M2.3 earthquake 73 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 73 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska on Sun, Jan 20, 2019, 6:58 AM AKST (15:58 UTC), 105 km (65 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 41 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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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
2.3	ML, local (Richter)	Alaska Earthquake Center	Preferred · Preliminary
2.3	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 105 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 200.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak019xc0vtn (also filed as us2000j6mv). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:52 PM UTC.