M1.7 earthquake 67 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 67 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska on Sat, Jan 4, 2020, 6:58 AM AKST (15:58 UTC), 65 km (40 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 50 km NNE of Chase, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-01-04 15:58:11 UTC
- Depth
- 64.8 km (40.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 62.880° N, 148.240° 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
- 47
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 89 in the 60 days after this one and 58 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.344 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2462 days ago · 91 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.6Central Alaska · 2462 days ago · 52 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.638 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2461 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.9Central Alaska · 2461 days ago · 71 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.722 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2460 days ago · 89 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.839 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2460 days ago · 43 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.938 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2459 days ago · 30 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.361 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2459 days ago · 28 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.764 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2458 days ago · 56 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.019 km SSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2457 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.346 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2457 days ago · 85 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.230 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2457 days ago · 71 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.552 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2457 days ago · 70 km deep · 55 km away
- 3.576 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2457 days ago · 64 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.780 km NW of Lake Louise, Alaska · 2455 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.6Central Alaska · 2454 days ago · 70 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.722 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2453 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.473 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2452 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.111 km NNE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2452 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.529 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2452 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.935 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2451 days ago · 46 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.267 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2451 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.070 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2450 days ago · 71 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 18
- 1.645 km N of Chase, Alaska · 2449 days ago · 77 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.179 km NW of Lake Louise, Alaska · 2447 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.756 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2446 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.523 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2445 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.976 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2444 days ago · 41 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.759 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2444 days ago · 73 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.239 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2443 days ago · 197 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.537 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2442 days ago · 83 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.454 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 73 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.545 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2440 days ago · 29 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.579 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2440 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.0Central Alaska · 2440 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
- 2.150 km SW of Cantwell, AK · 2438 days ago · 91 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.534 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2437 days ago · 44 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.838 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2435 days ago · 78 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.837 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2433 days ago · 62 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.877 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2432 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.678 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2432 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.943 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2432 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.961 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2432 days ago · 58 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.054 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2431 days ago · 73 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.525 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2431 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.756 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2431 days ago · 68 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.955 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2431 days ago · 72 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.667 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2429 days ago · 45 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.926 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 2428 days ago · 98 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.330 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2428 days ago · 50 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.627 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2428 days ago · 71 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.551 km N of Lake Louise, Alaska · 2427 days ago · 21 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.546 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2427 days ago · 71 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.853 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2426 days ago · 88 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.039 km W of Lake Louise, Alaska · 2425 days ago · 38 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.961 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2424 days ago · 63 km deep · 6 km away
- 3.164 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2424 days ago · 58 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.969 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2423 days ago · 67 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.965 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2423 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.640 km E of Chase, Alaska · 2422 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
The first 60 of 89.
Before
- 1.524 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2464 days ago · 83 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.442 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2465 days ago · 25 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.238 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2465 days ago · 92 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.379 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2466 days ago · 74 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.820 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2467 days ago · 56 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.243 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2467 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.550 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2468 days ago · 75 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.542 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2468 days ago · 78 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.667 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2469 days ago · 63 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.760 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2470 days ago · 80 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.832 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2471 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.5Central Alaska · 2471 days ago · 37 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.733 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2471 days ago · 84 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.125 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2471 days ago · 41 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.559 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2471 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.621 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2472 days ago · 89 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.826 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2473 days ago · 36 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.732 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2473 days ago · 108 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.658 km SSW of Cantwell, AK · 2474 days ago · 75 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.636 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0206vfch7. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:36 AM UTC.