Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 46 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 46 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska on Tue, Aug 24, 2021, 11:22 AM AKDT (19:22 UTC), 84 km (52 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 60 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-08-24 19:22:19 UTC
Depth
84.1 km (52.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
63.145° N, 149.703° 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
44

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 201 in the 60 days after this one and 113 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.753 km S of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 1.942 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 105 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 2.359 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 127 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 2.071 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 119 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 1.650 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 108 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.559 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 75 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 1.936 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 92 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.575 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 111 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 1.671 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 124 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 1.676 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 60 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 2.975 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 111 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 2.512 km NW of Petersville, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 81 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 1.569 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 117 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.658 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 1.664 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 115 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 3.244 km WSW of Denali Park, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 123 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 1.537 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 1.864 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 68 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 2.560 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 121 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 1.563 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 134 km deep · 49 km away
  21. 1.754 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 80 km deep · 28 km away
  22. 1.757 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 127 km deep · 64 km away
  23. 1.968 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 127 km deep · 42 km away
  24. 1.665 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 101 km deep · 37 km away
  25. 1.541 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  26. 2.962 km WSW of Ferry, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  27. 1.7Central Alaska · 1851 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  28. 1.93 km N of Cantwell, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  29. 1.660 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 111 km deep · 55 km away
  30. 1.521 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 81 km deep · 70 km away
  31. 1.550 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 101 km deep · 34 km away
  32. 1.515 km NNW of Chase, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  33. 1.643 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 91 km deep · 51 km away
  34. 2.056 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 97 km deep · 41 km away
  35. 1.662 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 127 km deep · 52 km away
  36. 1.959 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 108 km deep · 37 km away
  37. 1.8Central Alaska · 1847 days ago · 55 km deep · 87 km away
  38. 1.915 km NE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  39. 2.752 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 117 km deep · 65 km away
  40. 1.662 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 126 km deep · 51 km away
  41. 2.864 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 124 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  42. 1.658 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 72 km deep · 73 km away
  43. 2.160 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 120 km deep · 67 km away
  44. 1.849 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 74 km deep · 41 km away
  45. 2.062 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 107 km deep · 37 km away
  46. 2.132 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  47. 1.554 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 111 km deep · 51 km away
  48. 1.913 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 114 km deep · 100 km away
  49. 2.858 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 107 km deep · 49 km away
  50. 1.851 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 58 km deep · 44 km away
  51. 2.239 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 82 km deep · 20 km away
  52. 2.244 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 98 km deep · 9 km away
  53. 1.832 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  54. 3.048 km S of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 154 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  55. 1.6Central Alaska · 1842 days ago · 127 km deep · 52 km away
  56. 2.159 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 134 km deep · 54 km away
  57. 1.657 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 111 km deep · 76 km away
  58. 2.163 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 128 km deep · 51 km away
  59. 1.520 km E of Chase, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  60. 2.142 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away

The first 60 of 201.

Before

  1. 1.765 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 71 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 1.955 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 109 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 2.052 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.557 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 111 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 2.172 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 122 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 1.865 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 113 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 1.765 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 118 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 2.241 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 2.872 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 114 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 1.950 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 68 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 1.939 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 46 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.562 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 105 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 2.262 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 134 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 1.752 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 114 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 1.827 km E of Chase, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 55 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 2.052 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 108 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 2.564 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 133 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 1.752 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 121 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 1.9Central Alaska · 1866 days ago · 118 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 2.923 km ENE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 103 km deep · 96 km away

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