Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 21 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 21 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska on Tue, Mar 31, 2020, 6:39 PM AKDT (02:39 UTC), 73 km (45 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 54 km NNE of Chase, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-04-01 02:39:58 UTC
Depth
72.9 km (45.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
63.273° N, 148.607° 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
60

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 103 in the 60 days after this one and 47 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.563 km N of Chase, Alaska · 2375 days ago · 101 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 3.954 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2374 days ago · 77 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.736 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2374 days ago · 77 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 1.568 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2373 days ago · 105 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.542 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 2372 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 2.159 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2370 days ago · 97 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.025 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2370 days ago · 67 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.08 km E of Healy, Alaska · 2370 days ago · 107 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 1.657 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2369 days ago · 63 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 2.266 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2368 days ago · 64 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 1.682 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2368 days ago · 50 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 1.549 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2368 days ago · 79 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 1.949 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2367 days ago · 88 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 1.763 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2367 days ago · 108 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 2.742 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2367 days ago · 70 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 1.841 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2367 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 1.850 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2367 days ago · 76 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 1.517 km ESE of Healy, Alaska · 2367 days ago · 99 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 1.561 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2367 days ago · 99 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 1.738 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2366 days ago · 116 km deep · 67 km away
  21. 1.560 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2362 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  22. 2.266 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2362 days ago · 131 km deep · 94 km away
  23. 2.047 km W of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2361 days ago · 136 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 1.569 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2360 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  25. 2.269 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2360 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  26. 2.018 km N of Cantwell, Alaska · 2359 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  27. 1.574 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2358 days ago · 120 km deep · 92 km away
  28. 2.242 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 2358 days ago · 103 km deep · 60 km away
  29. 2.167 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2358 days ago · 109 km deep · 96 km away
  30. 2.239 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2357 days ago · 115 km deep · 68 km away
  31. 3.671 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2357 days ago · 96 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  32. 1.747 km W of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2357 days ago · 138 km deep · 76 km away
  33. 1.541 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2356 days ago · 67 km deep · 77 km away
  34. 2.155 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2356 days ago · 89 km deep · 100 km away
  35. 2.064 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2355 days ago · 94 km deep · 97 km away
  36. 2.164 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2354 days ago · 71 km deep · 44 km away
  37. 1.871 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 2354 days ago · 109 km deep · 88 km away
  38. 1.766 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2354 days ago · 94 km deep · 94 km away
  39. 3.052 km N of Chase, Alaska · 2353 days ago · 82 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 2
  40. 1.534 km E of Chase, Alaska · 2352 days ago · 59 km deep · 97 km away
  41. 2.858 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 2352 days ago · 105 km deep · 74 km away
  42. 1.760 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2351 days ago · 60 km deep · 52 km away
  43. 2.163 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2351 days ago · 92 km deep · 71 km away
  44. 1.718 km W of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2351 days ago · 117 km deep · 64 km away
  45. 1.543 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2350 days ago · 69 km deep · 77 km away
  46. 1.718 km NNE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2349 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  47. 1.538 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2349 days ago · 98 km deep · 54 km away
  48. 2.044 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2347 days ago · 124 km deep · 71 km away
  49. 1.737 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2347 days ago · 69 km deep · 16 km away
  50. 1.555 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2345 days ago · 65 km deep · 66 km away
  51. 1.578 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2345 days ago · 49 km deep · 61 km away
  52. 1.963 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2343 days ago · 85 km deep · 73 km away
  53. 2.056 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2343 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  54. 1.959 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2343 days ago · 77 km deep · 61 km away
  55. 1.867 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2343 days ago · 89 km deep · 79 km away
  56. 1.636 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2342 days ago · 73 km deep · 15 km away
  57. 1.963 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2342 days ago · 84 km deep · 72 km away
  58. 3.066 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2341 days ago · 104 km deep · 97 km away
  59. 2.350 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2340 days ago · 80 km deep · 32 km away
  60. 2.566 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2339 days ago · 127 km deep · 98 km away

The first 60 of 103.

Before

  1. 1.637 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 2376 days ago · 94 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 2.067 km N of Chase, Alaska · 2376 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.854 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2377 days ago · 47 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.876 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2378 days ago · 106 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.255 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2378 days ago · 81 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 1.956 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2379 days ago · 52 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 3.021 km WSW of Healy, Alaska · 2381 days ago · 123 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 2.369 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2383 days ago · 126 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 2.054 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2383 days ago · 91 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 1.569 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2383 days ago · 66 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 1.551 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2384 days ago · 78 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 1.670 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2384 days ago · 117 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 2.736 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2384 days ago · 77 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 1.564 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2385 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 1.977 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2385 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 1.924 km E of Ferry, Alaska · 2386 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 2.464 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2386 days ago · 123 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.763 km WSW of Ferry, Alaska · 2388 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.655 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2388 days ago · 83 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 1.666 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2388 days ago · 125 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak020486va5d. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:14 AM UTC.