Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 59 km W of Cantwell, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 59 km W of Cantwell, Alaska on Mon, Dec 9, 2024, 12:09 PM AKST (21:09 UTC), 112 km (70 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
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2024-12-09 21:09:17 UTC
Depth
112.0 km (69.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
63.468° N, 150.129° 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
24

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 200 in the 60 days after this one and 113 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.666 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 661 days ago · 116 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 1.561 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 661 days ago · 107 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 1.641 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 660 days ago · 69 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.514 km WSW of Healy, Alaska · 660 days ago · 114 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.661 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 660 days ago · 125 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 1.863 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 660 days ago · 121 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 1.760 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 660 days ago · 91 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 2.017 km E of Ferry, Alaska · 659 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.059 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 659 days ago · 76 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 1.633 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 659 days ago · 75 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 1.766 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 658 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 1.656 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 658 days ago · 119 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.525 km WSW of Healy, Alaska · 658 days ago · 114 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 1.949 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 658 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 1.627 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 658 days ago · 91 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 1.772 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 658 days ago · 119 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 1.771 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 657 days ago · 114 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 2.210 km W of Healy, Alaska · 657 days ago · 113 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 2.535 km WSW of Denali Park, Alaska · 657 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 1.553 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 656 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 1.624 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 656 days ago · 118 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 1.722 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 655 days ago · 78 km deep · 91 km away
  23. 2.066 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 655 days ago · 122 km deep · 47 km away
  24. 2.721 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 655 days ago · 80 km deep · 49 km away
  25. 1.652 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 655 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  26. 2.733 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 654 days ago · 84 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 2
  27. 1.534 km WSW of Denali Park, Alaska · 654 days ago · 122 km deep · 33 km away
  28. 1.672 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 654 days ago · 116 km deep · 41 km away
  29. 1.548 km N of Chase, Alaska · 653 days ago · 80 km deep · 65 km away
  30. 1.621 km E of Healy, Alaska · 653 days ago · 108 km deep · 91 km away
  31. 3.86 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 653 days ago · 107 km deep · 77 km away
  32. 1.543 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 653 days ago · 87 km deep · 69 km away
  33. 2.071 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 652 days ago · 107 km deep · 42 km away
  34. 2.122 km WSW of Healy, Alaska · 652 days ago · 116 km deep · 51 km away
  35. 1.558 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 652 days ago · 91 km deep · 56 km away
  36. 2.065 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 651 days ago · 115 km deep · 54 km away
  37. 1.616 km W of Healy, Alaska · 651 days ago · 116 km deep · 58 km away
  38. 1.754 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 651 days ago · 94 km deep · 41 km away
  39. 1.750 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 651 days ago · 107 km deep · 82 km away
  40. 1.666 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 651 days ago · 127 km deep · 50 km away
  41. 1.547 km NW of Petersville, Alaska · 651 days ago · 104 km deep · 93 km away
  42. 1.927 km SSW of Denali National Park, Alaska · 651 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  43. 1.547 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 651 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  44. 1.632 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 651 days ago · 89 km deep · 41 km away
  45. 1.664 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 650 days ago · 124 km deep · 45 km away
  46. 1.86 km E of Healy, Alaska · 650 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  47. 1.647 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 650 days ago · 105 km deep · 84 km away
  48. 1.618 km WSW of Ferry, Alaska · 650 days ago · 136 km deep · 63 km away
  49. 1.58 km WSW of Healy, Alaska · 650 days ago · 118 km deep · 64 km away
  50. 2.815 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 650 days ago · 113 km deep · 87 km away
  51. 1.519 km NE of Petersville, Alaska · 650 days ago · 76 km deep · 95 km away
  52. 1.525 km SSW of Denali National Park, Alaska · 650 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  53. 1.547 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 650 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  54. 1.570 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 649 days ago · 113 km deep · 28 km away
  55. 2.063 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 649 days ago · 122 km deep · 62 km away
  56. 2.865 km WSW of Ferry, Alaska · 649 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  57. 1.573 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 648 days ago · 110 km deep · 30 km away
  58. 1.559 km S of Denali National Park, Alaska · 648 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  59. 1.864 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 648 days ago · 122 km deep · 54 km away
  60. 1.654 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 648 days ago · 106 km deep · 84 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.574 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 661 days ago · 111 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 1.867 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 661 days ago · 122 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 1.662 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 661 days ago · 114 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 2.148 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 662 days ago · 98 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 1.821 km E of Denali Park, Alaska · 662 days ago · 91 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.665 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 663 days ago · 121 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 2.269 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 663 days ago · 119 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 1.575 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 663 days ago · 109 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 1.736 km N of Chase, Alaska · 663 days ago · 80 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 1.566 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 663 days ago · 125 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 1.864 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 663 days ago · 118 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 2.047 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 663 days ago · 76 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 1.752 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 663 days ago · 115 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 1.562 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 663 days ago · 117 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 1.559 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 664 days ago · 125 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 1.756 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 664 days ago · 79 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 1.647 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 664 days ago · 74 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 1.563 km N of Chase, Alaska · 664 days ago · 85 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 2.463 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 664 days ago · 125 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 1.941 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 665 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away

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