Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 60 km E of Cantwell, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 60 km E of Cantwell, Alaska on Fri, May 4, 2018, 11:07 PM AKDT (07:07 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 68 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-05-05 07:07:42 UTC
Depth
1.0 km (0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
63.471° N, 147.756° 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
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 50 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.624 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3074 days ago · 93 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.66 km NNE of Healy, Alaska · 3072 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 2.127 km ENE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3072 days ago · 102 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.577 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3071 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 2.249 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3070 days ago · 75 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.745 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 3070 days ago · 107 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 1.542 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3068 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 2.532 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3067 days ago · 87 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 2.343 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 3066 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.883 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3065 days ago · 76 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 1.772 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3065 days ago · 79 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 1.534 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3063 days ago · 104 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 1.548 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3058 days ago · 66 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 1.553 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3058 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 1.955 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska · 3057 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 1.834 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 88 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 1.636 km NNW of Paxson, Alaska · 3054 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 1.580 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3051 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 2.628 km W of Healy, Alaska · 3051 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 1.624 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3051 days ago · 95 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 1.7Central Alaska · 3050 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  22. 1.642 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3046 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 1.675 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3045 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  24. 3.968 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3044 days ago · 65 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 4
  25. 2.122 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3043 days ago · 114 km deep · 79 km away
  26. 1.579 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3042 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  27. 1.614 km NW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3040 days ago · 96 km deep · 69 km away
  28. 1.772 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3040 days ago · 65 km deep · 74 km away
  29. 1.545 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 3038 days ago · 108 km deep · 63 km away
  30. 1.78 km NW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3037 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  31. 1.833 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3037 days ago · 106 km deep · 91 km away
  32. 1.636 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3037 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  33. 1.618 km W of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3036 days ago · 117 km deep · 82 km away
  34. 2.234 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3032 days ago · 75 km deep · 45 km away
  35. 2.332 km SSW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 3032 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  36. 1.768 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3032 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  37. 1.856 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3030 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  38. 1.668 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3030 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  39. 1.570 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3029 days ago · 67 km deep · 69 km away
  40. 1.658 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3028 days ago · 85 km deep · 10 km away
  41. 3.742 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3028 days ago · 72 km deep · 26 km away
  42. 2.210 km WSW of Healy, Alaska · 3027 days ago · 115 km deep · 80 km away
  43. 1.734 km NNW of Paxson, Alaska · 3027 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  44. 1.616 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3027 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  45. 1.620 km E of Healy, Alaska · 3026 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  46. 1.818 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3023 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  47. 1.78 km NNE of Healy, Alaska · 3021 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  48. 1.665 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3018 days ago · 66 km deep · 96 km away
  49. 2.777 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3016 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  50. 2.082 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3015 days ago · 73 km deep · 24 km away

Before

  1. 1.537 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3076 days ago · 103 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.675 km SW of Whitestone, Alaska · 3077 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 1.549 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3077 days ago · 75 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.324 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3079 days ago · 78 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.564 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3081 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 1.658 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3081 days ago · 68 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.534 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3083 days ago · 104 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 1.571 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3083 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 1.752 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3083 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 1.517 km ENE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3084 days ago · 102 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 1.560 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3086 days ago · 65 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.031 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3087 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 2.830 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3088 days ago · 107 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 1.616 km N of Cantwell, Alaska · 3088 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 1.828 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3090 days ago · 111 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 1.866 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3090 days ago · 61 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 2.714 km WSW of Healy, Alaska · 3091 days ago · 119 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 2.233 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3093 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 1.816 km NNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3094 days ago · 93 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 2.127 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3097 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0185que09f (also filed as ak19318329). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:40 AM UTC.