Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 82 km E of Cantwell, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 82 km E of Cantwell, Alaska on Wed, Aug 21, 2019, 6:21 PM AKDT (02:21 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 20 km ENE of Cantwell, 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
2019-08-22 02:21:53 UTC
Depth
0.3 km (0.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
63.473° N, 147.317° 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
51

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 46 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.661 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2598 days ago · 68 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 1.617 km S of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 2597 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.918 km SSE of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 2597 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.615 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 2597 days ago · 111 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.182 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2594 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 1.778 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2593 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 1.674 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2592 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 1.681 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2591 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 1.830 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 2590 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.571 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2589 days ago · 58 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.568 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2589 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 1.885 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2586 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 1.685 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2586 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 1.715 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2586 days ago · 79 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 2.06 km NNE of Healy, Alaska · 2585 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 1.789 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2583 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 1.558 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2582 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 1.618 km SSE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2581 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 1.572 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2581 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 2.530 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 2581 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 2.367 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2577 days ago · 77 km deep · 22 km away
  22. 2.564 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2575 days ago · 66 km deep · 72 km away
  23. 1.652 km SSW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 2574 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  24. 1.968 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2573 days ago · 57 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 2.344 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2573 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 1.556 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2572 days ago · 64 km deep · 96 km away
  27. 1.744 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2571 days ago · 74 km deep · 75 km away
  28. 1.577 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2571 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  29. 2.17 km NNE of Healy, Alaska · 2570 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 2.816 km W of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2565 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  31. 1.863 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2564 days ago · 66 km deep · 75 km away
  32. 1.686 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2562 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  33. 2.844 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska · 2562 days ago · 117 km deep · 89 km away
  34. 3.429 km N of Paxson, Alaska · 2561 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  35. 2.04 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2561 days ago · 93 km deep · 77 km away
  36. 2.562 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2560 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  37. 1.549 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2557 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  38. 1.647 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2557 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
  39. 1.776 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2556 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  40. 1.718 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2556 days ago · 82 km deep · 99 km away
  41. 1.830 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2555 days ago · 81 km deep · 55 km away
  42. 3.520 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2554 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 2
  43. 1.814 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2549 days ago · 18 km deep · 96 km away
  44. 1.827 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2547 days ago · 76 km deep · 98 km away
  45. 1.622 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2546 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  46. 1.584 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2543 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away

Before

  1. 2.173 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2600 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 1.765 km SW of Whitestone, Alaska · 2601 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 1.578 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2604 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 1.966 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2604 days ago · 85 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 2.184 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2606 days ago · 71 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 1.584 km WNW of Paxson, Alaska · 2606 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 2.487 km WNW of Paxson, Alaska · 2607 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 1.931 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2609 days ago · 77 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 1.813 km W of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2610 days ago · 107 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.842 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2611 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 1.761 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 2613 days ago · 97 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 1.957 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2616 days ago · 68 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 1.52 km N of Cantwell, Alaska · 2617 days ago · 89 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 1.551 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2620 days ago · 69 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 1.68 km WSW of Healy, Alaska · 2621 days ago · 113 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.730 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2622 days ago · 78 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 1.830 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 2624 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 1.829 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2626 days ago · 79 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 1.682 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2627 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  20. 1.665 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2628 days ago · 25 km deep · 19 km away

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