Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 56 km S of Cantwell, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 56 km S of Cantwell, Alaska on Mon, Jun 18, 2018, 1:02 AM AKDT (09:02 UTC), 14 km (9 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
2018-06-18 09:02:06 UTC
Depth
13.7 km (8.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.884° N, 148.974° 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
38

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 145 in the 60 days after this one and 73 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.668 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3028 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 2.069 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3028 days ago · 116 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.570 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3028 days ago · 67 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 1.539 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3028 days ago · 71 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 1.829 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 3027 days ago · 46 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.658 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3027 days ago · 85 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 3.742 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3026 days ago · 72 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.949 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3026 days ago · 87 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 1.616 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3025 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 2.943 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3025 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 1.511 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3025 days ago · 52 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 2.160 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3024 days ago · 128 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.818 km ESE of Chase, Alaska · 3022 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 1.511 km S of Talkeetna, Alaska · 3022 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 1.818 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3022 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 2.112 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 3022 days ago · 46 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 1.730 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3021 days ago · 53 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 2.545 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3020 days ago · 60 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 2.053 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3019 days ago · 87 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 2.714 km SSE of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3018 days ago · 47 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 3.137 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3018 days ago · 38 km deep · 63 km away
  22. 1.638 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3018 days ago · 25 km deep · 64 km away
  23. 1.953 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3018 days ago · 105 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 1.742 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3018 days ago · 81 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 2.147 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3017 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  26. 1.665 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3016 days ago · 66 km deep · 9 km away
  27. 1.842 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3016 days ago · 87 km deep · 82 km away
  28. 5.063 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3015 days ago · 117 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 283
  29. 1.523 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3015 days ago · 16 km deep · 52 km away
  30. 1.567 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3015 days ago · 113 km deep · 94 km away
  31. 1.555 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3014 days ago · 95 km deep · 77 km away
  32. 1.859 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3014 days ago · 114 km deep · 83 km away
  33. 2.447 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3013 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  34. 1.827 km NE of Petersville, Alaska · 3013 days ago · 72 km deep · 77 km away
  35. 2.147 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3013 days ago · 115 km deep · 89 km away
  36. 1.854 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3012 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  37. 3.511 km WNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 3012 days ago · 46 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  38. 1.766 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3011 days ago · 126 km deep · 90 km away
  39. 1.54 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 3011 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  40. 1.563 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3010 days ago · 132 km deep · 93 km away
  41. 1.665 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3007 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  42. 2.151 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3007 days ago · 109 km deep · 94 km away
  43. 1.862 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3007 days ago · 35 km deep · 62 km away
  44. 1.637 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3007 days ago · 82 km deep · 36 km away
  45. 5.054 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3007 days ago · 113 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 221
  46. 1.755 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3007 days ago · 111 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 2
  47. 1.816 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3006 days ago · 60 km deep · 92 km away
  48. 1.564 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3005 days ago · 92 km deep · 75 km away
  49. 2.036 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 3005 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  50. 1.827 km ESE of Chase, Alaska · 3005 days ago · 45 km deep · 64 km away
  51. 1.758 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3004 days ago · 61 km deep · 17 km away
  52. 1.843 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3004 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  53. 1.629 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3004 days ago · 76 km deep · 52 km away
  54. 1.519 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3004 days ago · 72 km deep · 40 km away
  55. 2.542 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3003 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  56. 1.970 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3003 days ago · 123 km deep · 86 km away
  57. 1.565 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3002 days ago · 116 km deep · 98 km away
  58. 1.662 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3002 days ago · 129 km deep · 95 km away
  59. 1.722 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3002 days ago · 90 km deep · 64 km away
  60. 1.815 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3001 days ago · 88 km deep · 94 km away

The first 60 of 145.

Before

  1. 1.862 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3029 days ago · 127 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.775 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3030 days ago · 116 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.768 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3030 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 2.234 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3031 days ago · 75 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 2.463 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3032 days ago · 128 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.512 km S of Talkeetna, Alaska · 3033 days ago · 21 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.963 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3033 days ago · 129 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 2.735 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3033 days ago · 46 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 1.514 km ESE of Chase, Alaska · 3033 days ago · 58 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 1.569 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3034 days ago · 129 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 1.658 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3035 days ago · 93 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 1.618 km W of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3035 days ago · 117 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.732 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3035 days ago · 80 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 1.636 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3036 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 1.833 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3036 days ago · 106 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 2.039 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3036 days ago · 27 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 3.945 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3036 days ago · 91 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 11
  18. 1.612 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3037 days ago · 46 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 1.570 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3038 days ago · 120 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 1.560 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3038 days ago · 82 km deep · 57 km away

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