Alaska earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 70 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 70 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska on Thu, Apr 8, 2021, 6:40 PM AKDT (02:40 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.1 73 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-04-09 02:40:19 UTC
Depth
11.8 km (7.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.423° N, 148.265° 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
111

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 63 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.853 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 77 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.567 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 80 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.911 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.513 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 40 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.79 km SSE of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 2.056 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.617 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 2.428 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 99 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.522 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 1.558 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 80 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.755 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 1.736 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 19 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 1.549 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 76 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 1.548 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 69 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.661 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 1.560 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1990 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 1.512 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 1.813 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1989 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 1.541 km E of Chase, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 2.321 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1988 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 1.618 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  22. 1.847 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 69 km deep · 68 km away
  23. 1.660 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1986 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  24. 1.530 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 1985 days ago · 43 km deep · 69 km away
  25. 1.627 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 1.731 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 1.541 km E of Chase, Alaska · 1984 days ago · 48 km deep · 53 km away
  28. 1.647 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 82 km deep · 93 km away
  29. 1.558 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  30. 2.950 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 22 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  31. 1.665 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 65 km deep · 31 km away
  32. 2.335 km N of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 21 km deep · 54 km away
  33. 2.153 km E of Chase, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 53 km deep · 44 km away
  34. 2.842 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 28 km deep · 31 km away
  35. 1.844 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  36. 2.558 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1980 days ago · 62 km deep · 58 km away
  37. 1.625 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 40 km deep · 75 km away
  38. 1.673 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1977 days ago · 41 km deep · 8 km away
  39. 2.328 km NNE of Fishhook, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 30 km deep · 65 km away
  40. 1.560 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 63 km deep · 59 km away
  41. 1.528 km NNW of Lake Louise, Alaska · 1974 days ago · 50 km deep · 77 km away
  42. 1.5Central Alaska · 1974 days ago · 16 km deep · 55 km away
  43. 2.335 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 27 km deep · 52 km away
  44. 1.560 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1973 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away
  45. 1.915 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 36 km deep · 95 km away
  46. 2.567 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1972 days ago · 41 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  47. 1.842 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 36 km deep · 35 km away
  48. 2.031 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1971 days ago · 29 km deep · 39 km away
  49. 2.321 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1970 days ago · 47 km deep · 85 km away
  50. 3.030 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1970 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  51. 2.035 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 16 km deep · 46 km away
  52. 1.548 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  53. 2.820 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 40 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 3
  54. 1.616 km E of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 31 km deep · 70 km away
  55. 1.666 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 1969 days ago · 56 km deep · 49 km away
  56. 2.448 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1968 days ago · 59 km deep · 80 km away
  57. 2.49 km W of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 1968 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
  58. 1.654 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1968 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
  59. 1.556 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 1968 days ago · 56 km deep · 46 km away
  60. 1.540 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 5.528 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 80 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1,975 · tsunami flag
  2. 1.653 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 74 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.529 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 77 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.043 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 42 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.623 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 39 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 1.59 km S of Talkeetna, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 73 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 2.38 km NW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 23 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 1.563 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2001 days ago · 64 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 1.728 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2002 days ago · 38 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 1.568 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 51 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 1.626 km SSE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2003 days ago · 36 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.570 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 62 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 1.633 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 41 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 2.519 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 38 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 2.070 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 1.560 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 1.750 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 34 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 1.843 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 91 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.819 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 29 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 1.565 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 70 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0214jrmu9a (also filed as us6000e072). Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 2:41 AM UTC.