · 37 km deep · 90 km away
  41. 2.463 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3060 days ago · 104 km deep · 84 km away
  42. 1.636 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3059 days ago · 83 km deep · 88 km away
  43. 1.713 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3058 days ago · 48 km deep · 84 km away
  44. 1.65 km SSE of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3058 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  45. 1.870 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3058 days ago · 121 km deep · 98 km away
  46. 1.548 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3057 days ago · 66 km deep · 10 km away
  47. 1.553 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3057 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  48. 1.658 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3057 days ago · 70 km deep · 36 km away
  49. 1.649 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3056 days ago · 74 km deep · 45 km away
  50. 1.971 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 123 km deep · 95 km away
  51. 1.633 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  52. 1.749 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  53. 2.157 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3054 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  54. 1.834 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3054 days ago · 88 km deep · 37 km away
  55. 2.341 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3054 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  56. 1.943 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3053 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  57. 2.153 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3053 days ago · 30 km deep · 67 km away
  58. 1.811 km S of Talkeetna, Alaska · 3052 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  59. 1.669 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3052 days ago · 127 km deep · 97 km away
  60. 3.329 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3052 days ago · 64 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of 121.

Before

  1. 1.630 km NE of Petersville, Alaska · 3081 days ago · 76 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 2.165 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3081 days ago · 94 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.534 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3082 days ago · 104 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.548 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3082 days ago · 75 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 1.571 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3082 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.752 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3082 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 1.668 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3082 days ago · 127 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 2.5Central Alaska · 3083 days ago · 84 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 1.557 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3083 days ago · 64 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 1.662 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3083 days ago · 84 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 1.666 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3083 days ago · 36 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 1.87 km NE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 3085 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.969 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3085 days ago · 111 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 1.560 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3085 days ago · 65 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 2.031 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3086 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 2.442 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3087 days ago · 65 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 2.830 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3087 days ago · 107 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 1.616 km N of Cantwell, Alaska · 3087 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 2.319 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3087 days ago · 63 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 2.239 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3088 days ago · 21 km deep · 81 km away

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