Alaska earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 21 km NNW of Cantwell, Alaska

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 21 km NNW of Cantwell, Alaska on Mon, Nov 8, 2021, 12:09 AM AKST (09:09 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 57 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-11-08 09:09:21 UTC
Depth
5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
63.553° N, 149.186° W
Region
Alaska
Felt reports
2
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

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Stations used
153

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 168 in the 60 days after this one and 30 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.870 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 51 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.569 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 118 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 2.028 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.540 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 75 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 1.569 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 1.566 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 114 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.556 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 101 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.570 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 1777 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 2.068 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 1777 days ago · 67 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.569 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1777 days ago · 60 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 2.563 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1777 days ago · 134 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 2.045 km WSW of Denali Park, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 123 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 1.870 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 105 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 1.730 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 70 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 1.863 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 113 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 1.971 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 120 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 1.649 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 1.569 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 2.223 km W of Denali Park, Alaska · 1773 days ago · 110 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 1.561 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1773 days ago · 127 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 1.664 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1772 days ago · 100 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 1.960 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1772 days ago · 130 km deep · 92 km away
  23. 1.560 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1772 days ago · 122 km deep · 82 km away
  24. 1.674 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1772 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  25. 1.615 km W of Healy, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 118 km deep · 33 km away
  26. 1.567 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 121 km deep · 94 km away
  27. 1.561 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 92 km deep · 84 km away
  28. 2.939 km WSW of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  29. 2.366 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 121 km deep · 79 km away
  30. 1.563 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1770 days ago · 121 km deep · 52 km away
  31. 1.9Central Alaska · 1770 days ago · 99 km deep · 82 km away
  32. 2.472 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1770 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  33. 2.136 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1770 days ago · 101 km deep · 33 km away
  34. 1.869 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1770 days ago · 122 km deep · 74 km away
  35. 1.857 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1770 days ago · 108 km deep · 89 km away
  36. 1.642 km WSW of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 1770 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  37. 1.532 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1769 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  38. 1.764 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1769 days ago · 134 km deep · 79 km away
  39. 1.951 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1769 days ago · 95 km deep · 96 km away
  40. 1.639 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1768 days ago · 69 km deep · 92 km away
  41. 1.666 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1768 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  42. 1.554 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 112 km deep · 38 km away
  43. 1.663 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 103 km deep · 86 km away
  44. 2.256 km N of Chase, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 87 km deep · 82 km away
  45. 1.550 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 71 km deep · 84 km away
  46. 2.171 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 114 km deep · 85 km away
  47. 1.557 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 91 km deep · 87 km away
  48. 1.5Central Alaska · 1767 days ago · 117 km deep · 82 km away
  49. 2.347 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 71 km deep · 68 km away
  50. 1.866 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 109 km deep · 89 km away
  51. 2.248 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  52. 1.534 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  53. 2.060 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 97 km deep · 66 km away
  54. 1.664 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 82 km deep · 68 km away
  55. 1.83 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 104 km deep · 38 km away
  56. 2.351 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 59 km deep · 100 km away
  57. 1.943 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  58. 1.668 km ENE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  59. 2.343 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  60. 1.662 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away

The first 60 of 168.

Before

  1. 1.742 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 64 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.742 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 64 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.561 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.866 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 133 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 2.043 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 105 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.860 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.963 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 135 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.959 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 76 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 2.465 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 123 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.571 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 113 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 1.651 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 94 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.738 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 95 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 1.658 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 91 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 1.567 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 135 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 1.667 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 136 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 1.620 km WSW of Ferry, Alaska · 1787 days ago · 144 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 2.4Central Alaska · 1788 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 2.553 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.515 km WSW of Healy, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 113 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 1.669 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1788 days ago · 65 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021ec535ly (also filed as us7000fscx). Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 8:39 AM UTC.