Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 57 km S of Cantwell, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 57 km S of Cantwell, Alaska on Thu, Dec 23, 2021, 10:39 AM AKST (19:39 UTC), 66 km (41 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-12-23 19:39:51 UTC
Depth
65.8 km (40.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.880° N, 148.789° 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: 173 in the 60 days after this one and 73 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.560 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 109 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.577 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 46 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 1.959 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 96 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 1.560 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 137 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 1.650 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1742 days ago · 25 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 2.113 km N of Cantwell, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 1.628 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 83 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.55 km NNW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1741 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.746 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 93 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 1.839 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 3.057 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 85 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 2.470 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 111 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.836 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1739 days ago · 55 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 2.328 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 82 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 1.830 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 88 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 1.565 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 132 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.561 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1738 days ago · 122 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 2.836 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 24 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 1.642 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 113 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 2.131 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 1.737 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1737 days ago · 79 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 2.247 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 96 km deep · 63 km away
  23. 2.210 km ESE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  24. 1.763 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  25. 2.271 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1736 days ago · 121 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 1.543 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 99 km deep · 72 km away
  27. 1.534 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1735 days ago · 36 km deep · 74 km away
  28. 1.855 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 138 km deep · 97 km away
  29. 1.552 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 72 km deep · 35 km away
  30. 1.570 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 115 km deep · 94 km away
  31. 1.612 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1734 days ago · 55 km deep · 85 km away
  32. 2.071 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 113 km deep · 96 km away
  33. 2.060 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 107 km deep · 87 km away
  34. 1.847 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 85 km deep · 54 km away
  35. 1.650 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 1733 days ago · 60 km deep · 40 km away
  36. 1.755 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 100 km deep · 74 km away
  37. 2.576 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 36 km deep · 53 km away
  38. 1.861 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 100 km deep · 68 km away
  39. 1.663 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 102 km deep · 75 km away
  40. 1.645 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  41. 1.971 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1732 days ago · 112 km deep · 96 km away
  42. 1.668 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 112 km deep · 98 km away
  43. 2.040 km N of Chase, Alaska · 1731 days ago · 78 km deep · 74 km away
  44. 1.813 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 64 km deep · 70 km away
  45. 2.141 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 108 km deep · 99 km away
  46. 1.554 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1730 days ago · 76 km deep · 66 km away
  47. 2.470 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 102 km deep · 83 km away
  48. 1.670 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 112 km deep · 98 km away
  49. 1.569 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 113 km deep · 97 km away
  50. 2.331 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1729 days ago · 80 km deep · 92 km away
  51. 1.5Central Alaska · 1727 days ago · 84 km deep · 73 km away
  52. 1.674 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 118 km deep · 90 km away
  53. 1.947 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 74 km deep · 55 km away
  54. 1.7Central Alaska · 1727 days ago · 117 km deep · 97 km away
  55. 1.810 km SSE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 1727 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  56. 1.773 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 110 km deep · 88 km away
  57. 1.525 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  58. 1.924 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  59. 1.547 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 90 km deep · 77 km away
  60. 3.657 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1726 days ago · 67 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 3

The first 60 of 173.

Before

  1. 2.477 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1744 days ago · 116 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 2.246 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 72 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 1.556 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1745 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 2.775 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 115 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.741 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 25 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.568 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1746 days ago · 61 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 1.970 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1748 days ago · 119 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.012 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1750 days ago · 48 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 2.349 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1752 days ago · 19 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 2.726 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1753 days ago · 38 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.534 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 39 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 1.856 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 2.158 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 106 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 1.645 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 27 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 1.671 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 116 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 1.621 km ESE of Chase, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 61 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 1.647 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 34 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 2.860 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 41 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 1.661 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 105 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 1.656 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 69 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021geqelrn. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:57 AM UTC.