Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 13 km N of Cantwell, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 13 km N of Cantwell, Alaska on Fri, Jan 16, 2026, 4:34 PM AKST (01:34 UTC), 13 km (8 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
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-01-17 01:34:35 UTC
Depth
13.3 km (8.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
63.510° N, 148.945° 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 4.5 km horizontally, 2.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.30
Station coverage gap
69°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 199 in the 60 days after this one and 160 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.146 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 260 days ago · 104 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 3.458 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 259 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 2.062 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 259 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 1.736 km E of Healy, Alaska · 259 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 2.070 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 259 days ago · 119 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 2.075 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 259 days ago · 114 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.940 km W of Clear, Alaska · 259 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.736 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 259 days ago · 71 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 1.835 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 258 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.746 km W of Denali Park, Alaska · 258 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 1.720 km NE of Cantwell, Alaska · 258 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 1.973 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 258 days ago · 109 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.973 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 258 days ago · 121 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 1.849 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 257 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 1.543 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 257 days ago · 71 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 1.515 km WSW of Denali Park, Alaska · 257 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 2.159 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 257 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 1.564 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 257 days ago · 126 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 1.556 km W of Denali Park, Alaska · 257 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 1.847 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 256 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  21. 1.563 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 256 days ago · 111 km deep · 62 km away
  22. 2.067 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 256 days ago · 55 km deep · 80 km away
  23. 1.751 km W of Ferry, Alaska · 256 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  24. 1.848 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 256 days ago · 59 km deep · 60 km away
  25. 1.734 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 256 days ago · 21 km deep · 32 km away
  26. 2.617 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska · 256 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  27. 1.571 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 255 days ago · 119 km deep · 87 km away
  28. 1.772 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 255 days ago · 112 km deep · 79 km away
  29. 1.562 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 255 days ago · 66 km deep · 79 km away
  30. 1.966 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 254 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  31. 1.760 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 254 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  32. 1.546 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 254 days ago · 100 km deep · 51 km away
  33. 3.131 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 254 days ago · 70 km deep · 45 km away
  34. 2.156 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 252 days ago · 78 km deep · 77 km away
  35. 1.969 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 252 days ago · 116 km deep · 90 km away
  36. 1.760 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 252 days ago · 98 km deep · 95 km away
  37. 1.584 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 251 days ago · 65 km deep · 87 km away
  38. 2.069 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 251 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  39. 1.871 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 251 days ago · 100 km deep · 82 km away
  40. 2.071 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 251 days ago · 98 km deep · 76 km away
  41. 1.660 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 251 days ago · 75 km deep · 72 km away
  42. 1.571 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 250 days ago · 116 km deep · 82 km away
  43. 3.267 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 250 days ago · 126 km deep · 89 km away
  44. 2.452 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 250 days ago · 67 km deep · 65 km away
  45. 2.215 km SSW of Clear, Alaska · 250 days ago · 136 km deep · 72 km away
  46. 1.664 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 250 days ago · 124 km deep · 84 km away
  47. 1.935 km W of Clear, Alaska · 249 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  48. 2.040 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 249 days ago · 58 km deep · 93 km away
  49. 2.031 km WSW of Denali Park, Alaska · 248 days ago · 115 km deep · 34 km away
  50. 2.235 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 248 days ago · 88 km deep · 43 km away
  51. 1.914 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 248 days ago · 111 km deep · 45 km away
  52. 2.168 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 248 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  53. 1.822 km E of Denali Park, Alaska · 248 days ago · 87 km deep · 37 km away
  54. 1.761 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 248 days ago · 125 km deep · 94 km away
  55. 1.870 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 248 days ago · 51 km deep · 95 km away
  56. 2.374 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 247 days ago · 114 km deep · 87 km away
  57. 2.045 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 247 days ago · 62 km deep · 58 km away
  58. 1.864 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 247 days ago · 133 km deep · 91 km away
  59. 2.057 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 247 days ago · 77 km deep · 67 km away
  60. 2.271 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 247 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away

The first 60 of 199.

Before

  1. 1.955 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 260 days ago · 64 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 2.273 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 260 days ago · 115 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 2.618 km E of Ferry, Alaska · 261 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 1.864 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 261 days ago · 67 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.364 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 261 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 2.448 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 261 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 2.111 km N of Cantwell, Alaska · 261 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.964 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 262 days ago · 118 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.973 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 262 days ago · 111 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 1.933 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 262 days ago · 85 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 1.941 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 263 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 2.062 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 263 days ago · 130 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.946 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 263 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 1.958 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 263 days ago · 89 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 2.166 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 264 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 2.033 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 264 days ago · 109 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 2.071 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 264 days ago · 119 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 1.813 km N of Cantwell, Alaska · 264 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 2.169 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 264 days ago · 119 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 1.961 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 264 days ago · 131 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak2026bdmtpm. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:19 PM UTC.