Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 52 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 52 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska on Mon, Jun 3, 2019, 2:20 AM AKDT (10:20 UTC), 81 km (50 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 70 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-06-03 10:20:05 UTC
Depth
80.8 km (50.2 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
63.065° N, 149.713° W
Region
Alaska
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

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Stations used
105

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 163 in the 60 days after this one and 99 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 163.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak01972uu2vv (also filed as us70003upp). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:05 PM UTC.