Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 66 km E of Cantwell, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 66 km E of Cantwell, Alaska on Sun, May 16, 2021, 9:58 AM AKDT (17:58 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 51 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-05-16 17:58:03 UTC
Depth
12.0 km (7.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
63.457° N, 147.636° 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
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 63 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.259 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1961 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 3.09 km E of Healy, Alaska · 1961 days ago · 103 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.650 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1957 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 2.872 km SW of Delta Junction, Alaska · 1955 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 2.442 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1954 days ago · 59 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 2.161 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 1954 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 1.543 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1954 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 1.561 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1953 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 1.518 km WSW of Healy, Alaska · 1953 days ago · 111 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.667 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1952 days ago · 55 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 1.580 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1952 days ago · 60 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 2.081 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 1951 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 1.76 km E of Healy, Alaska · 1950 days ago · 103 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 1.523 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1950 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 1.570 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 54 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 1.762 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 1948 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 2.013 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 1947 days ago · 112 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 2.031 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1946 days ago · 84 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 1.763 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1945 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 1.617 km SE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 1945 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  21. 2.144 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 1944 days ago · 97 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 2.153 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 1942 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  23. 3.027 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1942 days ago · 100 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 1.549 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1941 days ago · 71 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 1.514 km NE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1940 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  26. 2.655 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 1940 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  27. 1.519 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1938 days ago · 96 km deep · 84 km away
  28. 1.724 km E of Healy, Alaska · 1936 days ago · 101 km deep · 63 km away
  29. 1.675 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 1934 days ago · 30 km deep · 98 km away
  30. 1.525 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1933 days ago · 84 km deep · 87 km away
  31. 1.5Central Alaska · 1930 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  32. 1.561 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1929 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  33. 1.61 km SW of Healy, Alaska · 1926 days ago · 92 km deep · 79 km away
  34. 2.113 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 1926 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  35. 2.369 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 1925 days ago · 64 km deep · 5 km away
  36. 1.562 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1925 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  37. 1.552 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 1924 days ago · 62 km deep · 86 km away
  38. 3.251 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 1923 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  39. 1.8Central Alaska · 1921 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  40. 1.845 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 1921 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  41. 1.545 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 1920 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  42. 2.242 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1920 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  43. 1.636 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1920 days ago · 78 km deep · 99 km away
  44. 2.523 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1918 days ago · 79 km deep · 79 km away
  45. 2.07 km SE of Healy, Alaska · 1917 days ago · 95 km deep · 72 km away
  46. 1.673 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1917 days ago · 48 km deep · 86 km away
  47. 2.450 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1916 days ago · 71 km deep · 99 km away
  48. 1.935 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 1915 days ago · 74 km deep · 38 km away
  49. 3.26 km E of Healy, Alaska · 1915 days ago · 111 km deep · 73 km away
  50. 2.266 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  51. 2.865 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1913 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  52. 2.774 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1913 days ago · 57 km deep · 86 km away
  53. 1.567 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1912 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  54. 2.452 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 1911 days ago · 67 km deep · 84 km away
  55. 2.067 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1911 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  56. 3.066 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1911 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  57. 2.436 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1910 days ago · 79 km deep · 93 km away
  58. 1.671 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1910 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
  59. 1.663 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1906 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  60. 2.130 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1905 days ago · 82 km deep · 92 km away

The first 60 of 63.

Before

  1. 1.817 km ESE of Healy, Alaska · 1963 days ago · 101 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 1.534 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 99 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.560 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 2.332 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 1.811 km NNE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 1.661 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 1.862 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1967 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 2.128 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1967 days ago · 97 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 2.282 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 2.448 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1970 days ago · 59 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 1.572 km SSW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1970 days ago · 193 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 1.756 km WNW of Paxson, Alaska · 1970 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 2.411 km SW of Healy, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 105 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 1.610 km SW of Healy, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 66 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 1.560 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 1.5Central Alaska · 1975 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 1.560 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 63 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 1.882 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 1.555 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 1.752 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021697jwem. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 4:58 PM UTC.