Alaska earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 48 km S of Cantwell, Alaska

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 48 km S of Cantwell, Alaska on Wed, Dec 18, 2019, 6:53 PM AKST (03:53 UTC), 75 km (47 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 50 km NNE of Chase, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-12-19 03:53:20 UTC
Depth
74.9 km (46.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
62.966° N, 149.104° 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
102

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 187 in the 60 days after this one and 116 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.662 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2477 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.625 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2477 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 2.060 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2476 days ago · 75 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 1.658 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2476 days ago · 80 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 1.961 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2475 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.165 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2475 days ago · 105 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 1.666 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 92 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 1.851 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 70 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 1.634 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 47 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 1.662 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 125 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 1.652 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 23 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.635 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2473 days ago · 69 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 2.252 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2473 days ago · 30 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.636 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2473 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 1.554 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2473 days ago · 103 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 1.55 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2473 days ago · 79 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.658 km SSW of Cantwell, AK · 2473 days ago · 75 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 1.515 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2473 days ago · 77 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 1.7Central Alaska · 2472 days ago · 103 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 2.732 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2472 days ago · 108 km deep · 63 km away
  21. 1.831 km NNW of Chase, Alaska · 2472 days ago · 77 km deep · 68 km away
  22. 1.569 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2472 days ago · 116 km deep · 80 km away
  23. 1.558 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2471 days ago · 125 km deep · 89 km away
  24. 1.621 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2471 days ago · 89 km deep · 37 km away
  25. 2.963 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2470 days ago · 133 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  26. 1.559 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2470 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  27. 1.733 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2470 days ago · 84 km deep · 39 km away
  28. 1.736 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2469 days ago · 80 km deep · 76 km away
  29. 1.832 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2469 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  30. 1.541 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2469 days ago · 98 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 2.5Central Alaska · 2469 days ago · 129 km deep · 75 km away
  32. 2.264 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2469 days ago · 126 km deep · 82 km away
  33. 1.760 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2468 days ago · 80 km deep · 38 km away
  34. 1.961 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2468 days ago · 129 km deep · 91 km away
  35. 1.969 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2468 days ago · 131 km deep · 76 km away
  36. 1.555 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2468 days ago · 105 km deep · 79 km away
  37. 1.565 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2468 days ago · 116 km deep · 82 km away
  38. 1.758 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2467 days ago · 129 km deep · 99 km away
  39. 1.667 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2467 days ago · 63 km deep · 46 km away
  40. 1.572 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2467 days ago · 127 km deep · 75 km away
  41. 1.542 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2467 days ago · 78 km deep · 7 km away
  42. 1.550 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2467 days ago · 75 km deep · 18 km away
  43. 1.565 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2466 days ago · 117 km deep · 79 km away
  44. 1.663 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2466 days ago · 130 km deep · 87 km away
  45. 2.243 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2466 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  46. 1.820 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2465 days ago · 56 km deep · 77 km away
  47. 2.238 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2464 days ago · 92 km deep · 48 km away
  48. 1.646 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2464 days ago · 99 km deep · 89 km away
  49. 1.63 km WSW of Chase, Alaska · 2464 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  50. 1.857 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2463 days ago · 129 km deep · 94 km away
  51. 2.231 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2463 days ago · 79 km deep · 77 km away
  52. 1.524 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2463 days ago · 83 km deep · 34 km away
  53. 1.775 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2462 days ago · 109 km deep · 72 km away
  54. 1.769 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2462 days ago · 116 km deep · 81 km away
  55. 1.767 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2461 days ago · 65 km deep · 45 km away
  56. 2.463 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2461 days ago · 127 km deep · 91 km away
  57. 2.344 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2460 days ago · 91 km deep · 40 km away
  58. 1.6Central Alaska · 2460 days ago · 52 km deep · 66 km away
  59. 2.012 km S of Talkeetna, Alaska · 2460 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  60. 1.638 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2460 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away

The first 60 of 187.

Before

  1. 1.660 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2478 days ago · 127 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.634 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2478 days ago · 45 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.621 km NNW of Chase, Alaska · 2479 days ago · 71 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.614 km NW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2479 days ago · 94 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.554 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2479 days ago · 113 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 1.522 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 2479 days ago · 42 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.669 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2479 days ago · 114 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.639 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2479 days ago · 67 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 2.863 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2479 days ago · 124 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 1.965 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2479 days ago · 115 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 2.671 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2480 days ago · 56 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 2.39 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 2480 days ago · 42 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.540 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2480 days ago · 67 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 2.043 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 2480 days ago · 109 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 2.253 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2481 days ago · 49 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 1.569 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2481 days ago · 106 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 2.458 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2481 days ago · 103 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.733 km W of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2481 days ago · 117 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 1.555 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2481 days ago · 41 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 1.639 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2481 days ago · 89 km deep · 73 km away

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