M2.0 earthquake 21 km W of Cantwell, Alaska

Magnitude

2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Alaska Earthquake Center

Local time

Thu, Jan 2, 1997, 3:53 AM AKST

UTC

1997-01-02 12:53:41 UTC

Depth

103.2 km (64.1 mi), intermediate-depth

Epicenter

63.386° N, 149.388° W

Region

Alaska

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Stations used

14

• Healy, AlaskaPopulation 1,021. Forecast56 kmSSW
• Fairbanks, AlaskaPopulation 32,325. Forecast181 kmSSW
• Anchorage, AlaskaPopulation 289,600. Forecast243 kmN

After

1. 2.246 km SE of Denali National Park, AlaskaFri, Jan 3, 1:56 PM AKST · 10866 days ago · -3 km deep · 85 km away
2. 2.960 km NNE of Petersville, AlaskaFri, Jan 3, 5:27 PM AKST · 10866 days ago · 95 km deep · 68 km away
3. 2.265 km N of Petersville, AlaskaFri, Jan 3, 5:57 PM AKST · 10866 days ago · 117 km deep · 75 km away
4. 1.947 km SW of Cantwell, AlaskaFri, Jan 3, 8:31 PM AKST · 10866 days ago · 93 km deep · 34 km away
5. 2.742 km SSW of Cantwell, AlaskaSun, Jan 5, 9:44 PM AKST · 10864 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
6. 3.119 km NNW of Cantwell, AlaskaMon, Jan 6, 7:04 PM AKST · 10863 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
7. 1.738 km ESE of Denali National Park, AlaskaTue, Jan 7, 4:05 AM AKST · 10862 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
8. 1.655 km N of Petersville, AlaskaWed, Jan 8, 6:54 AM AKST · 10861 days ago · 102 km deep · 86 km away
9. 2.143 km SE of Denali National Park, AlaskaWed, Jan 8, 11:14 AM AKST · 10861 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
10. 2.2Central AlaskaWed, Jan 8, 11:21 PM AKST · 10861 days ago · 78 km deep · 60 km away
11. 2.039 km SW of Cantwell, AlaskaThu, Jan 9, 10:51 AM AKST · 10860 days ago · 86 km deep · 24 km away
12. 2.955 km NNE of Chase, AlaskaThu, Jan 9, 10:51 AM AKST · 10860 days ago · 79 km deep · 55 km away
13. 3.244 km SE of Denali National Park, AlaskaThu, Jan 9, 2:50 PM AKST · 10860 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
14. 2.749 km N of Chase, AlaskaThu, Jan 9, 3:04 PM AKST · 10860 days ago · 83 km deep · 63 km away
15. 1.928 km NE of Petersville, AlaskaThu, Jan 9, 10:22 PM AKST · 10860 days ago · 73 km deep · 93 km away
16. 2.553 km SSE of Cantwell, AlaskaFri, Jan 10, 3:36 PM AKST · 10859 days ago · 58 km deep · 62 km away
17. 4.251 km WSW of Ferry, AlaskaSat, Jan 11, 12:03 PM AKST · 10858 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
18. 2.026 km NE of Chase, AlaskaSat, Jan 11, 8:01 PM AKST · 10858 days ago · 66 km deep · 87 km away
19. 2.240 km SE of Denali National Park, AlaskaSun, Jan 12, 12:18 AM AKST · 10858 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
20. 2.163 km SE of Denali National Park, AlaskaSun, Jan 12, 1:30 AM AKST · 10858 days ago · 125 km deep · 68 km away
21. 3.035 km W of Cantwell, AlaskaSun, Jan 12, 8:51 PM AKST · 10857 days ago · 102 km deep · 14 km away
22. 2.5Central AlaskaMon, Jan 13, 6:45 AM AKST · 10856 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
23. 2.046 km NNE of Petersville, AlaskaMon, Jan 13, 4:32 PM AKST · 10856 days ago · 101 km deep · 79 km away
24. 2.342 km SE of Denali National Park, AlaskaWed, Jan 15, 3:30 AM AKST · 10854 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
25. 1.859 km SSW of Cantwell, AlaskaThu, Jan 16, 4:49 AM AKST · 10853 days ago · 78 km deep · 52 km away
26. 1.760 km NE of Denali National Park, AlaskaThu, Jan 16, 5:35 AM AKST · 10853 days ago · 47 km deep · 89 km away
27. 2.237 km SE of Denali National Park, AlaskaThu, Jan 16, 6:02 AM AKST · 10853 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
28. 1.958 km SSW of Cantwell, AlaskaThu, Jan 16, 12:18 PM AKST · 10853 days ago · 80 km deep · 50 km away
29. 1.934 km SE of Denali National Park, AlaskaFri, Jan 17, 12:00 PM AKST · 10852 days ago · 19 km deep · 96 km away
30. 3.484 km SSE of Cantwell, AlaskaSat, Jan 18, 7:51 AM AKST · 10851 days ago · 50 km deep · 94 km away
31. 2.463 km N of Petersville, AlaskaSat, Jan 18, 9:28 PM AKST · 10851 days ago · 117 km deep · 74 km away
32. 2.885 km SSE of Cantwell, AlaskaMon, Jan 20, 12:48 AM AKST · 10850 days ago · 40 km deep · 95 km away
33. 2.552 km NNE of Chase, AlaskaMon, Jan 20, 7:27 AM AKST · 10849 days ago · 79 km deep · 58 km away
34. 1.948 km E of Denali National Park, AlaskaTue, Jan 21, 7:07 AM AKST · 10848 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
35. 2.960 km SE of Denali National Park, AlaskaTue, Jan 21, 9:19 PM AKST · 10848 days ago · 124 km deep · 85 km away
36. 2.164 km ENE of Chase, AlaskaThu, Jan 23, 8:40 AM AKST · 10846 days ago · 45 km deep · 92 km away
37. 2.842 km SE of Denali National Park, AlaskaMon, Jan 27, 3:21 PM AKST · 10842 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
38. 2.614 km WSW of Cantwell, AlaskaTue, Jan 28, 12:18 AM AKST · 10842 days ago · 101 km deep · 8 km away
39. 2.033 km E of Denali National Park, AlaskaWed, Jan 29, 4:30 AM AKST · 10840 days ago · 24 km deep · 84 km away
40. 3.064 km S of Cantwell, AlaskaFri, Jan 31, 9:24 AM AKST · 10838 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
41. 2.555 km SE of Denali National Park, AlaskaFri, Jan 31, 2:44 PM AKST · 10838 days ago · 111 km deep · 88 km away
42. 3.734 km N of Chase, AlaskaFri, Jan 31, 11:22 PM AKST · 10838 days ago · 87 km deep · 82 km away
43. 1.959 km SSW of Cantwell, AlaskaSat, Feb 1, 3:50 PM AKST · 10837 days ago · 78 km deep · 54 km away
44. 2.227 km SW of Cantwell, AlaskaSun, Feb 2, 7:14 AM AKST · 10836 days ago · 95 km deep · 17 km away
45. 1.729 km SE of Denali National Park, AlaskaSun, Feb 2, 12:02 PM AKST · 10836 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
46. 3.068 km ENE of Chase, AlaskaMon, Feb 3, 10:10 AM AKST · 10835 days ago · 62 km deep · 73 km away
47. 2.446 km E of Denali National Park, AlaskaMon, Feb 3, 1:20 PM AKST · 10835 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
48. 2.770 km N of Petersville, AlaskaTue, Feb 4, 3:26 AM AKST · 10834 days ago · 109 km deep · 64 km away
49. 2.455 km ESE of McKinley Park, AlaskaTue, Feb 4, 11:54 AM AKST · 10834 days ago · 72 km deep · 77 km away
50. 2.439 km ENE of Ferry, AlaskaWed, Feb 5, 8:32 PM AKST · 10833 days ago · 118 km deep · 98 km away
51. 2.49 km ESE of Ferry, AlaskaThu, Feb 6, 5:40 PM AKST · 10832 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
52. 2.267 km ESE of Denali National Park, AlaskaThu, Feb 6, 8:44 PM AKST · 10832 days ago · 128 km deep · 62 km away
53. 1.826 km ESE of Denali National Park, AlaskaThu, Feb 6, 9:48 PM AKST · 10832 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
54. 2.453 km NNE of Chase, AlaskaFri, Feb 7, 6:51 AM AKST · 10831 days ago · 75 km deep · 57 km away
55. 2.317 km NW of Cantwell, AlaskaSun, Feb 9, 7:46 AM AKST · 10829 days ago · 92 km deep · 14 km away
56. 1.975 km WSW of Cantwell, AlaskaMon, Feb 10, 5:21 AM AKST · 10828 days ago · 111 km deep · 55 km away
57. 2.168 km ESE of Denali National Park, AlaskaMon, Feb 10, 7:41 AM AKST · 10828 days ago · 122 km deep · 60 km away
58. 2.464 km SE of Denali National Park, AlaskaMon, Feb 10, 3:18 PM AKST · 10828 days ago · 118 km deep · 86 km away
59. 2.344 km SE of Denali National Park, AlaskaTue, Feb 11, 2:49 AM AKST · 10827 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
60. 3.033 km ESE of Denali National Park, AlaskaWed, Feb 12, 3:28 AM AKST · 10826 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away

The first 60 of 100.

Before

1. 1.945 km ESE of Denali National Park, AlaskaWed, Jan 1, 9:16 AM AKST · 10868 days ago · -2 km deep · 72 km away
2. 2.143 km ESE of Denali National Park, AlaskaWed, Jan 1, 5:25 AM AKST · 10868 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
3. 2.4Central AlaskaWed, Jan 1, 2:47 AM AKST · 10868 days ago · 113 km deep · 21 km away
4. 2.544 km SE of Denali National Park, AlaskaTue, Dec 31, 11:42 PM AKST · 10869 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
5. 2.775 km E of Cantwell, AlaskaTue, Dec 31, 5:22 PM AKST · 10869 days ago · 64 km deep · 97 km away
6. 2.442 km SE of Denali National Park, AlaskaTue, Dec 31, 1:28 PM AKST · 10869 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
7. 1.963 km E of Chase, AlaskaTue, Dec 31, 5:16 AM AKST · 10869 days ago · 45 km deep · 97 km away
8. 2.030 km ESE of Denali National Park, AlaskaMon, Dec 30, 10:36 PM AKST · 10870 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
9. 1.938 km SSW of Cantwell, AlaskaMon, Dec 30, 7:33 PM AKST · 10870 days ago · 84 km deep · 34 km away
10. 2.862 km S of Cantwell, AlaskaSun, Dec 29, 2:16 PM AKST · 10871 days ago · 67 km deep · 69 km away
11. 2.058 km SE of Denali National Park, AlaskaSun, Dec 29, 5:53 AM AKST · 10871 days ago · 125 km deep · 74 km away
12. 1.944 km SE of Denali National Park, AlaskaSat, Dec 28, 3:02 PM AKST · 10872 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
13. 1.941 km SE of Denali National Park, AlaskaSat, Dec 28, 9:12 AM AKST · 10872 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
14. 2.038 km E of Denali National Park, AlaskaFri, Dec 27, 4:27 AM AKST · 10873 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
15. 2.125 km NNE of Chase, AlaskaWed, Dec 25, 8:59 PM AKST · 10875 days ago · 70 km deep · 85 km away
16. 3.866 km ESE of Denali National Park, AlaskaWed, Dec 25, 10:22 AM AKST · 10875 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
17. 2.431 km E of Denali National Park, AlaskaWed, Dec 25, 5:12 AM AKST · 10875 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
18. 1.945 km NNE of Chase, AlaskaMon, Dec 23, 6:58 AM AKST · 10877 days ago · 79 km deep · 66 km away
19. 2.356 km SE of Denali National Park, AlaskaMon, Dec 23, 2:35 AM AKST · 10877 days ago · 39 km deep · 77 km away
20. 2.642 km SE of Denali National Park, AlaskaSat, Dec 21, 10:08 PM AKST · 10879 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak9973ijcff. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 10:39 PM UTC.