Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 85 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 85 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska on Mon, Dec 9, 2024, 12:58 PM AKST (21:58 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 62 km E of Denali Park, 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
2024-12-09 21:58:15 UTC
Depth
6.3 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.958° N, 147.543° 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
48

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 51 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.774 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 660 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 1.633 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 658 days ago · 75 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.644 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 656 days ago · 28 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.721 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 655 days ago · 80 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.053 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 653 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 1.672 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 653 days ago · 34 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 2.155 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 652 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 1.569 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 647 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 1.574 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 647 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 2.352 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 646 days ago · 68 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.951 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 646 days ago · 65 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 1.763 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 645 days ago · 51 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 2.047 km E of Chase, Alaska · 644 days ago · 47 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 2.658 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 643 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 1.658 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 643 days ago · 84 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 1.551 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 642 days ago · 29 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 2.176 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 642 days ago · 43 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 1.539 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 638 days ago · 25 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 1.659 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 637 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 1.551 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 635 days ago · 61 km deep · 91 km away
  21. 1.557 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 634 days ago · 25 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 1.674 km NW of Lake Louise, Alaska · 632 days ago · 44 km deep · 30 km away
  23. 2.564 km E of Denali Park, Alaska · 632 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 1.573 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 629 days ago · 61 km deep · 38 km away
  25. 1.548 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 628 days ago · 71 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 1.950 km N of Lake Louise, Alaska · 626 days ago · 31 km deep · 55 km away
  27. 1.657 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 626 days ago · 66 km deep · 68 km away
  28. 1.763 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 626 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  29. 3.084 km SW of Delta Junction, Alaska · 625 days ago · 69 km deep · 74 km away
  30. 1.520 km E of Denali Park, Alaska · 624 days ago · 94 km deep · 96 km away
  31. 1.647 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 622 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  32. 1.568 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 621 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  33. 1.636 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 620 days ago · 67 km deep · 55 km away
  34. 1.573 km SW of Fort Greely, Alaska · 619 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  35. 1.638 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 619 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
  36. 1.860 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 618 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  37. 1.654 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 617 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  38. 1.671 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 616 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  39. 1.574 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 614 days ago · 43 km deep · 67 km away
  40. 2.224 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 614 days ago · 77 km deep · 79 km away
  41. 1.643 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 613 days ago · 72 km deep · 62 km away
  42. 1.570 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 613 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  43. 1.961 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 610 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  44. 3.962 km E of Denali Park, Alaska · 610 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 62
  45. 1.649 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 609 days ago · 24 km deep · 90 km away
  46. 1.562 km E of Denali Park, Alaska · 609 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  47. 1.674 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 609 days ago · 41 km deep · 67 km away
  48. 2.021 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 607 days ago · 86 km deep · 97 km away
  49. 1.525 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 606 days ago · 23 km deep · 92 km away
  50. 1.534 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 604 days ago · 73 km deep · 84 km away
  51. 1.951 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 601 days ago · 45 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 1.821 km E of Denali Park, Alaska · 662 days ago · 91 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 2.275 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 664 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.864 km E of Denali Park, Alaska · 665 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.816 km NNE of Cantwell, Alaska · 665 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.673 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 666 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 1.640 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 669 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.945 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 671 days ago · 71 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 1.651 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 671 days ago · 68 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 2.350 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 671 days ago · 34 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 1.744 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 672 days ago · 79 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 1.971 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 678 days ago · 25 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 2.468 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 678 days ago · 41 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 2.018 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 678 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 1.954 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 679 days ago · 29 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 2.171 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 680 days ago · 77 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 1.955 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 681 days ago · 67 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 1.545 km E of Chase, Alaska · 683 days ago · 51 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 1.631 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 683 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 3.070 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 683 days ago · 55 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 1.720 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 684 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away

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