Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 76 km S of Cantwell, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 76 km S of Cantwell, Alaska on Thu, Aug 26, 2021, 9:55 PM AKDT (05:55 UTC), 60 km (37 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
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-08-27 05:55:57 UTC
Depth
59.8 km (37.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.712° N, 148.703° 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
49

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 145 in the 60 days after this one and 58 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.543 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 1860 days ago · 43 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 1.658 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 1857 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 2.015 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.87 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 48 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.864 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 1856 days ago · 68 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 1.754 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 80 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 1.77 km SSE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 58 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 1.665 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1854 days ago · 101 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.93 km N of Cantwell, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.521 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 81 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.515 km NNW of Chase, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 1.643 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 91 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.026 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 40 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 1.519 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 2.056 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 97 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 1.969 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 45 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 1.743 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 38 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 2.751 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 19 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 1.622 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.8Central Alaska · 1849 days ago · 55 km deep · 61 km away
  21. 1.915 km NE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  22. 1.658 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 72 km deep · 33 km away
  23. 1.849 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 74 km deep · 41 km away
  24. 2.132 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  25. 2.418 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 2.469 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 17 km deep · 38 km away
  27. 1.851 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 58 km deep · 35 km away
  28. 2.239 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 82 km deep · 52 km away
  29. 2.244 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 98 km deep · 78 km away
  30. 1.637 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  31. 1.520 km E of Chase, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  32. 1.525 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 32 km deep · 88 km away
  33. 2.89 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 84 km deep · 70 km away
  34. 1.752 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 35 km deep · 64 km away
  35. 2.132 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 73 km deep · 53 km away
  36. 2.336 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 103 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  37. 2.911 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 42 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 2
  38. 1.514 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 65 km deep · 81 km away
  39. 2.858 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 71 km deep · 49 km away
  40. 1.842 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 77 km deep · 49 km away
  41. 1.912 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 84 km deep · 68 km away
  42. 2.140 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 99 km deep · 83 km away
  43. 2.052 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 69 km deep · 53 km away
  44. 1.522 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 19 km deep · 82 km away
  45. 1.951 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 31 km deep · 53 km away
  46. 1.520 km ESE of Chase, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  47. 1.560 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 35 km deep · 42 km away
  48. 1.831 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 87 km deep · 65 km away
  49. 1.64 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  50. 1.770 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 59 km deep · 7 km away
  51. 1.57 km E of Talkeetna, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  52. 1.551 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 99 km deep · 77 km away
  53. 2.326 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  54. 1.717 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 61 km deep · 60 km away
  55. 1.647 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 90 km deep · 73 km away
  56. 1.612 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  57. 1.661 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  58. 2.18 km NNE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  59. 1.545 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 78 km deep · 50 km away
  60. 2.010 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 58 km deep · 100 km away

The first 60 of 145.

Before

  1. 1.936 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 92 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.611 km SSE of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.559 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1862 days ago · 75 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 2.320 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 19 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.920 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 19 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.546 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1863 days ago · 84 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 1.765 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1864 days ago · 71 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 1.950 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 68 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 1.939 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 46 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 1.562 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1866 days ago · 105 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 1.827 km E of Chase, Alaska · 1867 days ago · 55 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 1.637 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 60 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 2.343 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 81 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 1.544 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1868 days ago · 71 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 1.640 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 67 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 1.647 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1869 days ago · 100 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 2.069 km WSW of Paxson, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 250 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 1.637 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1870 days ago · 102 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 1.741 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1871 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 1.97 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1873 days ago · 49 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021azcr0x9. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:15 AM UTC.