Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 42 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 42 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska on Fri, Aug 9, 2019, 6:26 PM AKDT (02:26 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 19 km WSW of Healy, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-08-10 02:26:47 UTC
Depth
9.4 km (5.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
63.535° N, 148.153° 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
41

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 88 in the 60 days after this one and 35 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.939 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2608 days ago · 84 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 1.813 km W of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2608 days ago · 107 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 1.833 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2608 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 1.931 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2607 days ago · 77 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 1.537 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2606 days ago · 80 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.662 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2606 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 2.032 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2606 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 2.487 km WNW of Paxson, Alaska · 2604 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 1.584 km WNW of Paxson, Alaska · 2604 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 2.184 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2603 days ago · 71 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 2.251 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2602 days ago · 85 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.748 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2601 days ago · 125 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.966 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2601 days ago · 85 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 1.578 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2601 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 1.948 km WSW of Ferry, Alaska · 2599 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 1.938 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2599 days ago · 120 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 1.765 km SW of Whitestone, Alaska · 2598 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 1.840 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2598 days ago · 93 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 2.173 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2597 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 1.882 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2597 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  21. 1.850 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2596 days ago · 90 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 1.661 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2596 days ago · 68 km deep · 64 km away
  23. 1.615 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 2594 days ago · 111 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  24. 2.182 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2591 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  25. 3.548 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2591 days ago · 96 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 1.778 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2591 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  27. 1.842 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 2590 days ago · 105 km deep · 84 km away
  28. 1.535 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2590 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  29. 1.674 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2589 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  30. 1.657 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2589 days ago · 73 km deep · 89 km away
  31. 1.681 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2588 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  32. 1.830 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 2587 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 1.571 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2587 days ago · 58 km deep · 85 km away
  34. 1.568 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2586 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  35. 1.857 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2586 days ago · 79 km deep · 95 km away
  36. 2.155 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2585 days ago · 86 km deep · 98 km away
  37. 1.835 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 2584 days ago · 105 km deep · 77 km away
  38. 1.558 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2584 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  39. 1.885 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2584 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  40. 1.685 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2584 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  41. 1.715 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2583 days ago · 79 km deep · 48 km away
  42. 2.06 km NNE of Healy, Alaska · 2583 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  43. 1.656 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2582 days ago · 116 km deep · 93 km away
  44. 2.632 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2581 days ago · 108 km deep · 70 km away
  45. 1.789 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2580 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  46. 1.558 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2579 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  47. 1.618 km SSE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2579 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  48. 1.572 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2578 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  49. 1.864 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2578 days ago · 60 km deep · 95 km away
  50. 2.0Central Alaska · 2577 days ago · 91 km deep · 96 km away
  51. 2.045 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2576 days ago · 97 km deep · 88 km away
  52. 2.133 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2576 days ago · 108 km deep · 72 km away
  53. 1.860 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2575 days ago · 74 km deep · 98 km away
  54. 2.367 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2575 days ago · 77 km deep · 32 km away
  55. 1.634 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2574 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  56. 2.564 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2572 days ago · 66 km deep · 66 km away
  57. 1.539 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2571 days ago · 77 km deep · 78 km away
  58. 1.652 km SSW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 2571 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  59. 1.959 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2571 days ago · 77 km deep · 100 km away
  60. 1.968 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2571 days ago · 57 km deep · 73 km away

The first 60 of 88.

Before

  1. 1.945 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska · 2610 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 1.761 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 2611 days ago · 97 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 2.469 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2611 days ago · 58 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.957 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2613 days ago · 68 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 1.52 km N of Cantwell, Alaska · 2614 days ago · 89 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 1.949 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2614 days ago · 70 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 1.759 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2616 days ago · 137 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.551 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2617 days ago · 69 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 1.68 km WSW of Healy, Alaska · 2619 days ago · 113 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 1.730 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2619 days ago · 78 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 2.833 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2623 days ago · 118 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 2.032 km E of Clear, Alaska, Alaska · 2623 days ago · 17 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 1.857 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2623 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.829 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2624 days ago · 79 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 1.632 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2624 days ago · 91 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 1.682 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2624 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 1.946 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2625 days ago · 83 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 1.665 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2625 days ago · 25 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 1.649 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2625 days ago · 80 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.976 km WNW of Paxson, Alaska · 2628 days ago · 79 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019a76nl3p. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:11 PM UTC.