Alaska earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 70 km E of Cantwell, Alaska

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 70 km E of Cantwell, Alaska on Sun, Dec 10, 1995, 1:31 AM AKST (10:31 UTC), 74 km (46 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 69 km E of Cantwell, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
1995-12-10 10:31:31 UTC
Depth
74.0 km (46.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
63.368° N, 147.543° 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
33

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.543 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 11253 days ago · 99 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 2.237 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 11252 days ago · 88 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.867 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 11250 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 2.029 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 11250 days ago · 77 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 2.363 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 11249 days ago · -2 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 3.482 km WNW of Paxson, Alaska · 11247 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 2.782 km WNW of Paxson, Alaska · 11246 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 2.582 km WNW of Paxson, Alaska · 11246 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 3.667 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 11246 days ago · 67 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.984 km WNW of Paxson, Alaska · 11242 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 2.349 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 11239 days ago · 60 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 2.083 km WNW of Paxson, Alaska · 11238 days ago · -3 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 2.423 km E of Healy, Alaska · 11236 days ago · 106 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 2.15 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 11235 days ago · 90 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 3.969 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 11232 days ago · 69 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 2.283 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 11230 days ago · 46 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 2.569 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 11225 days ago · 63 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 2.983 km WNW of Paxson, Alaska · 11225 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 2.682 km WNW of Paxson, Alaska · 11225 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 2.079 km SSW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 11224 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
  21. 1.767 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 11224 days ago · 54 km deep · 70 km away
  22. 1.920 km ENE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 11223 days ago · 105 km deep · 69 km away
  23. 2.334 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 11218 days ago · 75 km deep · 40 km away
  24. 2.082 km WNW of Paxson, Alaska · 11217 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  25. 1.61 km SSW of Healy, Alaska · 11216 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  26. 1.837 km E of Ferry, Alaska · 11206 days ago · 19 km deep · 89 km away
  27. 2.243 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 11204 days ago · 77 km deep · 62 km away
  28. 1.959 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 11204 days ago · 65 km deep · 100 km away
  29. 1.951 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 11203 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  30. 2.235 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 11198 days ago · 72 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 2.326 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 11260 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 2.571 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 11262 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 2.138 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 11266 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 2.139 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 11272 days ago · 69 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 1.986 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 11277 days ago · 66 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 2.163 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 11278 days ago · 84 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 4.859 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 11279 days ago · 105 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 2.363 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 11282 days ago · 17 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 2.446 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 11283 days ago · 106 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 2.011 km WSW of Healy, Alaska · 11283 days ago · 116 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak995ft30fim (also filed as usp00078qx). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:05 AM UTC.