Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 68 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 68 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska on Sat, Aug 31, 2019, 9:49 PM AKDT (05:49 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 65 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

Healy forecastMore in Alaska

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-09-01 05:49:03 UTC
Depth
8.1 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
63.156° N, 147.695° 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
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 67 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.857 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2585 days ago · 79 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.558 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2583 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.885 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2583 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 1.685 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2583 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 1.715 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2582 days ago · 79 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.789 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2579 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 1.558 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2579 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 1.618 km SSE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2578 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 1.572 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2578 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 1.864 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2577 days ago · 60 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 1.860 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2574 days ago · 74 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.367 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2574 days ago · 77 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 1.634 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2573 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 2.564 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2572 days ago · 66 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 1.862 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2571 days ago · 59 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 1.539 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2571 days ago · 77 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 1.652 km SSW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 2570 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 1.968 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2570 days ago · 57 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 2.344 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2569 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 1.556 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2568 days ago · 64 km deep · 60 km away
  21. 1.744 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2567 days ago · 74 km deep · 42 km away
  22. 1.577 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2567 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  23. 1.863 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2561 days ago · 66 km deep · 36 km away
  24. 2.975 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2561 days ago · 67 km deep · 66 km away
  25. 1.686 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2558 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  26. 1.619 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2557 days ago · 109 km deep · 100 km away
  27. 2.04 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2557 days ago · 93 km deep · 64 km away
  28. 2.562 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2556 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  29. 1.549 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2554 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  30. 1.526 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 2553 days ago · 104 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 1.647 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2553 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  32. 1.776 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2552 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  33. 1.718 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2552 days ago · 82 km deep · 81 km away
  34. 1.961 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2551 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  35. 1.830 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2551 days ago · 81 km deep · 38 km away
  36. 3.520 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2551 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 2
  37. 2.174 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2550 days ago · 55 km deep · 74 km away
  38. 2.269 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2548 days ago · 42 km deep · 90 km away
  39. 1.555 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2547 days ago · 83 km deep · 98 km away
  40. 1.814 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2545 days ago · 18 km deep · 79 km away
  41. 1.827 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2544 days ago · 76 km deep · 73 km away
  42. 1.622 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2543 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  43. 1.762 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2542 days ago · 51 km deep · 87 km away
  44. 2.524 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2541 days ago · 96 km deep · 86 km away
  45. 1.763 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2540 days ago · 57 km deep · 83 km away
  46. 1.584 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2539 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  47. 2.644 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2538 days ago · 73 km deep · 87 km away
  48. 1.862 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2537 days ago · 66 km deep · 85 km away
  49. 1.748 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2535 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  50. 1.757 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2533 days ago · 61 km deep · 36 km away
  51. 1.824 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2533 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  52. 2.016 km NNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2530 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  53. 4.565 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2530 days ago · 75 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 320
  54. 1.572 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2530 days ago · 73 km deep · 50 km away
  55. 2.253 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2530 days ago · 74 km deep · 37 km away
  56. 2.665 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2530 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  57. 2.276 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2529 days ago · 58 km deep · 72 km away
  58. 1.647 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2529 days ago · 90 km deep · 100 km away
  59. 1.526 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2529 days ago · 84 km deep · 52 km away
  60. 1.918 km N of Cantwell, Alaska · 2529 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away

The first 60 of 67.

Before

  1. 1.571 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2586 days ago · 58 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 2.363 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2586 days ago · 38 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.681 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2588 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 1.657 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2588 days ago · 73 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.674 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2588 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 1.535 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2589 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.778 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2590 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 2.182 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2590 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 1.661 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2595 days ago · 68 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 1.882 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2596 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 2.173 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2597 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 1.765 km SW of Whitestone, Alaska · 2597 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 1.578 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2600 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 1.966 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2601 days ago · 85 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 1.566 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2601 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 2.184 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2602 days ago · 71 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 1.584 km WNW of Paxson, Alaska · 2603 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 2.487 km WNW of Paxson, Alaska · 2603 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 2.032 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2605 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 1.662 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2605 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away

Earthquakes todayAlaska earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019b7mecu8. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:45 PM UTC.