Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 59 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 59 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska on Fri, Oct 8, 2021, 10:22 PM AKDT (06:22 UTC), 15 km (9 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
2021-10-09 06:22:35 UTC
Depth
14.9 km (9.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.893° N, 148.522° 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
37

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 121 in the 60 days after this one and 72 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.864 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1815 days ago · 69 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 1.661 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 98 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.872 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 37 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 1.530 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 39 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.623 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 52 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.555 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 97 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.650 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 102 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.543 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 75 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 2.134 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 25 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.661 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 14 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 1.567 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1810 days ago · 94 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.5Central Alaska · 1809 days ago · 92 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 1.5Central Alaska · 1807 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 2.017 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 46 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 1.574 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 1.927 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1806 days ago · 90 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 3.935 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 74 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 33
  18. 1.770 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 1.671 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 62 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 1.645 km E of Denali Park, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 81 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 1.962 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 63 km deep · 33 km away
  22. 1.861 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 52 km deep · 34 km away
  23. 1.971 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 63 km deep · 12 km away
  24. 1.519 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 43 km deep · 90 km away
  25. 4.460 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1803 days ago · 72 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 43
  26. 1.945 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 87 km deep · 52 km away
  27. 1.656 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 81 km deep · 63 km away
  28. 1.741 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  29. 1.653 km E of Chase, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 55 km deep · 54 km away
  30. 2.635 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 42 km deep · 96 km away
  31. 1.965 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 65 km deep · 28 km away
  32. 1.761 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  33. 1.675 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  34. 2.169 km E of Denali Park, Alaska · 1797 days ago · 74 km deep · 96 km away
  35. 2.226 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  36. 1.750 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 54 km deep · 48 km away
  37. 1.629 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 74 km deep · 40 km away
  38. 1.630 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 27 km deep · 91 km away
  39. 1.750 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 88 km deep · 80 km away
  40. 2.376 km E of Denali Park, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 80 km deep · 100 km away
  41. 1.669 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 65 km deep · 18 km away
  42. 1.832 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1793 days ago · 29 km deep · 96 km away
  43. 2.4Central Alaska · 1792 days ago · 17 km deep · 74 km away
  44. 2.274 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 39 km deep · 50 km away
  45. 1.688 km SW of Delta Junction, Alaska · 1792 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  46. 1.658 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 91 km deep · 66 km away
  47. 1.738 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 95 km deep · 78 km away
  48. 1.651 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 94 km deep · 100 km away
  49. 2.522 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 1791 days ago · 55 km deep · 72 km away
  50. 1.623 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 59 km deep · 72 km away
  51. 1.535 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 28 km deep · 91 km away
  52. 1.959 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 76 km deep · 67 km away
  53. 2.860 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 1
  54. 2.043 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 105 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  55. 1.734 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 27 km deep · 98 km away
  56. 1.561 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  57. 1.634 km NNW of Chase, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 78 km deep · 91 km away
  58. 1.742 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 64 km deep · 54 km away
  59. 1.742 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 64 km deep · 54 km away
  60. 2.921 km NNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 2

The first 60 of 121.

Before

  1. 1.916 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 90 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 2.847 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 67 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 1.553 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 60 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 2.153 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 86 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 2.057 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1818 days ago · 72 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 1.811 km NNE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 2.083 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 2.362 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 16 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 2.060 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 99 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 1.965 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1820 days ago · 109 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 2.658 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 98 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.632 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 1.550 km E of Chase, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 1.648 km E of Chase, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 1.753 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 2.163 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 64 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 2.175 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 37 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 1.529 km E of Chase, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 52 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 1.757 km N of Chase, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 81 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 1.653 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 30 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021cyh99f1. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 7:30 PM UTC.