Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 67 km E of Cantwell, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 67 km E of Cantwell, Alaska on Wed, Jan 15, 2020, 11:48 PM AKST (08:48 UTC), 2 km (1 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
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-01-16 08:48:47 UTC
Depth
1.6 km (1.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
63.513° N, 147.632° 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
57

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 44 in the 60 days after this one and 46 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.070 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2447 days ago · 71 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 18
  2. 2.637 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska · 2444 days ago · 115 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 2.179 km NW of Lake Louise, Alaska · 2444 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 1.756 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2444 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 1.626 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 2442 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.854 km SW of Delta Junction, Alaska · 2442 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 1.523 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2442 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 1.976 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2442 days ago · 41 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.239 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 197 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 1.537 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2439 days ago · 83 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.579 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2437 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 2.0Central Alaska · 2437 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.838 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2432 days ago · 78 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.877 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2429 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 1.678 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2429 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 1.95 km SW of Healy, Alaska · 2428 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 2.314 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 2428 days ago · 114 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 1.926 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 2426 days ago · 98 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 1.551 km N of Lake Louise, Alaska · 2425 days ago · 21 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.961 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2422 days ago · 63 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 3.164 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2421 days ago · 58 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 1.969 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2421 days ago · 67 km deep · 85 km away
  23. 1.763 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2419 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  24. 1.541 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2415 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  25. 1.584 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2415 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  26. 2.522 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2414 days ago · 109 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 1.939 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2413 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  28. 2.570 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2412 days ago · 71 km deep · 77 km away
  29. 1.7Central Alaska · 2411 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  30. 2.540 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 2409 days ago · 106 km deep · 57 km away
  31. 2.248 km NNW of Paxson, Alaska · 2407 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 1.583 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2405 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  33. 1.8Central Alaska · 2401 days ago · 91 km deep · 94 km away
  34. 1.8Central Alaska · 2400 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  35. 1.654 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2400 days ago · 63 km deep · 87 km away
  36. 1.65 km SE of Healy, Alaska · 2399 days ago · 109 km deep · 70 km away
  37. 1.922 km E of Healy, Alaska · 2398 days ago · 98 km deep · 57 km away
  38. 1.933 km W of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2397 days ago · 119 km deep · 99 km away
  39. 1.626 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2396 days ago · 86 km deep · 92 km away
  40. 1.812 km SSE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2394 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  41. 2.380 km NW of Lake Louise, Alaska · 2393 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  42. 1.89 km SW of Healy, Alaska · 2392 days ago · 110 km deep · 77 km away
  43. 3.768 km SSW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 2391 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 8
  44. 2.0Central Alaska · 2388 days ago · 107 km deep · 67 km away

Before

  1. 1.976 km SSW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 2449 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 2.575 km SSW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 2449 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 2.111 km NNE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2449 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 1.722 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2450 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 1.74 km ENE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2450 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 2.226 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2451 days ago · 113 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.6Central Alaska · 2452 days ago · 70 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.780 km NW of Lake Louise, Alaska · 2452 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.85 km S of Healy, Alaska · 2452 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 2.019 km SSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2454 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 1.546 km SW of Whitestone, Alaska · 2456 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 1.722 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2458 days ago · 89 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 2.345 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 2458 days ago · 104 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 2.9Central Alaska · 2458 days ago · 71 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 1.6Central Alaska · 2459 days ago · 52 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 1.767 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2460 days ago · 65 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 1.642 km NNW of Paxson, Alaska · 2460 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 1.524 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2461 days ago · 83 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 2.379 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2463 days ago · 74 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 2.243 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2465 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away

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