Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 41 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 41 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska on Fri, Feb 19, 2021, 7:47 PM AKST (04:47 UTC), 85 km (53 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 49 km N of Chase, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2021-02-20 04:47:03 UTC
Depth
84.5 km (52.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
62.859° N, 150.580° 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
81

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 199 in the 60 days after this one and 141 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.119 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 1.636 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 89 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.768 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 105 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 1.646 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 71 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.916 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 85 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.150 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 1.651 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 93 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 1.722 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 86 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 1.554 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 100 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 1.552 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 85 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 1.823 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 89 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 1.672 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 112 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 1.763 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 123 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 1.661 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 121 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 3.449 km N of Chase, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 79 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.619 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 78 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 1.531 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 62 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 1.515 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 56 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 1.551 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 1.519 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 67 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 1.531 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 81 km deep · 75 km away
  22. 2.162 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 62 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 1.552 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 74 km deep · 66 km away
  24. 1.729 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 71 km deep · 76 km away
  25. 1.828 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 83 km deep · 77 km away
  26. 1.530 km E of Chase, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 47 km deep · 72 km away
  27. 1.733 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  28. 1.536 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 93 km deep · 23 km away
  29. 1.522 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 76 km deep · 83 km away
  30. 1.658 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  31. 2.429 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 48 km deep · 84 km away
  32. 1.516 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2047 days ago · 71 km deep · 89 km away
  33. 2.52 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2047 days ago · 75 km deep · 39 km away
  34. 2.846 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2047 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  35. 2.042 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2046 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  36. 1.570 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2046 days ago · 107 km deep · 29 km away
  37. 1.728 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 2046 days ago · 87 km deep · 51 km away
  38. 1.78 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2046 days ago · 79 km deep · 98 km away
  39. 1.847 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2046 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  40. 1.668 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2045 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  41. 1.556 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2045 days ago · 72 km deep · 63 km away
  42. 1.633 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2044 days ago · 101 km deep · 68 km away
  43. 1.529 km S of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2044 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  44. 1.722 km NNW of Chase, Alaska · 2044 days ago · 69 km deep · 30 km away
  45. 1.728 km NE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2044 days ago · 68 km deep · 78 km away
  46. 1.932 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 59 km deep · 61 km away
  47. 1.652 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 107 km deep · 32 km away
  48. 1.922 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 76 km deep · 60 km away
  49. 1.525 km S of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  50. 2.054 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 113 km deep · 25 km away
  51. 2.468 km N of Petersville, AK · 2043 days ago · 114 km deep · 29 km away
  52. 2.058 km S of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  53. 2.163 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 110 km deep · 23 km away
  54. 2.050 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  55. 2.860 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 110 km deep · 20 km away
  56. 1.964 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2042 days ago · 126 km deep · 40 km away
  57. 1.834 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2042 days ago · 66 km deep · 82 km away
  58. 2.421 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2042 days ago · 59 km deep · 66 km away
  59. 1.570 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2042 days ago · 118 km deep · 45 km away
  60. 1.563 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2042 days ago · 128 km deep · 39 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.925 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 71 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 1.532 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 89 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.669 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 123 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 1.534 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 94 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.755 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 112 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 1.639 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 1.553 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 123 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 1.57 km NNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 1.858 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 2.057 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 72 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 1.543 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 70 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 1.543 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 1.568 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 1.610 km NW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 1.526 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 82 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 1.814 km NW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 58 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 1.836 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 88 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 1.546 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 2.069 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 117 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 2.659 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2058 days ago · 106 km deep · 18 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0212cf2ijn. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:24 AM UTC.