Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 56 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 56 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska on Sat, May 16, 2020, 7:10 PM AKDT (03:10 UTC), 73 km (45 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 60 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-05-17 03:10:40 UTC
Depth
73.2 km (45.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
63.022° N, 149.713° 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: 172 in the 60 days after this one and 101 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.586 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2328 days ago · 55 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.670 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2328 days ago · 105 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 1.914 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2327 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.744 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2327 days ago · 54 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 1.625 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2327 days ago · 89 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 2.058 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2326 days ago · 110 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 2.750 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2326 days ago · 87 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 2.035 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 2326 days ago · 100 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 1.911 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2324 days ago · 53 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.659 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2324 days ago · 120 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 1.938 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2324 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 2.159 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2324 days ago · 125 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 1.551 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2323 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 2.045 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2323 days ago · 96 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 1.710 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2322 days ago · 73 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 2.518 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2322 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 2.049 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2322 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 1.610 km NE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2321 days ago · 107 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.536 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2321 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 1.848 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2320 days ago · 72 km deep · 51 km away
  21. 1.651 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2320 days ago · 114 km deep · 72 km away
  22. 1.959 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2319 days ago · 86 km deep · 10 km away
  23. 1.519 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2319 days ago · 82 km deep · 66 km away
  24. 1.842 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2319 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  25. 1.773 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2319 days ago · 116 km deep · 39 km away
  26. 2.445 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2319 days ago · 85 km deep · 17 km away
  27. 1.572 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2319 days ago · 115 km deep · 44 km away
  28. 2.349 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2319 days ago · 83 km deep · 8 km away
  29. 3.457 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2318 days ago · 127 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 3
  30. 1.665 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2318 days ago · 103 km deep · 31 km away
  31. 2.573 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2318 days ago · 106 km deep · 32 km away
  32. 2.963 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2317 days ago · 132 km deep · 55 km away
  33. 2.655 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2317 days ago · 109 km deep · 80 km away
  34. 1.519 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 2317 days ago · 81 km deep · 94 km away
  35. 1.813 km NE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2316 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  36. 1.535 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2316 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  37. 1.557 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2316 days ago · 86 km deep · 30 km away
  38. 1.661 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2316 days ago · 125 km deep · 66 km away
  39. 1.511 km NNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2315 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  40. 1.667 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2315 days ago · 117 km deep · 46 km away
  41. 1.868 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2315 days ago · 116 km deep · 50 km away
  42. 2.855 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2315 days ago · 119 km deep · 74 km away
  43. 1.959 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2315 days ago · 131 km deep · 58 km away
  44. 1.89 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2315 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  45. 1.845 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2315 days ago · 106 km deep · 50 km away
  46. 1.575 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2314 days ago · 112 km deep · 41 km away
  47. 1.665 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2314 days ago · 65 km deep · 44 km away
  48. 2.761 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2314 days ago · 123 km deep · 63 km away
  49. 1.842 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2314 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  50. 1.747 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2314 days ago · 105 km deep · 68 km away
  51. 2.629 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2314 days ago · 44 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  52. 1.547 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2314 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  53. 1.825 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 2313 days ago · 41 km deep · 96 km away
  54. 1.654 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2313 days ago · 76 km deep · 15 km away
  55. 1.566 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2312 days ago · 118 km deep · 46 km away
  56. 1.815 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2312 days ago · 57 km deep · 93 km away
  57. 1.552 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2311 days ago · 126 km deep · 76 km away
  58. 1.69 km NE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2311 days ago · 112 km deep · 97 km away
  59. 3.026 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2311 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  60. 1.8Central Alaska · 2311 days ago · 104 km deep · 66 km away

The first 60 of 172.

Before

  1. 2.819 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2328 days ago · 73 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 1.638 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2328 days ago · 57 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 1.764 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2329 days ago · 128 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 2.130 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2329 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 2.358 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2330 days ago · 119 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 1.768 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2330 days ago · 98 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 1.558 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2330 days ago · 132 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 1.843 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2330 days ago · 88 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 3.056 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2330 days ago · 91 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 2.360 km N of Chase, Alaska · 2331 days ago · 88 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 2.033 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2331 days ago · 77 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 1.660 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2331 days ago · 90 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 1.665 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2331 days ago · 128 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 3.046 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2332 days ago · 87 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 1.667 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2332 days ago · 115 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 2.145 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2332 days ago · 75 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 1.852 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2333 days ago · 113 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 1.872 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 2333 days ago · 118 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 1.537 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2333 days ago · 70 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 1.877 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2333 days ago · 40 km deep · 97 km away

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