Alaska earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 44 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 44 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska on Fri, Mar 11, 2022, 3:22 PM AKST (00:22 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 41 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2022-03-12 00:22:17 UTC
Depth
14.1 km (8.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
63.086° N, 149.533° 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
85

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 101 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 198.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02239fae5x. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:40 PM UTC.