Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 60 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 60 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska on Thu, Feb 18, 2021, 9:06 AM AKST (18:06 UTC), 16 km (10 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
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-02-18 18:06:52 UTC
Depth
16.0 km (9.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
63.526° N, 147.775° 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
46

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 85 in the 60 days after this one and 39 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.719 km E of Ferry, Alaska · 2046 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 1.651 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2045 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.645 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2044 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 1.646 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2044 days ago · 71 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.531 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2040 days ago · 81 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.636 km W of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2040 days ago · 123 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.510 km NNE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2040 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 1.552 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2040 days ago · 74 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 1.758 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 2.479 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 72 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 1.760 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.613 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 93 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 1.633 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 101 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 1.520 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.720 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 2.243 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2032 days ago · 76 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 1.964 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 61 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 1.530 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 85 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 2.821 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.533 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 83 km deep · 28 km away
  21. 1.5Central Alaska · 2029 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  22. 1.860 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 1.759 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  24. 1.558 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 69 km deep · 79 km away
  25. 1.68 km E of Healy, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 105 km deep · 63 km away
  26. 1.537 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 118 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 2.523 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2024 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  28. 1.532 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 102 km deep · 92 km away
  29. 1.582 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  30. 1.523 km W of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 104 km deep · 82 km away
  31. 1.558 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 2.262 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 63 km deep · 95 km away
  33. 2.037 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 65 km deep · 74 km away
  34. 1.658 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  35. 3.37 km NNE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  36. 2.040 km WSW of Healy, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 39 km deep · 100 km away
  37. 1.521 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 91 km deep · 76 km away
  38. 1.914 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 114 km deep · 70 km away
  39. 2.043 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  40. 1.672 km WSW of Delta Junction, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  41. 1.722 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 115 km deep · 79 km away
  42. 1.822 km W of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 108 km deep · 82 km away
  43. 2.326 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 85 km deep · 78 km away
  44. 2.727 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 83 km deep · 85 km away
  45. 1.810 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 85 km deep · 69 km away
  46. 1.547 km NNW of Paxson, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  47. 2.244 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  48. 1.789 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 72 km deep · 30 km away
  49. 1.526 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 77 km deep · 85 km away
  50. 2.360 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 62 km deep · 96 km away
  51. 1.565 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 70 km deep · 94 km away
  52. 1.622 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 88 km deep · 80 km away
  53. 2.237 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  54. 1.679 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 73 km deep · 20 km away
  55. 1.843 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 91 km deep · 99 km away
  56. 3.261 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 79 km deep · 18 km away
  57. 1.560 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  58. 2.070 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  59. 1.570 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 62 km deep · 76 km away
  60. 1.5Central Alaska · 1998 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away

The first 60 of 85.

Before

  1. 1.659 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2046 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 2.017 km W of Healy, Alaska · 2047 days ago · 115 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 3.010 km ESE of Ferry, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 1.612 km NNE of Healy, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 1.510 km NNE of Healy, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 2.712 km NNE of Healy, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  7. 3.09 km ESE of Ferry, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.612 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 3.711 km ESE of Ferry, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 19
  10. 2.38 km SE of Ferry, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 2.19 km ESE of Ferry, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 1.514 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 112 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 1.615 km W of Healy, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 113 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 1.75 km SSE of Healy, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 2.177 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 2.215 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 2.14 km SE of Healy, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 1.580 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 1.979 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 2.12 km SE of Healy, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02129c37ev. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 1:38 PM UTC.