M3.8 earthquake 27 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 27 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska on Tue, Oct 14, 1986, 2:48 AM AKDT (10:48 UTC), 22 km (14 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.8 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-10-14 10:48:26 UTC
- Depth
- 22.3 km (13.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 63.288° N, 149.439° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.726 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 14596 days ago · 29 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.451 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 14588 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
- 3.442 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 14581 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.070 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 14580 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
- 3.564 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 14568 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
- 3.435 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 14548 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.463 km N of Chase, Alaska · 14544 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002yxt. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:22 AM UTC.