Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 85 km E of Cantwell, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 85 km E of Cantwell, Alaska on Wed, Jul 21, 2021, 11:35 AM AKDT (19:35 UTC), 77 km (48 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 59 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-07-21 19:35:59 UTC
Depth
76.6 km (47.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
63.436° N, 147.239° 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
56

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 42 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.563 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1893 days ago · 18 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 2.06 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 1893 days ago · 83 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 3.059 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1893 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 3.059 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1893 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 1.960 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1893 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 1.93 km SW of Healy, Alaska · 1893 days ago · 120 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.030 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1891 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.959 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 1888 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 1.624 km ENE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 1884 days ago · 102 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 1.534 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 1883 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 2.261 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1881 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 1.539 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1879 days ago · 65 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 2.162 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 1.560 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1876 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.661 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 2.113 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 113 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 1.73 km ESE of Healy, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 110 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 2.512 km ESE of Healy, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 100 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 1.844 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1872 days ago · 73 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 1.962 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 1.89 km NNE of Healy, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 120 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 2.454 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 2.069 km WSW of Paxson, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 250 km deep · 58 km away
  24. 1.87 km ENE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 111 km deep · 84 km away
  25. 2.343 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 81 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 2.923 km ENE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 103 km deep · 74 km away
  27. 2.432 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  28. 1.563 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  29. 1.861 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 84 km deep · 30 km away
  30. 1.765 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 71 km deep · 83 km away
  31. 1.93 km N of Cantwell, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  32. 1.915 km NE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  33. 1.736 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  34. 1.781 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  35. 1.658 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 72 km deep · 76 km away
  36. 2.132 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  37. 1.913 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 114 km deep · 95 km away
  38. 1.881 km SW of Delta Junction, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
  39. 2.087 km WNW of Paxson, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  40. 2.89 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 84 km deep · 92 km away
  41. 2.132 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 73 km deep · 69 km away
  42. 1.912 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 84 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 1.63 km SE of Healy, Alaska · 1897 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.8Central Alaska · 1897 days ago · 65 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.782 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1897 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 1.659 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1898 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 2.659 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1898 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.863 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1898 days ago · 65 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 1.855 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1899 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 1.663 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1904 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 1.671 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1908 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 3.066 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 2.067 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 2.452 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 1909 days ago · 67 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.567 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1910 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 2.774 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1911 days ago · 57 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 2.865 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1912 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 2.266 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1913 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 3.26 km E of Healy, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 111 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 1.935 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 1914 days ago · 74 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 1.673 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1915 days ago · 48 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 2.07 km SE of Healy, Alaska · 1916 days ago · 95 km deep · 90 km away

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