Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 71 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 71 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska on Sat, Aug 31, 2019, 11:57 AM AKDT (19:57 UTC), 58 km (36 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 65 km SSE of Cantwell, 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
2019-08-31 19:57:13 UTC
Depth
57.9 km (36.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.784° N, 148.517° 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
37

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 122 in the 60 days after this one and 43 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.568 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2587 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 1.857 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2586 days ago · 79 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 2.155 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2585 days ago · 86 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 1.628 km NNE of Fishhook, Alaska · 2585 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.835 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 2585 days ago · 105 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.558 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2585 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 1.640 km E of Chase, Alaska · 2584 days ago · 57 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 1.715 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2584 days ago · 79 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 1.964 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2583 days ago · 103 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.563 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2583 days ago · 90 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 1.81 km ESE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 2582 days ago · 54 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 2.632 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2582 days ago · 108 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.543 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2581 days ago · 31 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 1.558 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2580 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 1.618 km SSE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2579 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 1.572 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2579 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 2.020 km NW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2578 days ago · 30 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.864 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2578 days ago · 60 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 2.0Central Alaska · 2578 days ago · 91 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 2.045 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2577 days ago · 97 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 2.133 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2577 days ago · 108 km deep · 95 km away
  22. 1.860 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2575 days ago · 74 km deep · 57 km away
  23. 1.832 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2575 days ago · 75 km deep · 100 km away
  24. 1.734 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2575 days ago · 56 km deep · 55 km away
  25. 1.634 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2574 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
  26. 2.259 km N of Chase, Alaska · 2574 days ago · 93 km deep · 82 km away
  27. 2.754 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2573 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  28. 1.643 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2573 days ago · 70 km deep · 46 km away
  29. 2.564 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2573 days ago · 66 km deep · 26 km away
  30. 1.525 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2573 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  31. 1.755 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2573 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  32. 1.862 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2572 days ago · 59 km deep · 27 km away
  33. 1.539 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2572 days ago · 77 km deep · 55 km away
  34. 1.959 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2572 days ago · 77 km deep · 66 km away
  35. 1.968 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2571 days ago · 57 km deep · 19 km away
  36. 2.344 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2571 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
  37. 1.714 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2570 days ago · 45 km deep · 93 km away
  38. 1.556 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2570 days ago · 64 km deep · 17 km away
  39. 2.838 km E of Chase, Alaska · 2570 days ago · 52 km deep · 56 km away
  40. 1.744 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2569 days ago · 74 km deep · 30 km away
  41. 1.950 km E of Chase, Alaska · 2569 days ago · 47 km deep · 43 km away
  42. 2.42 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2566 days ago · 46 km deep · 96 km away
  43. 1.863 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2562 days ago · 66 km deep · 22 km away
  44. 2.975 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2562 days ago · 67 km deep · 7 km away
  45. 1.816 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2560 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  46. 2.04 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2559 days ago · 93 km deep · 71 km away
  47. 3.841 km N of Glacier View, Alaska · 2558 days ago · 34 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 4
  48. 1.563 km N of Chase, Alaska · 2558 days ago · 82 km deep · 77 km away
  49. 1.630 km NNW of Chase, Alaska · 2558 days ago · 81 km deep · 92 km away
  50. 2.562 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2558 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  51. 2.036 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 2557 days ago · 92 km deep · 85 km away
  52. 1.741 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2556 days ago · 43 km deep · 77 km away
  53. 1.529 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2556 days ago · 29 km deep · 88 km away
  54. 1.549 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2555 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
  55. 1.526 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 2555 days ago · 104 km deep · 80 km away
  56. 3.251 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2555 days ago · 28 km deep · 62 km away
  57. 1.952 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2555 days ago · 29 km deep · 60 km away
  58. 1.647 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2555 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  59. 1.636 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2554 days ago · 52 km deep · 61 km away
  60. 1.718 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2554 days ago · 82 km deep · 70 km away

The first 60 of 122.

Before

  1. 2.363 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2588 days ago · 38 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 2.521 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2588 days ago · 46 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.657 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2589 days ago · 73 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 1.674 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2590 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.057 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2590 days ago · 82 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 1.937 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2590 days ago · 54 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 1.535 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2590 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 1.842 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 2591 days ago · 105 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 3.548 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2591 days ago · 96 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 1.8Central Alaska · 2592 days ago · 31 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 1.653 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2592 days ago · 32 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 1.547 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2593 days ago · 23 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 1.526 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2594 days ago · 27 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 1.661 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2596 days ago · 68 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 1.638 km N of Chase, Alaska · 2597 days ago · 82 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.850 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2597 days ago · 90 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 1.882 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2597 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 1.526 km NNE of Fishhook, Alaska · 2598 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 1.840 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2598 days ago · 93 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 1.540 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2599 days ago · 61 km deep · 51 km away

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