Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 62 km W of Cantwell, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 62 km W of Cantwell, Alaska on Tue, Jan 6, 2026, 3:51 AM AKST (12:51 UTC), 118 km (73 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 64 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-01-06 12:51:25 UTC
Depth
118.2 km (73.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
63.493° N, 150.178° 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 5.7 km horizontally, 4.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
96°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 187 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.925 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 271 days ago · 99 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 2.162 km WSW of Denali Park, Alaska · 271 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 4.564 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 271 days ago · 133 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 113
  4. 1.934 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 271 days ago · 85 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.635 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 271 days ago · 89 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 2.163 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 270 days ago · 113 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 2.162 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 270 days ago · 102 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 2.952 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 270 days ago · 101 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 2.224 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 270 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 1.922 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 270 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 2.335 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 270 days ago · 86 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 1.921 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 270 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 1.959 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 270 days ago · 67 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 1.853 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 270 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 2.167 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 270 days ago · 117 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 1.641 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 270 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 2.422 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 270 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 1.961 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 269 days ago · 129 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 1.745 km W of Ferry, Alaska · 269 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 2.029 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 269 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  21. 1.866 km ENE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 269 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  22. 1.87 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 269 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  23. 1.82 km S of Denali National Park, Alaska · 269 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 2.352 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 268 days ago · 22 km deep · 43 km away
  25. 2.247 km N of Chase, Alaska · 268 days ago · 77 km deep · 69 km away
  26. 2.248 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 268 days ago · 112 km deep · 68 km away
  27. 2.369 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 268 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  28. 2.440 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 268 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  29. 2.233 km S of Denali National Park, Alaska · 268 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 2.148 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 268 days ago · 107 km deep · 68 km away
  31. 2.521 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 268 days ago · 117 km deep · 93 km away
  32. 2.019 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 267 days ago · 88 km deep · 43 km away
  33. 2.062 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 267 days ago · 99 km deep · 32 km away
  34. 2.355 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 267 days ago · 110 km deep · 83 km away
  35. 2.170 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 266 days ago · 108 km deep · 44 km away
  36. 2.164 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 266 days ago · 103 km deep · 23 km away
  37. 2.344 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 266 days ago · 106 km deep · 20 km away
  38. 1.922 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 266 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  39. 2.148 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 266 days ago · 74 km deep · 76 km away
  40. 1.961 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 266 days ago · 131 km deep · 41 km away
  41. 2.169 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 266 days ago · 119 km deep · 29 km away
  42. 1.813 km N of Cantwell, Alaska · 266 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  43. 1.837 km N of Chase, Alaska · 265 days ago · 77 km deep · 79 km away
  44. 2.071 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 265 days ago · 119 km deep · 25 km away
  45. 2.033 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 265 days ago · 109 km deep · 28 km away
  46. 1.960 km S of Denali National Park, Alaska · 265 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  47. 1.958 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 265 days ago · 89 km deep · 58 km away
  48. 1.946 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 265 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  49. 1.962 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 265 days ago · 118 km deep · 55 km away
  50. 2.062 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 265 days ago · 130 km deep · 33 km away
  51. 1.941 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 265 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  52. 2.755 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 265 days ago · 119 km deep · 68 km away
  53. 1.933 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 264 days ago · 85 km deep · 36 km away
  54. 1.973 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 264 days ago · 111 km deep · 39 km away
  55. 3.365 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 264 days ago · 126 km deep · 57 km away
  56. 1.964 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 264 days ago · 118 km deep · 44 km away
  57. 2.146 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 263 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  58. 2.864 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 263 days ago · 126 km deep · 54 km away
  59. 2.111 km N of Cantwell, Alaska · 263 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  60. 1.961 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 263 days ago · 103 km deep · 56 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 2.043 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 272 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 2.056 km S of Denali National Park, Alaska · 272 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.064 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 272 days ago · 128 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 1.838 km WSW of Clear, Alaska · 272 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 2.366 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 272 days ago · 116 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 2.432 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 272 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 2.249 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 272 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 2.348 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 273 days ago · 109 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 1.937 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 273 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 2.951 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 273 days ago · 71 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 2.415 km WSW of Denali Park, Alaska · 274 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 1.831 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 274 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 1.662 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 274 days ago · 122 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 1.856 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 274 days ago · 66 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 1.849 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 275 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 1.643 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 275 days ago · 82 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 2.154 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 275 days ago · 114 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 1.970 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 275 days ago · 116 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 2.347 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 275 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 1.649 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 275 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak2026akefdx. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:56 AM UTC.