Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 34 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 34 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska on Thu, May 24, 2018, 7:17 AM AKDT (15:17 UTC), 88 km (55 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 63 km N of Petersville, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-05-24 15:17:15 UTC
Depth
87.8 km (54.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
63.115° N, 149.279° 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
65

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 152 in the 60 days after this one and 87 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.341 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3054 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 2.244 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3053 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.943 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3053 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.669 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3052 days ago · 127 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 3.329 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3052 days ago · 64 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.670 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3052 days ago · 116 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 1.653 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3050 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.464 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3050 days ago · 130 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 2.628 km W of Healy, Alaska · 3050 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 1.622 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3050 days ago · 48 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.624 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3050 days ago · 95 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 1.960 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3050 days ago · 127 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 1.538 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3049 days ago · 98 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 4.062 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3049 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 18
  15. 1.960 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3049 days ago · 18 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 2.962 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3049 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 2.461 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3048 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 1.835 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3048 days ago · 31 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 2.460 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3048 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 1.743 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3048 days ago · 87 km deep · 66 km away
  21. 1.837 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3047 days ago · 66 km deep · 53 km away
  22. 2.862 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3047 days ago · 119 km deep · 87 km away
  23. 2.637 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3046 days ago · 44 km deep · 92 km away
  24. 1.658 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3046 days ago · 128 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 1.669 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3046 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  26. 1.669 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3046 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  27. 3.062 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3046 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  28. 1.642 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3045 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  29. 2.962 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3045 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
  30. 3.566 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3045 days ago · 131 km deep · 68 km away
  31. 2.368 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3044 days ago · 116 km deep · 69 km away
  32. 2.760 km N of Chase, Alaska · 3043 days ago · 91 km deep · 43 km away
  33. 3.968 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3043 days ago · 65 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 4
  34. 1.670 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3043 days ago · 93 km deep · 51 km away
  35. 2.543 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3043 days ago · 107 km deep · 90 km away
  36. 2.658 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3042 days ago · 89 km deep · 56 km away
  37. 2.122 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3042 days ago · 114 km deep · 58 km away
  38. 1.837 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3041 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  39. 1.754 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3041 days ago · 100 km deep · 63 km away
  40. 2.069 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3040 days ago · 41 km deep · 86 km away
  41. 2.361 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3040 days ago · 116 km deep · 74 km away
  42. 2.250 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3040 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  43. 1.762 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3040 days ago · 100 km deep · 64 km away
  44. 1.614 km NW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3039 days ago · 96 km deep · 42 km away
  45. 1.634 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3039 days ago · 97 km deep · 92 km away
  46. 1.772 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3039 days ago · 65 km deep · 63 km away
  47. 1.560 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3039 days ago · 82 km deep · 35 km away
  48. 1.570 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3038 days ago · 120 km deep · 61 km away
  49. 1.540 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3038 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  50. 1.612 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3038 days ago · 46 km deep · 99 km away
  51. 3.945 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3037 days ago · 91 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 11
  52. 1.78 km NW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3037 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  53. 1.833 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3037 days ago · 106 km deep · 45 km away
  54. 1.636 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3036 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  55. 1.732 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3036 days ago · 80 km deep · 75 km away
  56. 1.618 km W of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3035 days ago · 117 km deep · 71 km away
  57. 1.658 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3035 days ago · 93 km deep · 31 km away
  58. 1.569 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3035 days ago · 129 km deep · 63 km away
  59. 1.956 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3034 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  60. 2.451 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3034 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away

The first 60 of 152.

Before

  1. 1.749 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 1.971 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3055 days ago · 123 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.967 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3056 days ago · 118 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.649 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3056 days ago · 74 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 1.658 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3057 days ago · 70 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 1.553 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3057 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 1.548 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3057 days ago · 66 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 1.634 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3057 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.870 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3058 days ago · 121 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 1.713 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3058 days ago · 48 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 1.560 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3059 days ago · 127 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.636 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3059 days ago · 83 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 2.463 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3060 days ago · 104 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 1.554 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3062 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 2.867 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3062 days ago · 118 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 2.840 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3062 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 1.534 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3062 days ago · 104 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 2.341 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3063 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.553 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3063 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 1.545 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3064 days ago · 107 km deep · 74 km away

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