Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 61 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 61 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska on Fri, Apr 16, 2021, 4:41 AM AKDT (12:41 UTC), 12 km (7 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
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-04-16 12:41:49 UTC
Depth
12.0 km (7.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.903° N, 148.365° 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: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and 71 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.560 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.541 km E of Chase, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 1.847 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 69 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 1.660 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.848 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 101 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.540 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 104 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.541 km E of Chase, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 48 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 1.531 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 76 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 1.647 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 82 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 1.558 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 2.950 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 22 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.681 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 1.665 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 65 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 1.675 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 28 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 2.335 km N of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 21 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 2.153 km E of Chase, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 53 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 2.842 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 28 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.634 km NNW of Chase, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 75 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 1.844 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 2.046 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 100 km deep · 91 km away
  21. 2.558 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 62 km deep · 4 km away
  22. 2.045 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 1.886 km WNW of Paxson, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  24. 2.718 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 111 km deep · 95 km away
  25. 1.673 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 41 km deep · 54 km away
  26. 1.961 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 85 km deep · 75 km away
  27. 1.548 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 96 km deep · 98 km away
  28. 1.882 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  29. 1.560 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 63 km deep · 29 km away
  30. 1.528 km NNW of Lake Louise, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 50 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 1.5Central Alaska · 1975 days ago · 16 km deep · 3 km away
  32. 1.962 km N of Chase, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 72 km deep · 84 km away
  33. 2.335 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 27 km deep · 82 km away
  34. 1.560 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 16 km deep · 2 km away
  35. 2.567 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 41 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  36. 1.842 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 36 km deep · 85 km away
  37. 2.031 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 29 km deep · 92 km away
  38. 2.321 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 47 km deep · 84 km away
  39. 3.030 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  40. 2.035 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  41. 1.548 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  42. 1.756 km WNW of Paxson, Alaska · 1970 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  43. 1.666 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 1970 days ago · 56 km deep · 36 km away
  44. 2.448 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1970 days ago · 59 km deep · 45 km away
  45. 1.654 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1970 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  46. 1.556 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 1970 days ago · 56 km deep · 48 km away
  47. 2.053 km N of Chase, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 76 km deep · 84 km away
  48. 2.282 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  49. 1.540 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1968 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  50. 2.128 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1967 days ago · 97 km deep · 88 km away
  51. 1.862 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1967 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  52. 1.739 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1967 days ago · 92 km deep · 85 km away
  53. 1.661 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 1967 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  54. 1.811 km NNE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  55. 2.332 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  56. 1.534 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 99 km deep · 68 km away
  57. 2.066 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 1961 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  58. 2.259 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1961 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  59. 2.572 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1961 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  60. 1.651 km N of Chase, Alaska · 1960 days ago · 80 km deep · 90 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.731 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 89 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 2.880 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.548 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 69 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 1.549 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 76 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.736 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 19 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.755 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 1.558 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 80 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.958 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 77 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 1.970 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 94 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 2.428 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 99 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 2.140 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 23 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 1.563 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 1.843 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 101 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 2.056 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 1.682 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 1.567 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 80 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.620 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 85 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 1.853 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 77 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 2.570 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 5.528 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1999 days ago · 80 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1,975 · tsunami flag

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