Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 85 km E of Cantwell, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 85 km E of Cantwell, Alaska on Mon, Jan 11, 2021, 2:31 PM AKST (23:31 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 11 km ESE of Ferry, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-01-11 23:31:28 UTC
Depth
3.7 km (2.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
63.497° N, 147.248° 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
64

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 54 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.386 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.717 km E of Ferry, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.612 km N of Cantwell, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 92 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.926 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 2.07 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2074 days ago · 79 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.564 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 73 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.948 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 68 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 1.573 km WSW of Delta Junction, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 1.760 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 62 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.671 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 68 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.525 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 101 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 1.931 km N of Paxson, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 1.663 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 1.523 km ENE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 102 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 1.75 km WNW of Healy, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 118 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 1.916 km E of Ferry, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.7Central Alaska · 2058 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 2.12 km SE of Healy, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.979 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 1.580 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  21. 2.14 km SE of Healy, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 1.79 km SSW of Fort Greely, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 2.177 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  24. 1.75 km SSE of Healy, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  25. 1.514 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 112 km deep · 89 km away
  26. 2.19 km ESE of Ferry, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  27. 2.38 km SE of Ferry, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  28. 3.711 km ESE of Ferry, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 19
  29. 1.612 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  30. 3.09 km ESE of Ferry, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  31. 2.712 km NNE of Healy, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  32. 1.510 km NNE of Healy, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  33. 1.612 km NNE of Healy, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  34. 3.010 km ESE of Ferry, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  35. 1.659 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2047 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  36. 1.860 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2046 days ago · 16 km deep · 26 km away
  37. 1.719 km E of Ferry, Alaska · 2046 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  38. 1.651 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2045 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  39. 2.645 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2044 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  40. 1.510 km NNE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2040 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  41. 1.758 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  42. 2.479 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 72 km deep · 7 km away
  43. 1.760 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  44. 1.613 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 93 km deep · 72 km away
  45. 1.520 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  46. 1.720 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  47. 1.964 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 61 km deep · 91 km away
  48. 2.821 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  49. 1.533 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 83 km deep · 53 km away
  50. 1.5Central Alaska · 2029 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  51. 1.860 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  52. 1.759 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2028 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  53. 1.558 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2027 days ago · 69 km deep · 93 km away
  54. 1.68 km E of Healy, Alaska · 2025 days ago · 105 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 1.535 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 1.638 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 2.961 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 2.010 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 93 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.589 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2086 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 1.514 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2092 days ago · 39 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 1.546 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2098 days ago · 66 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 1.657 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2099 days ago · 72 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 1.67 km NE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2103 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 1.622 km E of Healy, Alaska · 2104 days ago · 102 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 1.549 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2107 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 1.830 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 2108 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.761 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2110 days ago · 66 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 1.530 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2111 days ago · 75 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 2.164 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2112 days ago · 65 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 3.029 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 2112 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021ikshpc. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 6:51 PM UTC.