Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake Central Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck in Central Alaska on Sat, Oct 9, 2021, 7:09 AM AKDT (15:09 UTC), 1 km (1 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
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-10-09 15:09:44 UTC
Depth
1.1 km (0.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
63.590° N, 147.250° 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
50

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 60 in the 60 days after this one and 52 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.528 km N of Paxson, Alaska · 1811 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.661 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1808 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.524 km ENE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1807 days ago · 102 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.96 km ESE of Healy, Alaska · 1805 days ago · 113 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.5Central Alaska · 1804 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.574 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1804 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 1.57 km NNW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.671 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1802 days ago · 62 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.645 km E of Denali Park, Alaska · 1801 days ago · 81 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 4.460 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1800 days ago · 72 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 43
  11. 2.6Central Alaska · 1799 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.977 km SW of Fort Greely, Alaska · 1799 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 1.543 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 3.38 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 11
  15. 1.66 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 1798 days ago · 106 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.761 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.675 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1796 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 1.78 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1795 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 2.169 km E of Denali Park, Alaska · 1794 days ago · 74 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 2.376 km E of Denali Park, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 80 km deep · 9 km away
  21. 1.669 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1790 days ago · 65 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 2.4Central Alaska · 1789 days ago · 17 km deep · 26 km away
  23. 1.688 km SW of Delta Junction, Alaska · 1789 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  24. 1.527 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 1.529 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 1.529 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1786 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  27. 2.210 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  28. 3.132 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 46
  29. 4.131 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 179
  30. 1.528 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  31. 1.928 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  32. 1.58 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  33. 2.860 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1785 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  34. 1.561 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1784 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  35. 2.921 km NNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1783 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 2
  36. 1.830 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1782 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  37. 1.540 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 75 km deep · 70 km away
  38. 1.528 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1781 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  39. 2.331 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1780 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  40. 2.680 km NW of Lake Louise, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  41. 2.068 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 1779 days ago · 67 km deep · 27 km away
  42. 1.569 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1778 days ago · 60 km deep · 88 km away
  43. 1.730 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1776 days ago · 70 km deep · 84 km away
  44. 1.674 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1773 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  45. 1.628 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1773 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  46. 2.472 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1772 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  47. 1.532 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  48. 1.666 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1769 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  49. 1.534 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  50. 1.83 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 1766 days ago · 104 km deep · 87 km away
  51. 1.662 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  52. 1.78 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  53. 2.940 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 72 km deep · 88 km away
  54. 1.573 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
  55. 2.129 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1757 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  56. 1.729 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1756 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  57. 3.075 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  58. 1.529 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  59. 2.570 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1755 days ago · 62 km deep · 93 km away
  60. 1.963 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1754 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away

Before

  1. 1.864 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 69 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 1.916 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 90 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.553 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1813 days ago · 60 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.584 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1814 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 1.811 km NNE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 2.083 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1816 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 1.784 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.383 km E of Denali Park, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.482 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1817 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.753 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 2.163 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1819 days ago · 64 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 1.827 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.627 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1821 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 1.571 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 1.529 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1822 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 1.822 km ENE of Denali Park, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 87 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 1.574 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 1823 days ago · 32 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 1.965 km WSW of Delta Junction, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 1.79 km WNW of Healy, Alaska · 1824 days ago · 117 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 2.280 km NW of Lake Louise, Alaska · 1826 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021cymje6f. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 3:24 AM UTC.