Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 72 km WSW of Delta Junction, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 72 km WSW of Delta Junction, Alaska on Thu, Mar 25, 2021, 6:46 PM AKDT (02:46 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 28 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-03-26 02:46:13 UTC
Depth
1.1 km (0.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
63.713° N, 147.012° 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: 47 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.547 km NNW of Paxson, Alaska · 2008 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 1.789 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2006 days ago · 72 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 2.237 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 1.679 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2005 days ago · 73 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 3.261 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 79 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 2.070 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2004 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 1.5Central Alaska · 1998 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 1.763 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 1998 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 5.528 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 80 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1,975 · tsunami flag
  10. 1.65 km E of Healy, Alaska · 1997 days ago · 111 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.620 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 85 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 2.050 km NNW of Paxson, Alaska · 1996 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 1.682 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 1995 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 1.563 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 1.94 km SSE of Salcha, Alaska · 1994 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.958 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 1993 days ago · 77 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 1.5Central Alaska · 1993 days ago · 102 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 1.714 km E of Ferry, Alaska · 1992 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 1.96 km N of Healy, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 106 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 2.880 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  21. 1.750 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 1991 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  22. 1.99 km E of Healy, Alaska · 1987 days ago · 105 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 2.062 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1983 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  24. 1.681 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 1982 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  25. 1.675 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 1981 days ago · 28 km deep · 36 km away
  26. 2.045 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 1979 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  27. 1.886 km WNW of Paxson, Alaska · 1978 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  28. 1.752 km NW of Paxson, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  29. 1.555 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 1976 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  30. 1.882 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 1975 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  31. 1.756 km WNW of Paxson, Alaska · 1968 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  32. 1.572 km SSW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1968 days ago · 193 km deep · 7 km away
  33. 2.282 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 1967 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  34. 1.726 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  35. 1.522 km WSW of Dry Creek, Alaska · 1966 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  36. 1.661 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
  37. 1.811 km NNE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1965 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  38. 2.332 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  39. 1.560 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 1964 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  40. 1.817 km ESE of Healy, Alaska · 1961 days ago · 101 km deep · 80 km away
  41. 2.066 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 1959 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  42. 3.09 km E of Healy, Alaska · 1959 days ago · 103 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  43. 1.650 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1955 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  44. 2.872 km SW of Delta Junction, Alaska · 1954 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  45. 1.741 km SSW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 1952 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  46. 2.161 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 1952 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  47. 1.543 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1952 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 1.914 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 2013 days ago · 114 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 3.37 km NNE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2016 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.88 km S of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 2018 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.531 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.817 km SSW of Deltana, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 19 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.582 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2021 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 1.830 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 2022 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.68 km E of Healy, Alaska · 2026 days ago · 105 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.533 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 83 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 2.821 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.720 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 1.520 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 1.613 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 93 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 2.479 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 72 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 1.510 km NNE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2040 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0213wm596v. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 9:29 PM UTC.