Alaska earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 71 km S of Cantwell, Alaska

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 71 km S of Cantwell, Alaska on Mon, Dec 16, 2019, 7:36 PM AKST (04:36 UTC), 56 km (35 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 70 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-12-17 04:36:07 UTC
Depth
56.1 km (34.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.752° N, 148.800° 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
97

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 143 in the 60 days after this one and 76 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.965 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2479 days ago · 115 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.639 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2479 days ago · 67 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 1.522 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 2479 days ago · 42 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 1.614 km NW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2479 days ago · 94 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.621 km NNW of Chase, Alaska · 2479 days ago · 71 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 1.634 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2478 days ago · 45 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 2.848 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2478 days ago · 75 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 2.060 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2476 days ago · 75 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 1.658 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2476 days ago · 80 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 1.629 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2475 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 2.165 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2475 days ago · 105 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 1.666 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 92 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 1.851 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 70 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 2.426 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 28 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 1.634 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 47 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 1.652 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 23 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 1.635 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2473 days ago · 69 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 2.252 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2473 days ago · 30 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 1.636 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2473 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 1.658 km SSW of Cantwell, AK · 2473 days ago · 75 km deep · 40 km away
  21. 1.515 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2472 days ago · 77 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 2.732 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2472 days ago · 108 km deep · 91 km away
  23. 1.826 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2472 days ago · 36 km deep · 82 km away
  24. 1.831 km NNW of Chase, Alaska · 2472 days ago · 77 km deep · 78 km away
  25. 1.621 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2471 days ago · 89 km deep · 65 km away
  26. 1.559 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2470 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 2.125 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2470 days ago · 41 km deep · 98 km away
  28. 1.733 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2470 days ago · 84 km deep · 67 km away
  29. 1.5Central Alaska · 2470 days ago · 37 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 1.736 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2469 days ago · 80 km deep · 90 km away
  31. 1.832 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2469 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  32. 2.5Central Alaska · 2469 days ago · 129 km deep · 100 km away
  33. 1.760 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2468 days ago · 80 km deep · 59 km away
  34. 1.555 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2468 days ago · 105 km deep · 99 km away
  35. 1.667 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2467 days ago · 63 km deep · 33 km away
  36. 1.572 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2467 days ago · 127 km deep · 99 km away
  37. 1.542 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2467 days ago · 78 km deep · 32 km away
  38. 1.550 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2466 days ago · 75 km deep · 43 km away
  39. 2.243 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2466 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  40. 1.628 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2466 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  41. 1.820 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2465 days ago · 56 km deep · 64 km away
  42. 1.69 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2465 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  43. 2.238 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2464 days ago · 92 km deep · 76 km away
  44. 2.442 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2464 days ago · 25 km deep · 79 km away
  45. 1.63 km WSW of Chase, Alaska · 2464 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  46. 2.1Central Alaska · 2463 days ago · 41 km deep · 90 km away
  47. 2.231 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2463 days ago · 79 km deep · 90 km away
  48. 1.524 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2463 days ago · 83 km deep · 62 km away
  49. 1.624 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2463 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  50. 1.775 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2462 days ago · 109 km deep · 96 km away
  51. 1.767 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2461 days ago · 65 km deep · 32 km away
  52. 2.344 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2460 days ago · 91 km deep · 67 km away
  53. 2.613 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2460 days ago · 48 km deep · 96 km away
  54. 1.6Central Alaska · 2460 days ago · 52 km deep · 46 km away
  55. 2.012 km S of Talkeetna, Alaska · 2460 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
  56. 1.638 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2460 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  57. 1.722 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2459 days ago · 89 km deep · 73 km away
  58. 1.839 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2459 days ago · 43 km deep · 72 km away
  59. 1.93 km E of Talkeetna, Alaska · 2459 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  60. 2.5Central Alaska · 2459 days ago · 50 km deep · 73 km away

The first 60 of 143.

Before

  1. 2.39 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 2480 days ago · 42 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 1.540 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2480 days ago · 67 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 2.043 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 2480 days ago · 109 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.253 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2480 days ago · 49 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 1.712 km SSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2480 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.569 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2481 days ago · 106 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.555 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2481 days ago · 41 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 1.639 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2481 days ago · 89 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.634 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2481 days ago · 92 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.822 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2482 days ago · 42 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 2.330 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2482 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 1.629 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2482 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 1.529 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2482 days ago · 44 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 1.621 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2483 days ago · 38 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 2.365 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2483 days ago · 63 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 1.563 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2484 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 2.453 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2484 days ago · 70 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 1.733 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2484 days ago · 69 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 1.755 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2484 days ago · 86 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 1.532 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2485 days ago · 34 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019g4k8a4t (also filed as us60006sj3). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:45 PM UTC.