Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 32 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 32 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska on Wed, Sep 15, 2021, 6:57 PM AKDT (02:57 UTC), 73 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
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-09-16 02:57:06 UTC
Depth
73.3 km (45.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
63.179° N, 148.499° 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
63

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 138 in the 60 days after this one and 49 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.336 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 103 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.858 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 71 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 1.842 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 77 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 1.912 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 84 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 2.140 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 99 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 2.052 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 69 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 1.770 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 115 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.639 km WSW of Denali Park, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 121 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 1.560 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.831 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 87 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 1.770 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 59 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 1.551 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 99 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 1.815 km NNE of Healy, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 113 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 2.326 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 1.717 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 61 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.647 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 90 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 1.661 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 2.18 km NNE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 1.545 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 78 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 1.984 km SW of Delta Junction, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 68 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 1.632 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  22. 1.759 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 1.671 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 43 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 2.019 km W of Healy, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 124 km deep · 83 km away
  25. 2.058 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 29 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 2.280 km NW of Lake Louise, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  27. 1.652 km N of Chase, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 85 km deep · 77 km away
  28. 1.79 km WNW of Healy, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 117 km deep · 84 km away
  29. 1.857 km WSW of Denali Park, Alaska · 1831 days ago · 113 km deep · 92 km away
  30. 1.574 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 1831 days ago · 32 km deep · 62 km away
  31. 1.822 km ENE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1831 days ago · 87 km deep · 66 km away
  32. 1.669 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1831 days ago · 116 km deep · 100 km away
  33. 1.569 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1831 days ago · 109 km deep · 98 km away
  34. 1.838 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 69 km deep · 45 km away
  35. 1.756 km N of Chase, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 72 km deep · 75 km away
  36. 1.571 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  37. 1.625 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 86 km deep · 44 km away
  38. 1.539 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  39. 1.643 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  40. 1.674 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1828 days ago · 101 km deep · 100 km away
  41. 1.757 km N of Chase, Alaska · 1828 days ago · 81 km deep · 75 km away
  42. 1.529 km E of Chase, Alaska · 1828 days ago · 52 km deep · 94 km away
  43. 2.175 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 37 km deep · 79 km away
  44. 1.617 km W of Healy, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 116 km deep · 86 km away
  45. 2.163 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 64 km deep · 31 km away
  46. 1.753 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  47. 1.648 km E of Chase, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  48. 1.550 km E of Chase, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  49. 1.632 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  50. 2.658 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 98 km deep · 77 km away
  51. 1.965 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 109 km deep · 98 km away
  52. 2.482 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  53. 2.383 km E of Denali Park, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  54. 2.362 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 16 km deep · 36 km away
  55. 1.677 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 113 km deep · 97 km away
  56. 1.784 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  57. 2.083 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  58. 1.811 km NNE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  59. 2.057 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 72 km deep · 58 km away
  60. 2.153 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 86 km deep · 63 km away

The first 60 of 138.

Before

  1. 2.89 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 84 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 2.087 km WNW of Paxson, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.881 km SW of Delta Junction, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.517 km E of Ferry, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.244 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 98 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 2.239 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 82 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 1.851 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 58 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 2.469 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.913 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 114 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 1.554 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 111 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 2.132 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 2.062 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 107 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.849 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 74 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 1.658 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1849 days ago · 72 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 1.781 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1850 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 1.915 km NE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1851 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.959 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1852 days ago · 108 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 1.969 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1853 days ago · 45 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 1.550 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 101 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 1.93 km N of Cantwell, Alaska · 1855 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away

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