Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 21 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 21 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska on Sat, Mar 20, 2021, 9:24 PM AKDT (05:24 UTC), 91 km (56 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), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-03-21 05:24:32 UTC
Depth
90.6 km (56.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
63.496° N, 149.306° 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
37

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 194 in the 60 days after this one and 90 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.556 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 74 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 1.947 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 91 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 1.914 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 114 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 2.053 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 93 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 1.637 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 81 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.569 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 113 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 2.466 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 110 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 2.043 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 1.743 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 1.722 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 115 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 2.158 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 131 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 2.341 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 1.822 km W of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 108 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 2.166 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 114 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 2.326 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 85 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 2.955 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 75 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 1.563 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 130 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 2.727 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 83 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 1.561 km N of Chase, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 83 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 1.562 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 115 km deep · 44 km away
  21. 1.664 km WSW of Ferry, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  22. 1.810 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 85 km deep · 23 km away
  23. 3.242 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 71 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  24. 3.444 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  25. 1.843 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  26. 2.244 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  27. 2.070 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 113 km deep · 79 km away
  28. 1.758 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 62 km deep · 70 km away
  29. 1.757 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 52 km deep · 73 km away
  30. 2.164 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 114 km deep · 83 km away
  31. 1.963 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 90 km deep · 58 km away
  32. 1.526 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 77 km deep · 30 km away
  33. 2.360 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 62 km deep · 74 km away
  34. 2.755 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  35. 2.772 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 118 km deep · 67 km away
  36. 1.565 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 70 km deep · 81 km away
  37. 1.651 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 91 km deep · 49 km away
  38. 1.622 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 88 km deep · 6 km away
  39. 1.660 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 131 km deep · 82 km away
  40. 1.558 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 94 km deep · 81 km away
  41. 1.679 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 73 km deep · 96 km away
  42. 1.843 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 91 km deep · 46 km away
  43. 3.261 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 79 km deep · 80 km away
  44. 1.560 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  45. 2.070 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  46. 2.745 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  47. 2.9Central Alaska · 2006 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  48. 1.570 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 62 km deep · 91 km away
  49. 1.559 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 130 km deep · 80 km away
  50. 1.552 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 133 km deep · 35 km away
  51. 2.847 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  52. 2.070 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 129 km deep · 62 km away
  53. 1.563 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 64 km deep · 81 km away
  54. 1.572 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 122 km deep · 68 km away
  55. 1.568 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 117 km deep · 76 km away
  56. 1.560 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 118 km deep · 99 km away
  57. 1.5Central Alaska · 2001 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  58. 2.866 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 129 km deep · 62 km away
  59. 1.763 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  60. 1.567 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 135 km deep · 81 km away

The first 60 of 194.

Before

  1. 2.452 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 104 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 2.040 km WSW of Healy, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 39 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 3.37 km NNE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.646 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 93 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.665 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 59 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.448 km WSW of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.658 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 2.047 km N of Chase, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.660 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 133 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 2.626 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2020 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.744 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 104 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 3.154 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 71 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 2.037 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 65 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 1.862 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 121 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.675 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 52 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 2.262 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 63 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 1.7Central Alaska · 2022 days ago · 96 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 1.971 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 117 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 1.558 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 16 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 1.523 km W of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2023 days ago · 104 km deep · 24 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0213oe45i5. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 7:17 AM UTC.