Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 14 km NW of Trapper Creek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 14 km NW of Trapper Creek, Alaska on Tue, Feb 16, 2021, 1:33 AM AKST (10:33 UTC), 58 km (36 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
2021-02-16 10:33:08 UTC
Depth
58.1 km (36.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.392° N, 150.467° 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
97

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 175 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.526 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 82 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 1.610 km NW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 1.621 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.568 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.534 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 97 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 2.218 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 41 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 1.543 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 70 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 2.057 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 72 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.858 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 1.57 km NNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 1.553 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 123 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 1.62 km S of Willow, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 40 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 1.755 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 112 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 1.534 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 94 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 1.530 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 67 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 1.669 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 123 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.829 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 77 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 1.532 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 89 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 1.925 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 71 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 1.841 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 85 km deep · 52 km away
  21. 2.119 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  22. 1.636 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 89 km deep · 47 km away
  23. 3.154 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  24. 1.768 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 105 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 1.646 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 71 km deep · 92 km away
  26. 1.916 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 85 km deep · 56 km away
  27. 1.722 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 62 km deep · 74 km away
  28. 1.651 km NNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 93 km deep · 70 km away
  29. 1.722 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 86 km deep · 39 km away
  30. 1.554 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 100 km deep · 67 km away
  31. 1.552 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 85 km deep · 66 km away
  32. 1.823 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 2047 days ago · 89 km deep · 39 km away
  33. 1.672 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2047 days ago · 112 km deep · 96 km away
  34. 1.763 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2047 days ago · 123 km deep · 79 km away
  35. 1.661 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2047 days ago · 121 km deep · 85 km away
  36. 3.449 km N of Chase, Alaska · 2047 days ago · 79 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  37. 1.618 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2047 days ago · 79 km deep · 80 km away
  38. 1.619 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2047 days ago · 78 km deep · 22 km away
  39. 1.831 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2046 days ago · 75 km deep · 88 km away
  40. 1.531 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2046 days ago · 62 km deep · 50 km away
  41. 1.515 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2046 days ago · 56 km deep · 23 km away
  42. 1.916 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 2046 days ago · 51 km deep · 84 km away
  43. 1.551 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2046 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  44. 1.619 km SE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2046 days ago · 71 km deep · 67 km away
  45. 2.819 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 2046 days ago · 39 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  46. 1.72 km S of Willow, Alaska · 2045 days ago · 47 km deep · 78 km away
  47. 1.519 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 2045 days ago · 67 km deep · 51 km away
  48. 2.162 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2045 days ago · 62 km deep · 81 km away
  49. 1.552 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2045 days ago · 74 km deep · 86 km away
  50. 1.829 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2044 days ago · 99 km deep · 94 km away
  51. 1.634 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 2044 days ago · 57 km deep · 48 km away
  52. 1.729 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2044 days ago · 71 km deep · 38 km away
  53. 1.828 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2044 days ago · 83 km deep · 40 km away
  54. 1.530 km E of Chase, Alaska · 2044 days ago · 47 km deep · 49 km away
  55. 1.536 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2044 days ago · 93 km deep · 54 km away
  56. 1.522 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2044 days ago · 76 km deep · 46 km away
  57. 1.658 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2044 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  58. 2.429 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2044 days ago · 48 km deep · 55 km away
  59. 1.516 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 71 km deep · 51 km away
  60. 2.52 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2043 days ago · 75 km deep · 20 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.836 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 88 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 1.536 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 69 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.722 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 61 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 2.069 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 117 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.612 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 59 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 2.659 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 106 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 1.566 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 128 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.633 km NW of Willow, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 49 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 1.955 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 120 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 2.022 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 45 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 1.556 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 117 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.742 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 83 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 1.73 km ENE of Houston, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 39 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 2.542 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 105 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 1.733 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 1.767 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 58 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 1.521 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 86 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 1.969 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 117 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 1.715 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 1.610 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 57 km deep · 19 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02125weqid. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:30 AM UTC.