Alaska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 36 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 36 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska on Thu, Jul 15, 2021, 7:43 AM AKDT (15:43 UTC), 90 km (56 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 34 km NE of Chase, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.4 (ml), micro
Local time: Thu, Jul 15, 2021, 7:43 AM AKDT
UTC: 2021-07-15 15:43:09 UTC
Depth: 90.3 km (56.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 63.202° N, 149.548° W
Region: Alaska
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Stations used: 116

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 102 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 198.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02190eircu (also filed as us7000em8a). Read Fri, Sep 25, 2026, 11:57 PM UTC.