Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 29 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 29 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska on Thu, Apr 8, 2021, 5:01 AM AKDT (13:01 UTC), 77 km (48 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
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-04-08 13:01:56 UTC
Depth
76.7 km (47.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
63.139° N, 149.124° 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
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 197 in the 60 days after this one and 102 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.653 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 74 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 5.528 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 80 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1,975 · tsunami flag
  3. 2.018 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 88 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.570 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.666 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 104 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 1.670 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 115 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 1.65 km E of Healy, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 111 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.853 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 77 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 1.770 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 118 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 1.722 km W of Healy, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 1.620 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 85 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 1.628 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 80 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.567 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2000 days ago · 80 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.056 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 2.265 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 126 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.570 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 109 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 1.843 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 101 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 1.563 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 2.140 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 23 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 2.428 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 99 km deep · 23 km away
  21. 1.970 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 94 km deep · 55 km away
  22. 1.958 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 77 km deep · 70 km away
  23. 1.5Central Alaska · 1996 days ago · 102 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 1.56 km WNW of Healy, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 1.714 km E of Ferry, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 1.558 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 80 km deep · 32 km away
  27. 1.755 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  28. 1.525 km WSW of Healy, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 119 km deep · 72 km away
  29. 1.549 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 76 km deep · 48 km away
  30. 1.862 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 119 km deep · 78 km away
  31. 1.548 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 69 km deep · 43 km away
  32. 1.96 km N of Healy, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 106 km deep · 86 km away
  33. 2.880 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  34. 1.934 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 88 km deep · 81 km away
  35. 2.731 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 89 km deep · 14 km away
  36. 1.661 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  37. 1.560 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  38. 1.564 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 118 km deep · 92 km away
  39. 1.541 km E of Chase, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  40. 1.99 km E of Healy, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 105 km deep · 83 km away
  41. 1.847 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 69 km deep · 22 km away
  42. 2.560 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 127 km deep · 85 km away
  43. 1.645 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  44. 1.660 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  45. 1.865 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 116 km deep · 87 km away
  46. 1.848 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 101 km deep · 47 km away
  47. 1.540 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 104 km deep · 44 km away
  48. 1.745 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 102 km deep · 83 km away
  49. 1.541 km E of Chase, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 48 km deep · 78 km away
  50. 1.531 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 76 km deep · 12 km away
  51. 2.360 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 112 km deep · 60 km away
  52. 1.647 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 82 km deep · 21 km away
  53. 1.645 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  54. 1.665 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 65 km deep · 72 km away
  55. 1.675 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 28 km deep · 91 km away
  56. 1.873 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 107 km deep · 71 km away
  57. 2.153 km E of Chase, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 53 km deep · 68 km away
  58. 1.634 km NNW of Chase, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 75 km deep · 73 km away
  59. 1.844 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  60. 2.046 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 100 km deep · 45 km away

The first 60 of 197.

Before

  1. 1.567 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 135 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.643 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 105 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.763 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 2.866 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 129 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 1.5Central Alaska · 2002 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 1.560 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 118 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.935 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 83 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 1.568 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 117 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 1.572 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 122 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 1.758 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 125 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.563 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 64 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 2.070 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 129 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 2.847 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.568 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 51 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 1.552 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 133 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 1.559 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 130 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 1.570 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 62 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 1.633 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2007 days ago · 41 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 2.745 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 2.070 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0214iaezcb. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 2:49 PM UTC.