M2.3 earthquake 62 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 62 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska on Mon, Oct 4, 2021, 6:54 PM AKDT (02:54 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 60 km SSE of Cantwell, 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
2.5	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.032 · 128 stations

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: 134 in the 60 days after this one and 74 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 134.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021crswy2n (also filed as us6000frs7). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:19 AM UTC.