Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 40 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 40 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska on Sun, Dec 1, 2024, 6:23 PM AKST (03:23 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 6 km ENE of Healy, 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
2024-12-02 03:23:02 UTC
Depth
9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
63.071° N, 149.350° 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
53

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 201 in the 60 days after this one and 134 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.962 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 668 days ago · 122 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 1.529 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 668 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 1.653 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 668 days ago · 102 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 2.165 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 668 days ago · 109 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 1.864 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 668 days ago · 122 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.543 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 667 days ago · 107 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 3.353 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 667 days ago · 110 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 1.538 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 667 days ago · 96 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 1.621 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 667 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.754 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 667 days ago · 109 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.571 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 666 days ago · 114 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 1.563 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 665 days ago · 116 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 1.816 km NNE of Cantwell, Alaska · 665 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 1.953 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 665 days ago · 108 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.553 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 665 days ago · 87 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 3.051 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 665 days ago · 88 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 2.443 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 665 days ago · 87 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 1.941 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 664 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 2.463 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 664 days ago · 125 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 1.563 km N of Chase, Alaska · 664 days ago · 85 km deep · 30 km away
  21. 1.647 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 664 days ago · 74 km deep · 37 km away
  22. 1.85 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 664 days ago · 84 km deep · 91 km away
  23. 1.756 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 664 days ago · 79 km deep · 16 km away
  24. 1.525 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 664 days ago · 45 km deep · 99 km away
  25. 1.559 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 663 days ago · 125 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 1.562 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 663 days ago · 117 km deep · 62 km away
  27. 1.752 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 663 days ago · 115 km deep · 98 km away
  28. 2.047 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 663 days ago · 76 km deep · 31 km away
  29. 1.736 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 663 days ago · 43 km deep · 90 km away
  30. 1.864 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 663 days ago · 118 km deep · 81 km away
  31. 1.566 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 663 days ago · 125 km deep · 65 km away
  32. 1.736 km N of Chase, Alaska · 663 days ago · 80 km deep · 55 km away
  33. 1.575 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 663 days ago · 109 km deep · 53 km away
  34. 1.644 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 663 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  35. 2.269 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 663 days ago · 119 km deep · 60 km away
  36. 1.665 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 662 days ago · 121 km deep · 61 km away
  37. 1.821 km E of Denali Park, Alaska · 662 days ago · 91 km deep · 83 km away
  38. 2.148 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 661 days ago · 98 km deep · 81 km away
  39. 1.662 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 661 days ago · 114 km deep · 85 km away
  40. 1.867 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 661 days ago · 122 km deep · 63 km away
  41. 1.574 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 661 days ago · 111 km deep · 56 km away
  42. 1.559 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 661 days ago · 112 km deep · 59 km away
  43. 1.785 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 661 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  44. 1.666 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 661 days ago · 116 km deep · 76 km away
  45. 1.561 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 660 days ago · 107 km deep · 78 km away
  46. 1.641 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 660 days ago · 69 km deep · 43 km away
  47. 1.514 km WSW of Healy, Alaska · 660 days ago · 114 km deep · 85 km away
  48. 1.661 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 660 days ago · 125 km deep · 71 km away
  49. 1.863 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 660 days ago · 121 km deep · 70 km away
  50. 1.527 km E of Chase, Alaska · 659 days ago · 60 km deep · 66 km away
  51. 2.059 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 659 days ago · 76 km deep · 19 km away
  52. 1.633 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 658 days ago · 75 km deep · 8 km away
  53. 1.766 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 658 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  54. 1.656 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 658 days ago · 119 km deep · 100 km away
  55. 1.525 km WSW of Healy, Alaska · 658 days ago · 114 km deep · 78 km away
  56. 1.627 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 658 days ago · 91 km deep · 26 km away
  57. 1.772 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 657 days ago · 119 km deep · 58 km away
  58. 1.771 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 657 days ago · 114 km deep · 62 km away
  59. 2.210 km W of Healy, Alaska · 657 days ago · 113 km deep · 87 km away
  60. 2.535 km WSW of Denali Park, Alaska · 657 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.753 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 669 days ago · 99 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 1.533 km W of Denali Park, Alaska · 669 days ago · 122 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.626 km W of Denali Park, Alaska · 670 days ago · 118 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.859 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 671 days ago · 125 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 1.736 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 671 days ago · 79 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 1.945 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 671 days ago · 71 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 1.651 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 671 days ago · 68 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 2.365 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 671 days ago · 125 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 1.563 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 671 days ago · 126 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 2.350 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 671 days ago · 34 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.520 km E of Talkeetna, Alaska · 672 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 1.773 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 672 days ago · 90 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 1.744 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 672 days ago · 79 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 1.552 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 674 days ago · 79 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 1.743 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 674 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 2.471 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 675 days ago · 114 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 2.740 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 675 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 2.042 km WSW of Denali Park, Alaska · 675 days ago · 119 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 1.873 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 676 days ago · 115 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 2.565 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 677 days ago · 124 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024fhe16w2. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:12 PM UTC.