M1.6 earthquake 56 km S of Cantwell, Alaska
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 56 km S of Cantwell, Alaska on Sun, Dec 12, 2021, 4:39 AM AKST (13:39 UTC), 69 km (43 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 72 km S 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
- 1.6 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-12-12 13:39:42 UTC
- Depth
- 69.4 km (43.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 62.888° N, 148.814° 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
- 55
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 169 in the 60 days after this one and 94 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.661 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 105 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.860 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 41 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.647 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 34 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.621 km ESE of Chase, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 61 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.671 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 116 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.645 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 27 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.158 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 106 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.856 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.534 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 39 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.726 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 38 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.349 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1751 days ago · 19 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.863 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 131 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.012 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1749 days ago · 48 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.970 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1747 days ago · 119 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.568 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 61 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.741 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 25 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.775 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 115 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.556 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.246 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 72 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.477 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 116 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.657 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 66 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.560 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 109 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.577 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 46 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.959 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 96 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.560 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 137 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.650 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 25 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.113 km N of Cantwell, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.628 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 83 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.55 km NNW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1740 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.746 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 93 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.839 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
- 3.057 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 85 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.470 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 111 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.836 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 55 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.328 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 82 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.830 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 88 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.565 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 132 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.561 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 122 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.836 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 24 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.642 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 113 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.131 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.540 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 105 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.737 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 79 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.247 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 96 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.210 km ESE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.763 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.271 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 121 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.543 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 99 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.534 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 36 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.855 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 138 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.552 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 72 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.570 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 115 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.612 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 55 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.071 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 113 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.060 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 107 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.847 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 85 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.650 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 60 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.755 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 100 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.576 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 36 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.861 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 100 km deep · 66 km away
The first 60 of 169.
Before
- 1.672 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 112 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.851 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 66 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.868 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 128 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.555 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 37 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.054 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 69 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.033 km NNW of Chase, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 81 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.576 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 108 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.133 km NNW of Chase, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 79 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.552 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 83 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.574 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 110 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.568 km N of Chase, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 95 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.668 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.669 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 115 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.841 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 76 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.532 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 103 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.534 km WSW of Denali Park, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 124 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.835 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.754 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 86 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.963 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.521 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 71 km deep · 93 km away
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