Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 56 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 56 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska on Mon, Dec 13, 2021, 2:36 AM AKST (11:36 UTC), 1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 72 km S of Cantwell, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-12-13 11:36:19 UTC
Depth
0.8 km (0.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
63.533° N, 147.869° 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
54

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 63 in the 60 days after this one and 30 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.686 km WNW of Paxson, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 1.75 km SW of Healy, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 117 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.512 km ESE of Healy, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 81 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 1.568 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 61 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 1.674 km E of Denali Park, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 83 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 1.657 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 66 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.58 km WSW of Healy, Alaska · 1743 days ago · 110 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 2.113 km N of Cantwell, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 2.39 km WSW of Healy, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 115 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.839 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 1.830 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 88 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 1.642 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 113 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 2.131 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 1.763 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 1.543 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 99 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.621 km ENE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 102 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 1.656 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 1.5Central Alaska · 1727 days ago · 84 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 2.210 km WNW of Denali Park, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 108 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 1.978 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  21. 1.525 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  22. 1.924 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  23. 1.657 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  24. 1.842 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 83 km deep · 93 km away
  25. 1.541 km W of Denali Park, Alaska · 1725 days ago · 123 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 1.824 km WSW of Healy, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 116 km deep · 81 km away
  27. 1.539 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 2.134 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 150 km deep · 24 km away
  29. 2.321 km ENE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 103 km deep · 45 km away
  30. 1.714 km E of Healy, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  31. 2.050 km NNW of Paxson, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  32. 2.133 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
  33. 1.538 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 104 km deep · 91 km away
  34. 1.635 km W of Denali Park, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 128 km deep · 89 km away
  35. 1.648 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 69 km deep · 92 km away
  36. 1.658 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 68 km deep · 91 km away
  37. 1.662 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  38. 1.660 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  39. 2.157 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  40. 1.646 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1716 days ago · 83 km deep · 97 km away
  41. 1.717 km WSW of Denali Park, Alaska · 1716 days ago · 112 km deep · 70 km away
  42. 1.650 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 79 km deep · 94 km away
  43. 2.871 km SSW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  44. 1.627 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  45. 1.89 km NNE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  46. 1.546 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1711 days ago · 108 km deep · 95 km away
  47. 2.118 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1709 days ago · 74 km deep · 45 km away
  48. 1.984 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 1709 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  49. 1.583 km WNW of Paxson, Alaska · 1709 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  50. 2.245 km W of Denali Park, Alaska · 1707 days ago · 135 km deep · 99 km away
  51. 1.916 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 118 km deep · 58 km away
  52. 1.940 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  53. 1.817 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  54. 1.713 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 1700 days ago · 108 km deep · 65 km away
  55. 1.511 km NE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1700 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  56. 1.616 km WSW of Healy, Alaska · 1699 days ago · 114 km deep · 77 km away
  57. 5.272 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 1699 days ago · 62 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1,362
  58. 2.725.4 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1696 days ago · 81 km deep · 79 km away
  59. 1.673 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 1696 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  60. 2.524 km W of Denali Park, Alaska · 1696 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of 63.

Before

  1. 1.656 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 69 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 2.02 km NNW of Healy, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 118 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.851 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 66 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 2.246 km WSW of Paxson, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 250 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.668 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 1.841 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 76 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.532 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 103 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.534 km WSW of Denali Park, Alaska · 1758 days ago · 124 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.963 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 2.570 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 62 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 1.529 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 1.543 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 3.075 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 1.573 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 2.172 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 52 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 2.220 km W of Healy, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 123 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 2.940 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 72 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 1.662 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1770 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 1.83 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 1772 days ago · 104 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 1.534 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 1772 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021fy28ya7. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:12 PM UTC.