Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 8 km NNE of Cantwell, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 8 km NNE of Cantwell, Alaska on Thu, Sep 23, 2021, 9:46 AM AKDT (17:46 UTC), 10 km (6 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), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-09-23 17:46:24 UTC
Depth
10.4 km (6.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
63.464° N, 148.872° 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: 178 in the 60 days after this one and 67 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.545 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 78 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 1.564 km WSW of Ferry, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 3.167 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 116 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.872 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 121 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.984 km SW of Delta Junction, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 68 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.567 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 122 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.632 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 1.971 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 116 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 2.019 km W of Healy, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 124 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 2.061 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 97 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 1.768 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 114 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 2.280 km NW of Lake Louise, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 2.270 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1828 days ago · 117 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 1.652 km N of Chase, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 85 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 2.014 km NW of Ferry, Alaska · 1827 days ago · 139 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 1.79 km WNW of Healy, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 117 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 2.848 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.5Central Alaska · 1826 days ago · 117 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 1.857 km WSW of Denali Park, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 113 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 1.574 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 32 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 1.822 km ENE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 87 km deep · 40 km away
  22. 1.669 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 116 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 1.569 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1825 days ago · 109 km deep · 88 km away
  24. 2.364 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 128 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 1.838 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 69 km deep · 47 km away
  26. 1.756 km N of Chase, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 72 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 1.571 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  28. 1.625 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 86 km deep · 34 km away
  29. 1.539 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  30. 1.768 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 126 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 2.060 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 97 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 1.674 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 101 km deep · 87 km away
  33. 1.757 km N of Chase, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 81 km deep · 76 km away
  34. 1.617 km W of Healy, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 116 km deep · 49 km away
  35. 2.163 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 64 km deep · 68 km away
  36. 1.753 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  37. 1.632 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  38. 2.658 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 98 km deep · 65 km away
  39. 1.670 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 110 km deep · 95 km away
  40. 1.662 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 129 km deep · 95 km away
  41. 1.965 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 109 km deep · 90 km away
  42. 2.060 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 99 km deep · 94 km away
  43. 2.482 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  44. 2.383 km E of Denali Park, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  45. 2.362 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
  46. 1.677 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 113 km deep · 84 km away
  47. 1.784 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  48. 2.083 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  49. 1.811 km NNE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  50. 1.665 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 118 km deep · 96 km away
  51. 2.057 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 72 km deep · 67 km away
  52. 2.153 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 86 km deep · 62 km away
  53. 2.584 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  54. 2.261 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 129 km deep · 88 km away
  55. 1.553 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 60 km deep · 60 km away
  56. 2.847 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 67 km deep · 55 km away
  57. 1.916 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 90 km deep · 10 km away
  58. 1.559 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  59. 1.864 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 69 km deep · 68 km away
  60. 1.6Central Alaska · 1815 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away

The first 60 of 178.

Before

  1. 1.661 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1831 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 1.931 km W of Ferry, Alaska · 1831 days ago · 149 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.647 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1831 days ago · 90 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 2.326 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 1.534 km WSW of Ferry, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 1.815 km NNE of Healy, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 113 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 1.670 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 115 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 1.768 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 119 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.551 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 99 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 1.770 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 59 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 1.545 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.831 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 87 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 1.654 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.639 km WSW of Denali Park, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 121 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 1.770 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 115 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 2.052 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 69 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 2.140 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 99 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 1.912 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 84 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 1.842 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 77 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 2.858 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 71 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021c87clgy. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 5:43 AM UTC.