Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 72 km S of Cantwell, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 72 km S of Cantwell, Alaska on Wed, Dec 1, 2021, 8:30 AM AKST (17:30 UTC), 52 km (33 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 42 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-12-01 17:30:04 UTC
Depth
52.4 km (32.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.752° N, 148.743° 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
87

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 139 in the 60 days after this one and 60 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.242 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 88 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.533 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 43 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 1.532 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 38 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 2.428 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 37 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.543 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 1.528 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 27 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.570 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 62 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 1.67 km NNW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 63 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.531 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 65 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 1.636 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 62 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 1.913 km WNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 1.521 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 71 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.754 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 86 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 1.835 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.532 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 103 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 1.841 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 76 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 1.668 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 1.568 km N of Chase, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 95 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 1.574 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 110 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 1.552 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 83 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 2.133 km NNW of Chase, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 79 km deep · 77 km away
  22. 1.576 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 108 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 2.033 km NNW of Chase, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 81 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 2.054 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 69 km deep · 49 km away
  25. 1.555 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 37 km deep · 53 km away
  26. 1.851 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 66 km deep · 21 km away
  27. 2.428 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 42 km deep · 90 km away
  28. 1.656 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 69 km deep · 16 km away
  29. 2.860 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 41 km deep · 48 km away
  30. 1.647 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 34 km deep · 60 km away
  31. 1.621 km ESE of Chase, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 61 km deep · 62 km away
  32. 1.645 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 27 km deep · 62 km away
  33. 1.856 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  34. 1.534 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 39 km deep · 78 km away
  35. 2.726 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 38 km deep · 87 km away
  36. 1.99 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 53 km deep · 94 km away
  37. 2.349 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 19 km deep · 58 km away
  38. 2.012 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 48 km deep · 74 km away
  39. 1.568 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 61 km deep · 32 km away
  40. 1.741 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 25 km deep · 68 km away
  41. 2.775 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 115 km deep · 98 km away
  42. 1.556 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  43. 2.246 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 72 km deep · 39 km away
  44. 2.477 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 116 km deep · 96 km away
  45. 1.657 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 66 km deep · 14 km away
  46. 1.577 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 46 km deep · 39 km away
  47. 1.959 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 96 km deep · 89 km away
  48. 1.650 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 25 km deep · 45 km away
  49. 2.113 km N of Cantwell, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  50. 1.628 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 83 km deep · 96 km away
  51. 1.55 km NNW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
  52. 1.746 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 93 km deep · 86 km away
  53. 1.839 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  54. 3.057 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 85 km deep · 83 km away
  55. 1.836 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 55 km deep · 51 km away
  56. 2.328 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 82 km deep · 93 km away
  57. 1.830 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 88 km deep · 56 km away
  58. 1.561 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 122 km deep · 96 km away
  59. 2.836 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 24 km deep · 83 km away
  60. 2.131 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away

The first 60 of 139.

Before

  1. 2.074 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 107 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 1.913 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 55 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 3.359 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 45 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.940 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 72 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 1.775 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 105 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.962 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 101 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.653 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 77 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 1.546 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 94 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.657 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 108 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 2.935 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 97 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.817 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 65 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.662 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 2.351 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 59 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 1.611 km S of Talkeetna, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.664 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 82 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 2.832 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 2.060 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 97 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 2.248 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 1.842 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 1.758 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 41 km deep · 42 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021febc2jb. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 8:39 AM UTC.