Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 60 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 60 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska on Fri, Jun 8, 2018, 3:21 AM AKDT (11:21 UTC), 82 km (51 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
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2018-06-08 11:21:41 UTC
Depth
82.4 km (51.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
63.110° N, 149.983° 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
42

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 106 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.845 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3039 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 1.570 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3038 days ago · 120 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 1.540 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3038 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 1.612 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3038 days ago · 46 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 3.945 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3037 days ago · 91 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 11
  6. 1.78 km NW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3037 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.833 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3037 days ago · 106 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 1.636 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3036 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 2.056 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3036 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 1.732 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3036 days ago · 80 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 1.618 km W of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3035 days ago · 117 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 1.658 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3035 days ago · 93 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 1.569 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3035 days ago · 129 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 1.956 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3034 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 2.451 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3034 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 1.514 km ESE of Chase, Alaska · 3034 days ago · 58 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 2.735 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3034 days ago · 46 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 1.555 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3034 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 2.963 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3034 days ago · 129 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 2.724 km NW of Petersville, Alaska · 3033 days ago · 82 km deep · 80 km away
  21. 2.512 km S of Talkeetna, Alaska · 3033 days ago · 21 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  22. 2.463 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3032 days ago · 128 km deep · 37 km away
  23. 1.923 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3032 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 2.234 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3032 days ago · 75 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 2.775 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3030 days ago · 116 km deep · 24 km away
  26. 1.729 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3030 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  27. 1.862 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3029 days ago · 127 km deep · 44 km away
  28. 1.856 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3029 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
  29. 1.668 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3029 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  30. 2.069 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3028 days ago · 116 km deep · 33 km away
  31. 1.570 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3028 days ago · 67 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 1.539 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3028 days ago · 71 km deep · 39 km away
  33. 3.742 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3027 days ago · 72 km deep · 96 km away
  34. 2.210 km WSW of Healy, Alaska · 3027 days ago · 115 km deep · 89 km away
  35. 1.949 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3026 days ago · 87 km deep · 11 km away
  36. 1.616 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3026 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  37. 2.152 km S of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3026 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  38. 2.943 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3026 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  39. 1.546 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3025 days ago · 105 km deep · 56 km away
  40. 3.152 km S of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3025 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  41. 2.450 km S of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3025 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  42. 2.160 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3024 days ago · 128 km deep · 43 km away
  43. 1.818 km ESE of Chase, Alaska · 3023 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  44. 3.037 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3023 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  45. 1.511 km S of Talkeetna, Alaska · 3023 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  46. 1.818 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3023 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  47. 1.525 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3023 days ago · 78 km deep · 85 km away
  48. 2.145 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3023 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  49. 1.553 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3022 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  50. 2.318 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3022 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  51. 1.730 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3021 days ago · 53 km deep · 84 km away
  52. 1.851 km S of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3021 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  53. 2.545 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3021 days ago · 60 km deep · 65 km away
  54. 2.053 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3020 days ago · 87 km deep · 8 km away
  55. 3.137 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3019 days ago · 38 km deep · 95 km away
  56. 1.638 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3019 days ago · 25 km deep · 97 km away
  57. 1.839 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3018 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  58. 1.953 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3018 days ago · 105 km deep · 44 km away
  59. 1.742 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3018 days ago · 81 km deep · 40 km away
  60. 2.147 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3018 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 1.772 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3039 days ago · 65 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.634 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3039 days ago · 97 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.76 km NW of Petersville, Alaska · 3039 days ago · 74 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 2.023 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3039 days ago · 81 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.614 km NW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3039 days ago · 96 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 1.754 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3040 days ago · 108 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 1.762 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3040 days ago · 100 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 2.250 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3040 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 2.361 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3040 days ago · 116 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 1.754 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3041 days ago · 100 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 1.837 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3041 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 1.620 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3041 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 2.122 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3042 days ago · 114 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 2.658 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3042 days ago · 89 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 2.543 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3043 days ago · 107 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 1.670 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3043 days ago · 93 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 3.968 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3043 days ago · 65 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 4
  18. 2.760 km N of Chase, Alaska · 3044 days ago · 91 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 2.451 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3044 days ago · 18 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 2.368 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3044 days ago · 116 km deep · 34 km away

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