Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 65 km S of Cantwell, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 65 km S of Cantwell, Alaska on Sun, Jan 10, 2021, 10:28 PM AKST (07:28 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 17 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-01-11 07:28:32 UTC
Depth
9.3 km (5.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.809° N, 148.861° 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
51

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 166 in the 60 days after this one and 98 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.564 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 1.554 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 64 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 1.512 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 46 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.638 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 1.535 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2087 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.939 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 75 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 1.841 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 72 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 2.278 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 41 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 2.459 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 2.456 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 1.568 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 124 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.942 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 1.669 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 42 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 1.612 km N of Cantwell, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 92 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 1.558 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 77 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 1.821 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 30 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 1.647 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 89 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 1.727 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 98 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 1.641 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 97 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 2.251 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 102 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 2.123 km E of Talkeetna, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 46 km deep · 64 km away
  22. 2.845 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 72 km deep · 29 km away
  23. 1.529 km NNW of Chase, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 71 km deep · 78 km away
  24. 1.961 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 31 km deep · 53 km away
  25. 2.371 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 126 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 1.926 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2079 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  27. 2.449 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 97 km deep · 60 km away
  28. 1.571 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 137 km deep · 96 km away
  29. 1.570 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 94 km deep · 83 km away
  30. 2.260 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2078 days ago · 102 km deep · 76 km away
  31. 1.971 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2077 days ago · 124 km deep · 94 km away
  32. 2.07 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2077 days ago · 79 km deep · 57 km away
  33. 1.67 km N of Susitna North, Alaska · 2077 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  34. 1.736 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 79 km deep · 81 km away
  35. 1.616 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  36. 1.630 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 85 km deep · 56 km away
  37. 2.658 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 93 km deep · 86 km away
  38. 1.564 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 73 km deep · 30 km away
  39. 2.024 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 39 km deep · 98 km away
  40. 1.631 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 80 km deep · 52 km away
  41. 1.571 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 61 km deep · 50 km away
  42. 2.068 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 118 km deep · 96 km away
  43. 1.547 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2074 days ago · 77 km deep · 28 km away
  44. 1.575 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2074 days ago · 113 km deep · 90 km away
  45. 2.115 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2074 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  46. 1.646 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2074 days ago · 85 km deep · 86 km away
  47. 1.530 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2074 days ago · 39 km deep · 68 km away
  48. 1.614 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2074 days ago · 40 km deep · 95 km away
  49. 1.860 km N of Chase, Alaska · 2074 days ago · 91 km deep · 67 km away
  50. 1.842 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away
  51. 2.342 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 97 km deep · 95 km away
  52. 2.912 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  53. 1.712 km SSE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  54. 1.871 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 118 km deep · 94 km away
  55. 1.642 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  56. 1.615 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 80 km deep · 94 km away
  57. 1.948 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2071 days ago · 68 km deep · 42 km away
  58. 1.537 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2071 days ago · 23 km deep · 77 km away
  59. 1.760 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 62 km deep · 39 km away
  60. 3.525 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 39 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 10

The first 60 of 166.

Before

  1. 2.570 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 118 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.539 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 64 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 1.869 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 31 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 2.128 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 2.626 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 45 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 1.570 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 115 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.533 km N of Chase, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 73 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.748 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2088 days ago · 69 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 2.231 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 79 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 2.010 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2089 days ago · 93 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 3.867 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 127 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.257 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 75 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 3.556 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 78 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 3.246 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 99 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 2.036 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2090 days ago · 88 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 1.833 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 30 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 1.759 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 1.955 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 88 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 1.513 km WNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 2.166 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2091 days ago · 107 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021ib8x81. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:31 AM UTC.