Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake Central Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck in Central Alaska on Tue, Feb 2, 2021, 6:55 PM AKST (03:55 UTC), 107 km (66 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 30 km S of Denali National Park, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-02-03 03:55:06 UTC
Depth
107.0 km (66.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
62.834° N, 151.311° 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
45

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and 163 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.156 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 133 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.59 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 80 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.937 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 104 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.158 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 122 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 1.5Central Alaska · 2060 days ago · 115 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 1.668 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 129 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 1.862 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 111 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 1.651 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 84 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.667 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 1.947 km N of Chase, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 76 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 1.570 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 119 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 1.739 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 130 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 1.533 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 80 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 1.729 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 84 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 2.659 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 125 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 2.157 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 131 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 2.018 km S of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 3.630 km S of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 1.654 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 120 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 1.722 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 81 km deep · 73 km away
  21. 2.127 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 2.160 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 106 km deep · 27 km away
  23. 3.120 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 60 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 1.555 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 118 km deep · 83 km away
  25. 2.28 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 72 km deep · 48 km away
  26. 1.766 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 127 km deep · 44 km away
  27. 2.720 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 83 km deep · 81 km away
  28. 1.526 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 71 km deep · 65 km away
  29. 1.542 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  30. 1.563 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 121 km deep · 42 km away
  31. 2.249 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  32. 1.539 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 88 km deep · 57 km away
  33. 1.513 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 81 km deep · 80 km away
  34. 2.966 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 127 km deep · 56 km away
  35. 2.332 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 76 km deep · 64 km away
  36. 1.624 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 59 km deep · 87 km away
  37. 1.556 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 131 km deep · 96 km away
  38. 1.869 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 123 km deep · 60 km away
  39. 2.836 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  40. 1.547 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  41. 1.552 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 71 km deep · 94 km away
  42. 1.846 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  43. 1.610 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 57 km deep · 84 km away
  44. 1.969 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 117 km deep · 47 km away
  45. 2.235 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  46. 1.733 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  47. 2.542 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 105 km deep · 86 km away
  48. 1.742 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 83 km deep · 50 km away
  49. 1.556 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 117 km deep · 24 km away
  50. 1.955 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 120 km deep · 15 km away
  51. 1.566 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 128 km deep · 62 km away
  52. 2.659 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 106 km deep · 43 km away
  53. 2.069 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 117 km deep · 49 km away
  54. 1.546 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  55. 1.836 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 88 km deep · 57 km away
  56. 1.814 km NW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 58 km deep · 66 km away
  57. 1.526 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 82 km deep · 70 km away
  58. 1.610 km NW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  59. 2.359 km WSW of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  60. 1.568 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2047 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.570 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 115 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 1.856 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 98 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 1.560 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 120 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 2.255 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 119 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 1.54 km W of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.628 km S of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 1.775 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 104 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 1.544 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 2.762 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 127 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 1.566 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 118 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 1.511 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 1.548 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 90 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 1.636 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 96 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 2.023 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 2.030 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 1.657 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 128 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 2.255 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 1.674 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 117 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 1.541 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 92 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 2.455 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0211kadwwa. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 6:32 PM UTC.