Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 12 km N of Cantwell, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 12 km N of Cantwell, Alaska on Thu, Jan 14, 2021, 4:19 PM AKST (01:19 UTC), 92 km (57 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
2021-01-15 01:19:12 UTC
Depth
91.7 km (57.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
63.503° N, 148.952° 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
37

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 160 in the 60 days after this one and 90 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.558 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 77 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 1.566 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 116 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.727 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 98 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 1.641 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 97 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 2.251 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2080 days ago · 102 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 2.845 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2077 days ago · 72 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 2.371 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2077 days ago · 126 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.926 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 2.449 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 97 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 1.746 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.571 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 137 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 1.570 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 94 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 2.260 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2076 days ago · 102 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 1.971 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 124 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 2.07 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 79 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 2.161 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2075 days ago · 129 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.661 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2074 days ago · 131 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.630 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2074 days ago · 85 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 2.658 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2074 days ago · 93 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 1.564 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2074 days ago · 73 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 1.631 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 80 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 2.068 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2073 days ago · 118 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 1.547 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 77 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 1.575 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2072 days ago · 113 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 1.860 km N of Chase, Alaska · 2071 days ago · 91 km deep · 81 km away
  26. 1.526 km W of Ferry, Alaska · 2071 days ago · 140 km deep · 67 km away
  27. 1.871 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 118 km deep · 87 km away
  28. 1.948 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 68 km deep · 58 km away
  29. 1.573 km WSW of Delta Junction, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  30. 1.760 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 62 km deep · 70 km away
  31. 1.723 km WSW of Ferry, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 134 km deep · 59 km away
  32. 1.773 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 107 km deep · 86 km away
  33. 1.671 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 68 km deep · 83 km away
  34. 2.455 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  35. 1.674 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 117 km deep · 79 km away
  36. 1.525 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 101 km deep · 51 km away
  37. 2.170 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 58 km deep · 83 km away
  38. 1.636 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 96 km deep · 41 km away
  39. 1.548 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 90 km deep · 99 km away
  40. 1.566 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 118 km deep · 95 km away
  41. 2.762 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 127 km deep · 92 km away
  42. 1.544 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  43. 1.642 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 123 km deep · 42 km away
  44. 1.775 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 104 km deep · 83 km away
  45. 1.663 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  46. 1.856 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 98 km deep · 96 km away
  47. 2.242 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 72 km deep · 54 km away
  48. 1.570 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 115 km deep · 91 km away
  49. 1.548 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 71 km deep · 60 km away
  50. 2.156 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 133 km deep · 54 km away
  51. 1.523 km ENE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 102 km deep · 43 km away
  52. 1.5Central Alaska · 2060 days ago · 115 km deep · 77 km away
  53. 1.75 km WNW of Healy, Alaska · 2060 days ago · 118 km deep · 42 km away
  54. 1.668 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 129 km deep · 84 km away
  55. 1.651 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 84 km deep · 80 km away
  56. 1.916 km E of Ferry, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  57. 1.667 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  58. 1.7Central Alaska · 2059 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  59. 1.947 km N of Chase, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 76 km deep · 91 km away
  60. 1.570 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 119 km deep · 91 km away

The first 60 of 160.

Before

  1. 1.564 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2081 days ago · 128 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.563 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 128 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.717 km E of Ferry, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.568 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 124 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 2.456 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 2.459 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 2.069 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 2082 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 1.841 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2083 days ago · 72 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 1.939 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 75 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 2.386 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 1.685 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.535 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 1.638 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2084 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 1.569 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 1.657 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 116 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 1.869 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 2.961 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 1.554 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 64 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 1.564 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 1.765 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2085 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away

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