Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 58 km S of Cantwell, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 58 km S of Cantwell, Alaska on Mon, Jan 17, 2022, 11:47 AM AKST (20:47 UTC), 68 km (42 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 72 km S of Cantwell, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2022-01-17 20:47:20 UTC
Depth
68.2 km (42.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.865° N, 148.914° 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
62

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 152 in the 60 days after this one and 108 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.660 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 2.157 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 1.568 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1717 days ago · 124 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.860 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1716 days ago · 78 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 1.646 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1716 days ago · 83 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 1.717 km WSW of Denali Park, Alaska · 1716 days ago · 112 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.562 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1715 days ago · 132 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.559 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.647 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 71 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 1.668 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 91 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 2.057 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 109 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 2.250 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 90 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 1.650 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1714 days ago · 79 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 1.719 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 55 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 1.556 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 96 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 1.627 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 1.89 km NNE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1713 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 1.671 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 113 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 1.526 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 1712 days ago · 44 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 1.656 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1711 days ago · 105 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 1.762 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1711 days ago · 132 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 1.670 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1711 days ago · 110 km deep · 85 km away
  23. 1.640 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1711 days ago · 104 km deep · 92 km away
  24. 1.546 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1711 days ago · 108 km deep · 90 km away
  25. 2.563 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1711 days ago · 100 km deep · 81 km away
  26. 1.976 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1710 days ago · 48 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  27. 1.862 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1710 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  28. 2.118 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1710 days ago · 74 km deep · 52 km away
  29. 2.8Central Alaska · 1709 days ago · 116 km deep · 91 km away
  30. 1.540 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1709 days ago · 20 km deep · 36 km away
  31. 1.7Central Alaska · 1708 days ago · 60 km deep · 50 km away
  32. 1.614 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 1708 days ago · 51 km deep · 85 km away
  33. 1.633 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1707 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
  34. 2.664 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1707 days ago · 132 km deep · 98 km away
  35. 2.574 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1707 days ago · 43 km deep · 55 km away
  36. 1.639 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 92 km deep · 83 km away
  37. 2.170 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 124 km deep · 89 km away
  38. 1.975 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 105 km deep · 82 km away
  39. 1.940 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
  40. 1.817 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  41. 1.931 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 67 km deep · 47 km away
  42. 1.571 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 113 km deep · 91 km away
  43. 1.937 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1704 days ago · 89 km deep · 86 km away
  44. 1.562 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1703 days ago · 86 km deep · 63 km away
  45. 1.541 km E of Chase, Alaska · 1703 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  46. 1.536 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1703 days ago · 65 km deep · 56 km away
  47. 2.963 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1703 days ago · 123 km deep · 96 km away
  48. 1.766 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1702 days ago · 130 km deep · 94 km away
  49. 1.561 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1701 days ago · 109 km deep · 82 km away
  50. 3.560 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1701 days ago · 96 km deep · 79 km away
  51. 2.045 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1701 days ago · 65 km deep · 33 km away
  52. 1.511 km NE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1700 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  53. 1.8Central Alaska · 1699 days ago · 52 km deep · 58 km away
  54. 5.272 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 1699 days ago · 62 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1,362
  55. 1.952 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1699 days ago · 64 km deep · 32 km away
  56. 1.574 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1698 days ago · 112 km deep · 85 km away
  57. 2.032 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 1698 days ago · 64 km deep · 45 km away
  58. 1.651 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1698 days ago · 107 km deep · 91 km away
  59. 1.871 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1697 days ago · 122 km deep · 88 km away
  60. 2.725.4 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1697 days ago · 81 km deep · 43 km away

The first 60 of 152.

Before

  1. 1.666 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1718 days ago · 110 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.169 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 119 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 2.656 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1719 days ago · 30 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 1.646 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1720 days ago · 32 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 1.630 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 32 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 1.747 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 31 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 1.648 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 69 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 1.549 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 87 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.558 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 76 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 1.648 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 79 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 2.233 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 74 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 1.635 km W of Denali Park, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 128 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.753 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 105 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 1.538 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 104 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 1.573 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 1721 days ago · 112 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 2.057 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 1722 days ago · 27 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 2.133 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 1.726 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 2.134 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 1723 days ago · 150 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 2.022 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 1724 days ago · 44 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak022sgbot9. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:29 AM UTC.