Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 59 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 59 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska on Wed, Aug 25, 2021, 9:49 AM AKDT (17:49 UTC), 75 km (46 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
2021-08-25 17:49:09 UTC
Depth
74.8 km (46.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
62.925° N, 149.540° 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
47

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 202 in the 60 days after this one and 116 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.611 km SSE of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.936 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 92 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.575 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1861 days ago · 111 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 1.671 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 124 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 1.676 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 60 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 2.975 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 111 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 1.543 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 1859 days ago · 43 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 2.512 km NW of Petersville, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 81 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.569 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1858 days ago · 117 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.658 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 2.514 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 71 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.664 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 115 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 3.244 km WSW of Denali Park, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 123 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 1.87 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 48 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 1.864 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 68 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 2.560 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 121 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 1.563 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 134 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 1.754 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 80 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 1.757 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 127 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 1.968 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 127 km deep · 60 km away
  21. 1.77 km SSE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 58 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 1.665 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 101 km deep · 47 km away
  23. 1.541 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  24. 1.7Central Alaska · 1852 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 1.93 km N of Cantwell, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  26. 1.660 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 111 km deep · 64 km away
  27. 1.521 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 81 km deep · 61 km away
  28. 1.550 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 101 km deep · 59 km away
  29. 1.515 km NNW of Chase, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  30. 2.511 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 59 km deep · 87 km away
  31. 1.643 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 91 km deep · 50 km away
  32. 2.056 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 97 km deep · 46 km away
  33. 1.969 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 45 km deep · 80 km away
  34. 2.751 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away
  35. 1.662 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 127 km deep · 67 km away
  36. 1.959 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 108 km deep · 63 km away
  37. 1.8Central Alaska · 1848 days ago · 55 km deep · 63 km away
  38. 1.915 km NE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  39. 2.752 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 117 km deep · 70 km away
  40. 1.662 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 126 km deep · 67 km away
  41. 2.864 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 124 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  42. 1.658 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 72 km deep · 62 km away
  43. 2.160 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 120 km deep · 75 km away
  44. 1.849 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 74 km deep · 15 km away
  45. 2.062 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 107 km deep · 62 km away
  46. 2.132 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  47. 1.554 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 111 km deep · 77 km away
  48. 2.469 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 17 km deep · 84 km away
  49. 2.858 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 107 km deep · 56 km away
  50. 1.851 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 58 km deep · 19 km away
  51. 2.239 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 82 km deep · 20 km away
  52. 2.520 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 86 km deep · 93 km away
  53. 2.244 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 98 km deep · 35 km away
  54. 1.832 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  55. 1.6Central Alaska · 1843 days ago · 127 km deep · 69 km away
  56. 1.637 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  57. 2.159 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 134 km deep · 70 km away
  58. 1.657 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 111 km deep · 83 km away
  59. 2.163 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 128 km deep · 67 km away
  60. 1.520 km E of Chase, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.650 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 108 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 2.071 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 119 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 2.320 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 19 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.359 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 127 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 1.920 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 19 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.942 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 105 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.546 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 84 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 1.618 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 73 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.765 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 71 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 1.955 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 109 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.557 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 111 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 2.172 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 122 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 1.865 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 113 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 1.765 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 118 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 2.241 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 2.872 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 114 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 1.518 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 73 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 1.950 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 68 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 1.939 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1865 days ago · 46 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 1.562 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 105 km deep · 48 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021aw8s57m. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:00 AM UTC.