M4.5 earthquake 65 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 65 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska on Sat, Oct 26, 2019, 8:32 PM AKDT (04:32 UTC), 75 km (47 mi) below the surface.

Map

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

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
4.5	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preferred · Preliminary
4.5	Mwr, regional moment	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.027 · 129 stations

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

320 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

The USGS PAGER system estimates deaths and economic losses from the shaking and the population and buildings exposed to it.

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 136 in the 60 days after this one and 55 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 136.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019ds7srl5 (also filed as us600063hg). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:11 AM UTC.