Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 56 km W of Cantwell, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 56 km W of Cantwell, Alaska on Fri, Feb 12, 2021, 11:24 AM AKST (20:24 UTC), 131 km (81 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 28 km SE of Cantwell, 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
2021-02-12 20:24:50 UTC
Depth
131.1 km (81.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
63.494° N, 150.070° 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
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 195 in the 60 days after this one and 112 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.869 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 123 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 1.615 km W of Healy, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 113 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 1.514 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 112 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 2.836 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 1.547 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 1.552 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 71 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.846 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 1.969 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 117 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 2.235 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 1.552 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 133 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 1.556 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 117 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.955 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 120 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 2.19 km ESE of Ferry, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 2.38 km SE of Ferry, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 3.711 km ESE of Ferry, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 19
  16. 1.612 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 3.09 km ESE of Ferry, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.712 km NNE of Healy, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.566 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 128 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 1.510 km NNE of Healy, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 2.659 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 106 km deep · 58 km away
  22. 1.612 km NNE of Healy, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  23. 2.069 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 117 km deep · 48 km away
  24. 3.010 km ESE of Ferry, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  25. 1.546 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  26. 2.017 km W of Healy, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 115 km deep · 54 km away
  27. 1.543 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  28. 1.543 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 70 km deep · 82 km away
  29. 2.057 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 72 km deep · 69 km away
  30. 1.553 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 123 km deep · 83 km away
  31. 1.639 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  32. 1.755 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 112 km deep · 87 km away
  33. 1.719 km E of Ferry, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  34. 1.669 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 123 km deep · 35 km away
  35. 1.841 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 85 km deep · 75 km away
  36. 2.645 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  37. 1.768 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 105 km deep · 53 km away
  38. 1.646 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 71 km deep · 70 km away
  39. 2.150 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  40. 1.554 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 100 km deep · 64 km away
  41. 1.552 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 85 km deep · 66 km away
  42. 1.672 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 112 km deep · 32 km away
  43. 1.763 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 123 km deep · 66 km away
  44. 1.661 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 121 km deep · 57 km away
  45. 3.449 km N of Chase, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 79 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  46. 1.544 km WSW of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  47. 1.531 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 62 km deep · 96 km away
  48. 1.551 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  49. 1.531 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2047 days ago · 81 km deep · 58 km away
  50. 2.162 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2047 days ago · 62 km deep · 97 km away
  51. 1.636 km W of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2047 days ago · 123 km deep · 32 km away
  52. 1.510 km NNE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2046 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  53. 1.552 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2046 days ago · 74 km deep · 72 km away
  54. 1.733 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2046 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  55. 1.536 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2046 days ago · 93 km deep · 90 km away
  56. 1.658 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2046 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  57. 2.846 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2045 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  58. 2.042 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2044 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
  59. 1.570 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2044 days ago · 107 km deep · 46 km away
  60. 1.847 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2044 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away

The first 60 of 195.

Before

  1. 2.966 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 127 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 2.249 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.563 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 121 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 1.75 km SSE of Healy, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.542 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 1.766 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 127 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 2.160 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 106 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 2.127 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 2.14 km SE of Healy, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 3.630 km S of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 2.018 km S of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 2.157 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 131 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 2.061 km WSW of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 2.659 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 125 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 1.533 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 80 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 2.12 km SE of Healy, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.752 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 77 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 1.570 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 119 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 1.947 km N of Chase, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 76 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 1.667 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0211zg5und. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:06 AM UTC.