Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 70 km S of Cantwell, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 70 km S of Cantwell, Alaska on Sat, Jan 30, 2021, 3:30 PM AKST (00:30 UTC), 58 km (36 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 17 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-01-31 00:30:13 UTC
Depth
57.7 km (35.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.767° N, 148.726° 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
76

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 132 in the 60 days after this one and 92 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.636 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 96 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 1.548 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 90 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.775 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 104 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.54 km W of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.663 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.856 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 98 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 2.242 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 72 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 1.548 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 71 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 3.617 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 61 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 54
  10. 1.825 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 25 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.730 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 34 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 1.651 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 84 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 1.947 km N of Chase, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 76 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 1.550 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 38 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 2.752 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 77 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 1.533 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 80 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 1.541 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 55 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 1.828 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 37 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 2.029 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 2.565 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 40 km deep · 43 km away
  21. 1.552 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 71 km deep · 37 km away
  22. 1.767 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 58 km deep · 13 km away
  23. 2.659 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 106 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 1.528 km WNW of Lake Louise, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 1.814 km NW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 58 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 1.610 km NW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  27. 2.262 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 38 km deep · 53 km away
  28. 2.230 km NE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 19 km deep · 88 km away
  29. 2.218 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 41 km deep · 86 km away
  30. 1.543 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 70 km deep · 47 km away
  31. 2.057 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 72 km deep · 43 km away
  32. 1.57 km NNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  33. 1.659 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
  34. 1.860 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2047 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
  35. 1.651 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2047 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  36. 1.827 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2046 days ago · 29 km deep · 93 km away
  37. 1.841 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2046 days ago · 85 km deep · 95 km away
  38. 3.154 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2046 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  39. 2.645 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2046 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  40. 2.140 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2046 days ago · 30 km deep · 82 km away
  41. 1.646 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2045 days ago · 71 km deep · 36 km away
  42. 1.552 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2044 days ago · 85 km deep · 58 km away
  43. 3.449 km N of Chase, Alaska · 2044 days ago · 79 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  44. 1.531 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 62 km deep · 50 km away
  45. 1.531 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2042 days ago · 81 km deep · 48 km away
  46. 2.162 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2042 days ago · 62 km deep · 18 km away
  47. 1.510 km NNE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2041 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  48. 1.552 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2041 days ago · 74 km deep · 36 km away
  49. 1.530 km E of Chase, Alaska · 2041 days ago · 47 km deep · 54 km away
  50. 2.429 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2041 days ago · 48 km deep · 60 km away
  51. 1.758 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2040 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
  52. 1.570 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 107 km deep · 92 km away
  53. 1.760 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
  54. 1.613 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 93 km deep · 72 km away
  55. 1.556 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 72 km deep · 35 km away
  56. 1.633 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 101 km deep · 67 km away
  57. 1.722 km NNW of Chase, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 69 km deep · 80 km away
  58. 1.932 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 59 km deep · 47 km away
  59. 1.774 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 36 km deep · 48 km away
  60. 2.243 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 76 km deep · 46 km away

The first 60 of 132.

Before

  1. 1.674 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 117 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.455 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.671 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 68 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 1.559 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 24 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 1.773 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 107 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 3.525 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 39 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 10
  7. 1.760 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 62 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 1.537 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 23 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 1.948 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 68 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 1.642 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 1.712 km SSE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 2071 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 2.912 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.842 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 19 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 1.860 km N of Chase, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 91 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 1.614 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 40 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 1.530 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 39 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 1.646 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 85 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 2.115 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 1.575 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 113 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 1.547 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 77 km deep · 33 km away

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