M1.8 earthquake 68 km W of Cantwell, Alaska
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 68 km W of Cantwell, Alaska on Mon, Dec 6, 2021, 4:45 AM AKST (13:45 UTC), 131 km (82 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.6 57 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.8 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-12-06 13:45:41 UTC
- Depth
- 131.4 km (81.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 63.411° N, 150.331° 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
- 49
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 199 in the 60 days after this one and 111 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.568 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 106 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.556 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 104 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.669 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 124 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.531 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 65 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.138 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 105 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.520 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 83 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.636 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 62 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.661 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 131 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.521 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 71 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.754 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 86 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.651 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 104 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.534 km WSW of Denali Park, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 124 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.663 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 129 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.552 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 125 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.758 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.524 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.532 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 103 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.841 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 76 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.669 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 115 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.559 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 122 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.568 km N of Chase, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 95 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.574 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 110 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.552 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 83 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.133 km NNW of Chase, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 79 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.050 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 103 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.576 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 108 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.033 km NNW of Chase, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 81 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.054 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 69 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.868 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 128 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.851 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 66 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.02 km NNW of Healy, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 118 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.672 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 112 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.5Central Alaska · 1750 days ago · 120 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.656 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 69 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.661 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 105 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.560 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 149 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.656 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 114 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.671 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 116 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.158 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 106 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.633 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.75 km SW of Healy, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 117 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.863 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 131 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.259 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 123 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.635 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.970 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 119 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.364 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 120 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.512 km ESE of Healy, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 81 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.948 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 112 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.749 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.775 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 115 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.645 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.544 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 136 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.844 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.831 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.246 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 72 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.635 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 84 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.477 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 116 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.657 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 66 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.58 km WSW of Healy, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 110 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.161 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 120 km deep · 56 km away
The first 60 of 199.
Before
- 1.760 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 129 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.022 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.536 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.543 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.617 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.565 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 128 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.855 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 110 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.560 km S of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.544 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.850 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.536 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.561 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.242 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 88 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.661 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 131 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.552 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 120 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.074 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 107 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.561 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 127 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.243 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.662 km S of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.220 km W of Healy, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 123 km deep · 66 km away
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