Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 49 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 49 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska on Sun, Jan 15, 2017, 9:41 AM AKST (18:41 UTC), 90 km (56 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 64 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-01-15 18:41:39 UTC
Depth
90.1 km (56.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
63.169° N, 149.799° 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
89

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 98 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.652 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3549 days ago · 60 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 1.661 km N of Chase, Alaska · 3549 days ago · 79 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 1.640 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3549 days ago · 80 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 2.15 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3548 days ago · 74 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 1.748 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3548 days ago · 94 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 1.558 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3548 days ago · 58 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 2.137 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3547 days ago · 86 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 1.843 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3547 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 1.539 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3546 days ago · 44 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 3.161 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3546 days ago · 125 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 1.554 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3546 days ago · 104 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 1.841 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3546 days ago · 62 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 1.828 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3545 days ago · 83 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.6Central Alaska · 3545 days ago · 119 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 1.651 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3545 days ago · 93 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 1.564 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3545 days ago · 129 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 1.866 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3545 days ago · 112 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 1.95 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 3544 days ago · 77 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 1.833 km NW of Petersville, Alaska · 3544 days ago · 91 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 1.623 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3544 days ago · 55 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 2.244 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3544 days ago · 86 km deep · 45 km away
  22. 1.653 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3544 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  23. 1.81 km E of Petersville, Alaska · 3543 days ago · 76 km deep · 89 km away
  24. 1.766 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3543 days ago · 113 km deep · 43 km away
  25. 1.5Central Alaska · 3543 days ago · 102 km deep · 32 km away
  26. 2.048 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3543 days ago · 90 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 2.522 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3542 days ago · 57 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  28. 2.3Central Alaska · 3542 days ago · 113 km deep · 49 km away
  29. 2.210 km WSW of Chase, Alaska · 3542 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  30. 1.549 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3541 days ago · 89 km deep · 44 km away
  31. 1.654 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3541 days ago · 69 km deep · 46 km away
  32. 1.561 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3541 days ago · 128 km deep · 51 km away
  33. 1.942 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3540 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  34. 1.65 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 3540 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  35. 1.723 km ENE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3540 days ago · 103 km deep · 97 km away
  36. 1.557 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3540 days ago · 111 km deep · 82 km away
  37. 1.657 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3540 days ago · 66 km deep · 38 km away
  38. 2.561 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3540 days ago · 123 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 3
  39. 1.666 km E of Chase, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 49 km deep · 83 km away
  40. 1.552 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 74 km deep · 34 km away
  41. 1.539 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 94 km deep · 74 km away
  42. 2.150 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3539 days ago · 111 km deep · 74 km away
  43. 1.839 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 100 km deep · 19 km away
  44. 1.545 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  45. 2.666 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 61 km deep · 63 km away
  46. 1.657 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 129 km deep · 69 km away
  47. 2.133 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3538 days ago · 89 km deep · 70 km away
  48. 1.729 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3537 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  49. 1.563 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3537 days ago · 122 km deep · 56 km away
  50. 2.167 km NW of Petersville, Alaska · 3537 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  51. 1.524 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3537 days ago · 91 km deep · 94 km away
  52. 1.642 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3537 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  53. 1.943 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3537 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  54. 2.065 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3537 days ago · 118 km deep · 49 km away
  55. 2.716 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 3536 days ago · 81 km deep · 97 km away
  56. 1.564 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3536 days ago · 122 km deep · 55 km away
  57. 1.647 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 3536 days ago · 91 km deep · 44 km away
  58. 2.475 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3535 days ago · 113 km deep · 31 km away
  59. 2.041 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 3535 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  60. 1.571 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3535 days ago · 124 km deep · 35 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.553 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3550 days ago · 85 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 1.754 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3550 days ago · 108 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 1.756 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3550 days ago · 127 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.619 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3550 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.665 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 3550 days ago · 123 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 2.139 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 3550 days ago · 85 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.9Central Alaska · 3550 days ago · 118 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 1.635 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 3551 days ago · 94 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 2.87 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 3551 days ago · 110 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 2.051 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3551 days ago · 76 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 1.7Central Alaska · 3551 days ago · 114 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 1.671 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3551 days ago · 119 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 1.767 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 3552 days ago · 98 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 1.866 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3552 days ago · 128 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 2.071 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3553 days ago · 120 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 2.146 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 3553 days ago · 65 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.522 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 3553 days ago · 79 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 1.746 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3554 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 1.637 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 3554 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 1.945 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 3554 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak017p40vqa (also filed as ak15077053). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:41 AM UTC.