Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 70 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 70 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska on Thu, Apr 1, 2021, 3:16 PM AKDT (23:16 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.1 73 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-04-01 23:16:59 UTC
Depth
8.7 km (5.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
63.158° N, 147.648° 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
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 189 in the 60 days after this one and 41 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.570 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 62 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 1.568 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2009 days ago · 51 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.563 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 64 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.5Central Alaska · 2004 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 1.763 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 1.529 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 77 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 5.528 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 80 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1,975 · tsunami flag
  8. 2.570 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 1.65 km E of Healy, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 111 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.620 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 85 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 1.567 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 80 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.050 km NNW of Paxson, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 1.682 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 2.056 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 1.563 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 2.428 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 99 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 1.958 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 77 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 1.5Central Alaska · 1999 days ago · 102 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 1.755 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 2.880 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  21. 1.750 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 2.731 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 89 km deep · 87 km away
  23. 1.661 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  24. 1.560 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  25. 1.99 km E of Healy, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 105 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 1.847 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 69 km deep · 66 km away
  27. 1.660 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  28. 1.531 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 76 km deep · 86 km away
  29. 2.062 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  30. 1.647 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 82 km deep · 94 km away
  31. 1.558 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  32. 1.681 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  33. 1.665 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 65 km deep · 94 km away
  34. 1.675 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 28 km deep · 35 km away
  35. 2.558 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 62 km deep · 43 km away
  36. 2.045 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  37. 1.886 km WNW of Paxson, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  38. 2.718 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 111 km deep · 97 km away
  39. 1.673 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 41 km deep · 84 km away
  40. 1.752 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  41. 1.882 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  42. 1.560 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 63 km deep · 73 km away
  43. 1.528 km NNW of Lake Louise, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 50 km deep · 84 km away
  44. 1.5Central Alaska · 1979 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away
  45. 1.560 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 16 km deep · 45 km away
  46. 2.567 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 41 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  47. 1.756 km WNW of Paxson, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  48. 1.572 km SSW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 193 km deep · 72 km away
  49. 1.666 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 56 km deep · 81 km away
  50. 2.448 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 59 km deep · 83 km away
  51. 1.556 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 56 km deep · 94 km away
  52. 2.282 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  53. 2.128 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 97 km deep · 98 km away
  54. 1.862 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  55. 1.661 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  56. 1.811 km NNE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  57. 2.332 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1970 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  58. 1.560 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1970 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  59. 1.534 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1970 days ago · 99 km deep · 95 km away
  60. 1.817 km ESE of Healy, Alaska · 1967 days ago · 101 km deep · 88 km away

The first 60 of 189.

Before

  1. 1.560 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 3.261 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 79 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 1.843 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2010 days ago · 91 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.679 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 73 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 1.622 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 88 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.565 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2011 days ago · 70 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 2.360 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 62 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 1.526 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 77 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.757 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 52 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.758 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 62 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.789 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 72 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 2.244 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2012 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 1.547 km NNW of Paxson, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 1.810 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 85 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 2.727 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2014 days ago · 83 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 2.326 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2015 days ago · 85 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 1.672 km WSW of Delta Junction, Alaska · 2017 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 2.043 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 2.059 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2019 days ago · 39 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.521 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 91 km deep · 91 km away

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