Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 73 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 73 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska on Fri, Jan 16, 2026, 1:38 AM AKST (10:38 UTC), 115 km (71 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
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-01-16 10:38:08 UTC
Depth
114.9 km (71.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
63.248° N, 150.379° 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 4.6 km horizontally, 3.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.30
Station coverage gap
55°
Stations used
20

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 at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.127 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 260 days ago · 87 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 2.053 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 260 days ago · 85 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 2.258 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 260 days ago · 123 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 2.161 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 260 days ago · 131 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 1.955 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 260 days ago · 64 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.114 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 260 days ago · 78 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.713 km N of Cantwell, Alaska · 260 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 2.146 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 260 days ago · 104 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 2.140 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 260 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 2.110 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 259 days ago · 74 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 2.070 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 259 days ago · 119 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 2.075 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 259 days ago · 114 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 2.052 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 259 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 1.952 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 259 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 1.736 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 259 days ago · 71 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 2.059 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 259 days ago · 115 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 1.835 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 259 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 1.746 km W of Denali Park, Alaska · 259 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 1.720 km NE of Cantwell, Alaska · 258 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 2.033 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 258 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  21. 1.973 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 258 days ago · 109 km deep · 12 km away
  22. 1.973 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 258 days ago · 121 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 2.033 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 258 days ago · 92 km deep · 56 km away
  24. 1.737 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 258 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  25. 1.849 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 258 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  26. 1.543 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 258 days ago · 71 km deep · 58 km away
  27. 1.515 km WSW of Denali Park, Alaska · 257 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  28. 1.535 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 257 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  29. 2.159 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 257 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  30. 1.852 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 257 days ago · 114 km deep · 53 km away
  31. 1.564 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 257 days ago · 126 km deep · 10 km away
  32. 1.556 km W of Denali Park, Alaska · 257 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  33. 2.254 km S of Denali National Park, Alaska · 257 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  34. 1.531 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 257 days ago · 83 km deep · 91 km away
  35. 1.847 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 257 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  36. 1.563 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 257 days ago · 111 km deep · 28 km away
  37. 1.751 km W of Ferry, Alaska · 257 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  38. 1.743 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 256 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  39. 1.830 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 256 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  40. 1.848 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 256 days ago · 59 km deep · 52 km away
  41. 1.616 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 256 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  42. 2.148 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 256 days ago · 107 km deep · 51 km away
  43. 1.950 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 256 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  44. 1.951 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 256 days ago · 106 km deep · 54 km away
  45. 1.571 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 256 days ago · 119 km deep · 10 km away
  46. 1.662 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 256 days ago · 129 km deep · 35 km away
  47. 2.465 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 255 days ago · 121 km deep · 34 km away
  48. 2.336 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 255 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  49. 4.144 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 255 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 3
  50. 1.772 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 255 days ago · 112 km deep · 2 km away
  51. 1.562 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 255 days ago · 66 km deep · 79 km away
  52. 2.048 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 255 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  53. 1.838 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 255 days ago · 57 km deep · 91 km away
  54. 2.852 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 255 days ago · 114 km deep · 55 km away
  55. 1.531 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 255 days ago · 58 km deep · 90 km away
  56. 1.538 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 254 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  57. 1.639 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 254 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  58. 1.546 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 254 days ago · 100 km deep · 27 km away
  59. 3.131 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 254 days ago · 70 km deep · 77 km away
  60. 1.558 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 254 days ago · 110 km deep · 32 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.149 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 260 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.156 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 260 days ago · 114 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 3.155 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 260 days ago · 113 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 2.124 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 260 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 2.255 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 260 days ago · 111 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 2.141 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 261 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 2.065 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 261 days ago · 124 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 1.864 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 261 days ago · 67 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.448 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 261 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 1.961 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 262 days ago · 103 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 2.111 km N of Cantwell, Alaska · 262 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 2.864 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 262 days ago · 126 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 2.146 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 262 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 2.034 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 262 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 1.964 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 262 days ago · 118 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 2.614 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 262 days ago · 78 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 3.365 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 263 days ago · 126 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 1.973 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 263 days ago · 111 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 1.933 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 263 days ago · 85 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 2.755 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 263 days ago · 119 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak2026bcjbdc. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:59 PM UTC.