Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake Central Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck in Central Alaska on Thu, Nov 18, 2021, 9:47 AM AKST (18:47 UTC), 125 km (78 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 57 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
2021-11-18 18:47:51 UTC
Depth
125.3 km (77.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
63.094° N, 150.941° 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
46

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 122 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.366 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 121 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 1.563 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 121 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 1.9Central Alaska · 1770 days ago · 99 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 2.136 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1770 days ago · 101 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.869 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1770 days ago · 122 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 1.857 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1770 days ago · 108 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 1.742 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1769 days ago · 100 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 1.764 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1769 days ago · 134 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 2.08 km WNW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1769 days ago · 64 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.951 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1769 days ago · 95 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 1.639 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1769 days ago · 69 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 1.77 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1768 days ago · 73 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 1.726 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1768 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 1.554 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1768 days ago · 112 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 1.654 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 107 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 4.157 km S of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 11
  17. 1.663 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 103 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 2.256 km N of Chase, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 87 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 1.560 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 127 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 1.651 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 111 km deep · 20 km away
  21. 1.550 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 71 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 2.171 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 114 km deep · 17 km away
  23. 1.557 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 91 km deep · 31 km away
  24. 1.5Central Alaska · 1767 days ago · 117 km deep · 20 km away
  25. 1.866 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1767 days ago · 109 km deep · 13 km away
  26. 2.248 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  27. 2.060 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 97 km deep · 53 km away
  28. 2.748 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  29. 1.749 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1765 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  30. 1.664 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 82 km deep · 47 km away
  31. 1.650 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 107 km deep · 20 km away
  32. 1.943 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
  33. 1.668 km ENE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  34. 1.833 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1764 days ago · 89 km deep · 85 km away
  35. 1.646 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 90 km deep · 80 km away
  36. 2.343 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away
  37. 1.822 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1763 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  38. 1.817 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 65 km deep · 84 km away
  39. 1.864 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 127 km deep · 4 km away
  40. 1.642 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 95 km deep · 97 km away
  41. 1.627 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 81 km deep · 83 km away
  42. 2.935 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 97 km deep · 41 km away
  43. 1.650 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  44. 1.526 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 85 km deep · 63 km away
  45. 2.128 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 83 km deep · 99 km away
  46. 2.234 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1762 days ago · 16 km deep · 37 km away
  47. 1.657 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 108 km deep · 49 km away
  48. 2.235 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  49. 1.546 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 94 km deep · 27 km away
  50. 1.662 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1761 days ago · 132 km deep · 21 km away
  51. 1.844 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  52. 1.653 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 77 km deep · 69 km away
  53. 1.962 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 101 km deep · 43 km away
  54. 1.775 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 105 km deep · 30 km away
  55. 1.556 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  56. 1.662 km S of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1760 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  57. 1.620 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 71 km deep · 82 km away
  58. 1.522 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 67 km deep · 85 km away
  59. 1.59 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 76 km deep · 65 km away
  60. 1.567 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 1759 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.717 km ENE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 59 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.561 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 92 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 1.567 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 121 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 1.732 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 1771 days ago · 75 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.560 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1772 days ago · 122 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 1.634 km S of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1772 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 1.840 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 1772 days ago · 94 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.960 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1773 days ago · 130 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 1.664 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1773 days ago · 100 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 1.687 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 1773 days ago · 144 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 1.561 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1773 days ago · 127 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 2.363 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1773 days ago · 120 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.748 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 111 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 1.649 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 1.656 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 118 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 1.971 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 120 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 1.655 km S of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1774 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 1.956 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 1775 days ago · 102 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 1.863 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1775 days ago · 113 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 1.870 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1775 days ago · 105 km deep · 23 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021esu1qm1. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 1:00 PM UTC.