Alaska earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 24 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 24 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska on Tue, Oct 15, 2019, 9:09 PM AKDT (05:09 UTC), 96 km (60 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.5 (ml), micro
Local time: Tue, Oct 15, 2019, 9:09 PM AKDT
UTC: 2019-10-16 05:09:11 UTC
Depth: 96.2 km (59.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 63.283° N, 149.380° W
Region: Alaska
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Stations used: 98

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 196 in the 60 days after this one and 91 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 196.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019da1cf3e (also filed as us70005uiz). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:40 PM UTC.