Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 29 km S of Cantwell, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 29 km S of Cantwell, Alaska on Fri, Jan 2, 2026, 8:14 AM AKST (17:14 UTC), 68 km (43 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 48 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-01-02 17:14:10 UTC
Depth
68.4 km (42.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
63.126° N, 148.968° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 3.1 km horizontally, 3.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
40°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and 181 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.946 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 275 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 2.344 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 275 days ago · 102 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 1.554 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 275 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 2.461 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 275 days ago · 87 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 1.970 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 275 days ago · 116 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.540 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 275 days ago · 61 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 1.643 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 275 days ago · 82 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 1.856 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 274 days ago · 66 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 1.831 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 274 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 2.367 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 274 days ago · 59 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 2.415 km WSW of Denali Park, Alaska · 274 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 2.951 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 273 days ago · 71 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 2.473 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 272 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 2.268 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 272 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 2.432 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 272 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 2.366 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 272 days ago · 116 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 2.454 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 272 days ago · 67 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 2.064 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 272 days ago · 128 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 1.962 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 272 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 1.916 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 272 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 1.962 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 272 days ago · 118 km deep · 73 km away
  22. 1.925 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 271 days ago · 99 km deep · 44 km away
  23. 1.859 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 271 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  24. 2.162 km WSW of Denali Park, Alaska · 271 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 2.366 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 271 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  26. 1.668 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 271 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  27. 1.934 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 271 days ago · 85 km deep · 69 km away
  28. 1.871 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 271 days ago · 58 km deep · 53 km away
  29. 2.163 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 270 days ago · 113 km deep · 98 km away
  30. 2.069 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 270 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  31. 2.162 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 270 days ago · 102 km deep · 76 km away
  32. 2.952 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 270 days ago · 101 km deep · 51 km away
  33. 2.362 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 270 days ago · 65 km deep · 50 km away
  34. 1.834 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 270 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  35. 2.335 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 270 days ago · 86 km deep · 95 km away
  36. 1.959 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 270 days ago · 67 km deep · 36 km away
  37. 2.167 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 270 days ago · 117 km deep · 84 km away
  38. 2.353 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 269 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  39. 1.656 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 269 days ago · 55 km deep · 96 km away
  40. 1.87 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 269 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  41. 1.872 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 269 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  42. 2.453 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 268 days ago · 56 km deep · 53 km away
  43. 2.352 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 268 days ago · 22 km deep · 96 km away
  44. 1.962 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 268 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  45. 2.169 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 268 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  46. 2.247 km N of Chase, Alaska · 268 days ago · 77 km deep · 60 km away
  47. 2.248 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 268 days ago · 112 km deep · 90 km away
  48. 2.369 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 268 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  49. 2.148 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 268 days ago · 107 km deep · 91 km away
  50. 1.869 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 268 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  51. 2.521 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 267 days ago · 117 km deep · 96 km away
  52. 2.135 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 267 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  53. 2.019 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 267 days ago · 88 km deep · 41 km away
  54. 1.867 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 267 days ago · 70 km deep · 44 km away
  55. 2.062 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 267 days ago · 99 km deep · 58 km away
  56. 1.835 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 266 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  57. 2.170 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 266 days ago · 108 km deep · 76 km away
  58. 2.164 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 266 days ago · 103 km deep · 65 km away
  59. 2.344 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 266 days ago · 106 km deep · 60 km away
  60. 2.148 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 266 days ago · 74 km deep · 48 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.027 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 276 days ago · 54 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 2.253 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 276 days ago · 21 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.526 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 276 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 2.072 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 276 days ago · 122 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.918 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 276 days ago · 116 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.950 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 276 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.050 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 277 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 2.160 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 277 days ago · 109 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 2.326 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 277 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 2.324 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 277 days ago · 95 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 1.87 km W of Healy, Alaska · 278 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 2.07 km N of Denali Park, Alaska · 278 days ago · 112 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 2.054 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 278 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 2.551 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 278 days ago · 60 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 2.763 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 278 days ago · 124 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 2.564 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 279 days ago · 130 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 2.274 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 279 days ago · 110 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 2.272 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 279 days ago · 121 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 2.156 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 279 days ago · 77 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 2.057 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 279 days ago · 32 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak2026adeabf. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:38 AM UTC.