Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 9 km NE of Cantwell, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 9 km NE of Cantwell, Alaska on Thu, Sep 24, 2020, 10:26 AM AKDT (18:26 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 63 km N of Chase, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-09-24 18:26:56 UTC
Depth
8.5 km (5.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
63.461° N, 148.844° 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
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 138 in the 60 days after this one and 73 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.228 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 2199 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 2.810 km NNE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2199 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 3
  3. 1.972 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2199 days ago · 59 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.624 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2198 days ago · 90 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 2.438 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2198 days ago · 73 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 2.048 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2198 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 3.16 km SW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2197 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 9
  8. 1.53 km E of Ferry, Alaska · 2197 days ago · 123 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 3.763 km N of Chase, Alaska · 2196 days ago · 102 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 3
  10. 2.338 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2196 days ago · 118 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 2.048 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2195 days ago · 128 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 1.812 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2195 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 2.171 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2194 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 2.270 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2192 days ago · 116 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 2.859 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 2192 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 1.673 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2191 days ago · 118 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 1.831 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 2191 days ago · 104 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 2.110 km NNE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2190 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.546 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2190 days ago · 98 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 2.246 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2189 days ago · 84 km deep · 55 km away
  21. 2.054 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2189 days ago · 83 km deep · 64 km away
  22. 1.753 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 2189 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  23. 1.910 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 2189 days ago · 114 km deep · 51 km away
  24. 1.851 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2188 days ago · 84 km deep · 60 km away
  25. 1.636 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2188 days ago · 68 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 1.969 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2188 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 1.673 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2186 days ago · 104 km deep · 84 km away
  28. 1.564 km ENE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2186 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  29. 1.947 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2186 days ago · 86 km deep · 57 km away
  30. 2.578 km W of Paxson, Alaska · 2185 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  31. 1.654 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2184 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  32. 1.578 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2183 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  33. 1.635 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2183 days ago · 78 km deep · 35 km away
  34. 1.555 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2182 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  35. 2.425 km NE of Ferry, Alaska · 2182 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  36. 2.847 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2181 days ago · 76 km deep · 82 km away
  37. 1.535 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2181 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  38. 1.766 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2181 days ago · 131 km deep · 81 km away
  39. 2.163 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2181 days ago · 78 km deep · 72 km away
  40. 2.366 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2180 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  41. 2.666 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2180 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  42. 2.275 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2179 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  43. 2.273 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2179 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  44. 1.935 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2179 days ago · 105 km deep · 38 km away
  45. 2.243 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 2178 days ago · 101 km deep · 50 km away
  46. 1.710 km NNE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2178 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  47. 2.031 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2176 days ago · 70 km deep · 31 km away
  48. 2.467 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2176 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  49. 1.656 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2175 days ago · 142 km deep · 60 km away
  50. 2.437 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2174 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  51. 1.755 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2173 days ago · 117 km deep · 59 km away
  52. 1.671 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2172 days ago · 112 km deep · 93 km away
  53. 1.517 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2172 days ago · 89 km deep · 33 km away
  54. 1.668 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2172 days ago · 118 km deep · 93 km away
  55. 3.650 km N of Chase, Alaska · 2171 days ago · 80 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  56. 1.618 km E of Healy, Alaska · 2171 days ago · 100 km deep · 43 km away
  57. 1.767 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2171 days ago · 117 km deep · 87 km away
  58. 1.769 km SW of Whitestone, Alaska · 2171 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  59. 1.976 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2170 days ago · 116 km deep · 84 km away
  60. 2.354 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2170 days ago · 78 km deep · 50 km away

The first 60 of 138.

Before

  1. 1.89 km NNE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2200 days ago · 11 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 4.011 km NNE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2200 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 20
  3. 1.868 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2200 days ago · 118 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.569 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2200 days ago · 119 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.537 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2200 days ago · 69 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.659 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2200 days ago · 66 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.97 km N of Healy, Alaska · 2200 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 2.546 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2201 days ago · 68 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 1.568 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2201 days ago · 123 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.955 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2201 days ago · 103 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.753 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2202 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.756 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2202 days ago · 61 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.568 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2202 days ago · 121 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 1.925 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2202 days ago · 86 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 1.679 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2203 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 1.771 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2203 days ago · 123 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 1.548 km N of Chase, Alaska · 2204 days ago · 80 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 1.867 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2204 days ago · 112 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 2.319 km W of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2204 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.854 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 2204 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away

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