Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake Central Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck in Central Alaska on Mon, Jan 27, 2020, 8:10 AM AKST (17:10 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 50 km NNE of Chase, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-01-27 17:10:05 UTC
Depth
9.8 km (6.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
63.484° N, 148.870° W
Region
Alaska
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

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Stations used
55

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 110 in the 60 days after this one and 63 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.150 km SW of Cantwell, AK · 2436 days ago · 91 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 1.663 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2434 days ago · 122 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.838 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2433 days ago · 78 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 3.263 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2433 days ago · 133 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.661 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2432 days ago · 129 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.674 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2431 days ago · 100 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.837 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2430 days ago · 62 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.765 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2430 days ago · 133 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 1.667 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2430 days ago · 121 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.571 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2430 days ago · 116 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.877 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2429 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 1.678 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2429 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 1.961 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2429 days ago · 58 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 2.175 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2429 days ago · 117 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 2.054 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2429 days ago · 73 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 1.950 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2429 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 1.756 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2429 days ago · 68 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 1.95 km SW of Healy, Alaska · 2428 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 1.955 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2428 days ago · 72 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 2.314 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 2428 days ago · 114 km deep · 52 km away
  21. 2.264 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2428 days ago · 132 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 1.926 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 2426 days ago · 98 km deep · 32 km away
  23. 2.668 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2426 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  24. 2.465 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2426 days ago · 131 km deep · 84 km away
  25. 1.870 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2426 days ago · 115 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 1.571 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2425 days ago · 119 km deep · 95 km away
  27. 1.546 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2425 days ago · 71 km deep · 86 km away
  28. 1.853 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2423 days ago · 88 km deep · 62 km away
  29. 1.961 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2422 days ago · 63 km deep · 69 km away
  30. 3.164 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2422 days ago · 58 km deep · 70 km away
  31. 1.573 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2422 days ago · 114 km deep · 80 km away
  32. 1.969 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2421 days ago · 67 km deep · 77 km away
  33. 1.552 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2421 days ago · 104 km deep · 100 km away
  34. 1.965 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2421 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  35. 1.565 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2420 days ago · 117 km deep · 99 km away
  36. 1.763 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2420 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  37. 2.666 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2419 days ago · 104 km deep · 90 km away
  38. 4.250 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2419 days ago · 83 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 18
  39. 1.876 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2419 days ago · 105 km deep · 84 km away
  40. 1.7Central Alaska · 2418 days ago · 85 km deep · 73 km away
  41. 1.661 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2417 days ago · 129 km deep · 92 km away
  42. 1.964 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2417 days ago · 81 km deep · 74 km away
  43. 2.532 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2417 days ago · 71 km deep · 99 km away
  44. 1.645 km N of Chase, Alaska · 2416 days ago · 79 km deep · 89 km away
  45. 1.541 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2416 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  46. 1.584 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2415 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  47. 2.522 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2415 days ago · 109 km deep · 33 km away
  48. 2.251 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 2414 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  49. 1.939 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2414 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  50. 1.959 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2413 days ago · 91 km deep · 91 km away
  51. 1.566 km N of Chase, Alaska · 2413 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  52. 1.774 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2413 days ago · 115 km deep · 82 km away
  53. 2.570 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2412 days ago · 71 km deep · 77 km away
  54. 1.659 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2412 days ago · 75 km deep · 71 km away
  55. 1.7Central Alaska · 2411 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  56. 1.865 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2410 days ago · 66 km deep · 76 km away
  57. 2.540 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 2409 days ago · 106 km deep · 63 km away
  58. 1.565 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2409 days ago · 105 km deep · 90 km away
  59. 1.639 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2409 days ago · 95 km deep · 47 km away
  60. 1.772 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2408 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away

The first 60 of 110.

Before

  1. 1.579 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2438 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 1.670 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2438 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.9Central Alaska · 2439 days ago · 126 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 2.454 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2439 days ago · 73 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.643 km WSW of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2439 days ago · 122 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 1.537 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2439 days ago · 83 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 2.239 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2441 days ago · 197 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 2.273 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2442 days ago · 120 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 1.759 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2442 days ago · 73 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 2.262 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2442 days ago · 131 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.976 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2442 days ago · 41 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.523 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2442 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 1.572 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2444 days ago · 117 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.756 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2444 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 2.179 km NW of Lake Louise, Alaska · 2444 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 2.637 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska · 2445 days ago · 115 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 1.645 km N of Chase, Alaska · 2447 days ago · 77 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 1.661 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2447 days ago · 102 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 4.070 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2447 days ago · 71 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 18
  20. 2.069 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2448 days ago · 98 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02018xow62 (also filed as us60007hde). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:37 AM UTC.