Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 64 km S of Cantwell, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 64 km S of Cantwell, Alaska on Mon, Oct 21, 2024, 11:20 AM AKDT (19:20 UTC), 59 km (37 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 43 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2024-10-21 19:20:22 UTC
Depth
58.9 km (36.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.812° N, 148.847° 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
47

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 112 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.952 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 710 days ago · 42 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 1.948 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 710 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.649 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 710 days ago · 76 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 1.563 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 710 days ago · 109 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.766 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 709 days ago · 112 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.576 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 709 days ago · 108 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 2.626 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 709 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 166
  8. 1.671 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 709 days ago · 116 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.551 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 707 days ago · 88 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 1.670 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 707 days ago · 117 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 1.767 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 707 days ago · 120 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.570 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 707 days ago · 104 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.51 km W of Talkeetna, Alaska · 707 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 1.82 km NW of Talkeetna, Alaska · 707 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 1.556 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 707 days ago · 97 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 2.465 km E of Chase, Alaska · 707 days ago · 51 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 1.951 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 706 days ago · 68 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 1.970 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 706 days ago · 64 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 1.630 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 706 days ago · 20 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 1.953 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 706 days ago · 43 km deep · 51 km away
  21. 1.762 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 706 days ago · 106 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 1.550 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 705 days ago · 74 km deep · 35 km away
  23. 2.265 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 705 days ago · 113 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 1.543 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 704 days ago · 56 km deep · 37 km away
  25. 2.867 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 704 days ago · 125 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 2.154 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 704 days ago · 106 km deep · 95 km away
  27. 1.555 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 704 days ago · 92 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 1.730 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 704 days ago · 70 km deep · 34 km away
  29. 1.569 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 703 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  30. 1.571 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 703 days ago · 105 km deep · 88 km away
  31. 1.569 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 703 days ago · 112 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 1.572 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 703 days ago · 103 km deep · 91 km away
  33. 2.938 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 702 days ago · 63 km deep · 43 km away
  34. 1.686 km E of Chase, Alaska · 702 days ago · 48 km deep · 31 km away
  35. 1.523 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 702 days ago · 28 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 1.665 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 702 days ago · 99 km deep · 89 km away
  37. 1.822 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 702 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  38. 1.921 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 702 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  39. 1.570 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 702 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  40. 1.762 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 702 days ago · 106 km deep · 97 km away
  41. 2.170 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 702 days ago · 118 km deep · 95 km away
  42. 1.839 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 702 days ago · 78 km deep · 37 km away
  43. 1.843 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 702 days ago · 46 km deep · 50 km away
  44. 2.25 km N of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 702 days ago · 65 km deep · 86 km away
  45. 1.638 km NW of Lake Louise, Alaska · 702 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  46. 1.668 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 701 days ago · 101 km deep · 92 km away
  47. 1.657 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 701 days ago · 108 km deep · 93 km away
  48. 1.653 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 701 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  49. 3.543 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 701 days ago · 88 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1,136
  50. 1.621 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 700 days ago · 46 km deep · 84 km away
  51. 1.815 km SE of Denali Park, Alaska · 700 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  52. 1.566 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 700 days ago · 101 km deep · 89 km away
  53. 2.125 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 699 days ago · 40 km deep · 87 km away
  54. 1.539 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 699 days ago · 94 km deep · 99 km away
  55. 1.729 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 698 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  56. 1.551 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 698 days ago · 99 km deep · 77 km away
  57. 1.858 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 698 days ago · 121 km deep · 100 km away
  58. 1.552 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 698 days ago · 99 km deep · 92 km away
  59. 1.667 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 698 days ago · 124 km deep · 99 km away
  60. 1.954 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 698 days ago · 82 km deep · 38 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.247 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 711 days ago · 75 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 2.257 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 712 days ago · 54 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.710 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 712 days ago · 57 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 3.168 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 712 days ago · 106 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.625 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 712 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 1.944 km E of Chase, Alaska · 713 days ago · 58 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 1.556 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 713 days ago · 107 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 1.551 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 714 days ago · 86 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 2.550 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 714 days ago · 72 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 1.972 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 714 days ago · 89 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 1.651 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 714 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 1.962 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 714 days ago · 61 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 1.628 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 715 days ago · 89 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 2.926 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 715 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 1.611 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 715 days ago · 58 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 2.351 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 716 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 2.850 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 716 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 2.810 km NNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 716 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 2
  19. 1.567 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 716 days ago · 85 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 2.550 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 716 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024dk6yybe. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:37 AM UTC.