M2.5 earthquake 59 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska
A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 59 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska on Tue, Jun 28, 1983, 10:35 AM GMT-9 (19:35 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.5 65 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.5 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-06-28 19:35:53 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 62.870° N, 149.229° 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.565 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 15752 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.466 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 15740 days ago · 92 km deep · 16 km away
Before
- 4.071 km WNW of Lake Louise, Alaska · 15807 days ago · 72 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.058 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 15808 days ago · 41 km deep · 46 km away
- 3.372 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 15822 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.757 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 15822 days ago · 147 km deep · 90 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001wez. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:29 PM UTC.