Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 49 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 49 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska on Mon, Jan 8, 2018, 2:31 AM AKST (11:31 UTC), 69 km (43 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 61 km ENE of Susitna North, 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
2018-01-08 11:31:47 UTC
Depth
68.6 km (42.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.955° N, 148.755° 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
62

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 146 in the 60 days after this one and 101 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.557 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3191 days ago · 135 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.339 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3190 days ago · 68 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 1.660 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3189 days ago · 108 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.565 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3188 days ago · 67 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 2.036 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3188 days ago · 66 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 1.624 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3188 days ago · 55 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 1.66 km ESE of Healy, Alaska · 3188 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.857 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3187 days ago · 71 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 1.569 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3187 days ago · 121 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.638 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3187 days ago · 34 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.839 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3187 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 2.646 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3187 days ago · 83 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 1.839 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3186 days ago · 121 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 1.569 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3186 days ago · 121 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.570 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3186 days ago · 118 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.571 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3185 days ago · 115 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 1.960 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3185 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 1.566 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3185 days ago · 126 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.57 km ESE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 3185 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 1.854 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3185 days ago · 68 km deep · 27 km away
  21. 1.869 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3185 days ago · 118 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 1.756 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3184 days ago · 29 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 1.570 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3184 days ago · 63 km deep · 21 km away
  24. 1.569 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3184 days ago · 118 km deep · 93 km away
  25. 2.742 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3184 days ago · 67 km deep · 46 km away
  26. 1.569 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3183 days ago · 113 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 1.532 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3183 days ago · 78 km deep · 90 km away
  28. 2.026 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3183 days ago · 84 km deep · 31 km away
  29. 1.559 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3183 days ago · 111 km deep · 88 km away
  30. 2.150 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3183 days ago · 42 km deep · 80 km away
  31. 1.561 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3183 days ago · 108 km deep · 90 km away
  32. 1.768 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3182 days ago · 127 km deep · 94 km away
  33. 1.558 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3181 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  34. 1.515 km W of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3181 days ago · 120 km deep · 92 km away
  35. 1.869 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3181 days ago · 132 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 3.265 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3181 days ago · 102 km deep · 85 km away
  37. 1.743 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3180 days ago · 84 km deep · 87 km away
  38. 1.843 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3180 days ago · 83 km deep · 55 km away
  39. 1.636 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3180 days ago · 91 km deep · 49 km away
  40. 1.755 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3178 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  41. 2.574 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3177 days ago · 116 km deep · 88 km away
  42. 1.823 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 3176 days ago · 42 km deep · 91 km away
  43. 1.554 km E of Chase, Alaska · 3176 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  44. 2.060 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3175 days ago · 112 km deep · 88 km away
  45. 2.566 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3175 days ago · 129 km deep · 98 km away
  46. 1.814 km NW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3174 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  47. 1.654 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3174 days ago · 92 km deep · 92 km away
  48. 1.960 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3174 days ago · 27 km deep · 79 km away
  49. 1.663 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3174 days ago · 130 km deep · 99 km away
  50. 2.863 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3174 days ago · 107 km deep · 71 km away
  51. 1.958 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3174 days ago · 29 km deep · 80 km away
  52. 2.519 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 3174 days ago · 42 km deep · 99 km away
  53. 1.885 km WNW of Paxson, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  54. 1.841 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 38 km deep · 99 km away
  55. 1.639 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3173 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away
  56. 1.771 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3171 days ago · 108 km deep · 83 km away
  57. 2.679 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3171 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  58. 2.174 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3171 days ago · 111 km deep · 88 km away
  59. 1.864 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3169 days ago · 129 km deep · 99 km away
  60. 1.830 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3169 days ago · 75 km deep · 20 km away

The first 60 of 146.

Before

  1. 1.652 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3191 days ago · 102 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.366 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3192 days ago · 60 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 3.75 km ESE of Healy, Alaska · 3192 days ago · 119 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.772 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3192 days ago · 118 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.732 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3192 days ago · 76 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.751 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3192 days ago · 22 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.651 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3193 days ago · 101 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.382 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 3193 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.567 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3193 days ago · 125 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 2.262 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3194 days ago · 70 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 1.732 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3194 days ago · 40 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 2.746 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3194 days ago · 74 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.540 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3194 days ago · 28 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 1.948 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3194 days ago · 31 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 1.667 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3195 days ago · 123 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 1.715 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3195 days ago · 97 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 1.935 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3196 days ago · 65 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 1.849 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3196 days ago · 94 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 1.962 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3196 days ago · 106 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 2.06 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3196 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak018df1agb (also filed as ak18009723). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:41 AM UTC.