Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 13 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 13 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska on Tue, Jan 29, 2019, 5:04 PM AKST (02:04 UTC), 98 km (61 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 76 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2019-01-30 02:04:31 UTC
Depth
98.2 km (61.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
63.433° N, 148.694° 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
116

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 141 in the 60 days after this one and 67 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 141.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0191dnc7d0. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:48 AM UTC.