Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake Central Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck in Central Alaska on Tue, Sep 7, 2021, 11:12 PM AKDT (07:12 UTC), 55 km (34 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 60 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-09-08 07:12:13 UTC
Depth
54.9 km (34.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.361° N, 149.621° 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
65

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 108 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.752 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1843 days ago · 117 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.658 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 72 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.516 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 67 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.517 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1842 days ago · 74 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.849 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 74 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 1.83 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 83 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.418 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 2.469 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 17 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 3.43 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1841 days ago · 37 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 25
  10. 2.858 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 107 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.851 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 58 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 2.239 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 82 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 2.520 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 86 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 1.525 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1840 days ago · 72 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 2.244 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 98 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 1.637 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 1.58 km ESE of Willow, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 39 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 1.628 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 1839 days ago · 81 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 1.520 km E of Chase, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 1.631 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 60 km deep · 62 km away
  21. 1.525 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 32 km deep · 39 km away
  22. 1.728 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 93 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 1.925 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1838 days ago · 70 km deep · 65 km away
  24. 1.658 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 110 km deep · 99 km away
  25. 1.627 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 83 km deep · 86 km away
  26. 1.826 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 76 km deep · 83 km away
  27. 2.119 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1837 days ago · 66 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 1.6Southern Alaska · 1836 days ago · 40 km deep · 61 km away
  29. 1.752 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  30. 1.925 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 1836 days ago · 89 km deep · 86 km away
  31. 2.911 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 42 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 2
  32. 1.514 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 65 km deep · 28 km away
  33. 2.858 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 71 km deep · 64 km away
  34. 1.842 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 77 km deep · 78 km away
  35. 2.052 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 69 km deep · 57 km away
  36. 1.561 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 119 km deep · 100 km away
  37. 1.531 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1835 days ago · 57 km deep · 87 km away
  38. 1.522 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 19 km deep · 59 km away
  39. 1.951 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 31 km deep · 41 km away
  40. 1.66 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 31 km deep · 100 km away
  41. 1.520 km ESE of Chase, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 14 km deep · 7 km away
  42. 1.560 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away
  43. 1.622 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 48 km deep · 98 km away
  44. 1.911 km NNE of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 30 km deep · 71 km away
  45. 1.98 km NNE of Susitna, Alaska · 1834 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
  46. 1.862 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 115 km deep · 100 km away
  47. 1.815 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1833 days ago · 37 km deep · 61 km away
  48. 1.831 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1832 days ago · 87 km deep · 94 km away
  49. 1.64 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1831 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  50. 1.770 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 59 km deep · 55 km away
  51. 1.57 km E of Talkeetna, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  52. 1.551 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 99 km deep · 91 km away
  53. 1.930 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 62 km deep · 95 km away
  54. 2.326 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  55. 1.717 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 1830 days ago · 61 km deep · 21 km away
  56. 1.647 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 90 km deep · 90 km away
  57. 1.75 km NNE of Susitna, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 54 km deep · 97 km away
  58. 1.612 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  59. 1.661 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1829 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  60. 1.545 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1828 days ago · 78 km deep · 76 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.316 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 1844 days ago · 40 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 2.212 km N of Houston, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 25 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 1.622 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 2.751 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 19 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.69 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 1845 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 1.743 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 38 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 2.527 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 1.969 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 45 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 2.056 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 97 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 1.519 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 2.026 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 40 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 1.99 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 38 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.034 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 1846 days ago · 94 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 1.643 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 91 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 2.511 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 59 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 1.515 km NNW of Chase, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 3.15 km N of Big Lake, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 40 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 12
  18. 1.521 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1847 days ago · 81 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 1.660 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 111 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 1.97 km SE of Houston, Alaska · 1848 days ago · 29 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021bj84qt5. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 4:55 AM UTC.