Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 31 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 31 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska on Sat, Jan 31, 2026, 2:11 PM AKST (23:11 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 46 km NNE of Chase, 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
2026-01-31 23:11:31 UTC
Depth
5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
63.247° N, 149.486° 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 2.3 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
38°
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 202 in the 60 days after this one and 199 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.713 km NNE of Healy, Alaska · 246 days ago · 110 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 2.041 km N of Chase, Alaska · 246 days ago · 78 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 2.35 km N of Cantwell, Alaska · 246 days ago · 82 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 1.863 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 245 days ago · 112 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 2.143 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 245 days ago · 90 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 1.757 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 245 days ago · 124 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 1.768 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 245 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 2.827 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 245 days ago · 103 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 1.661 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 245 days ago · 123 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 2.173 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 245 days ago · 109 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 2.024 km W of Denali Park, Alaska · 245 days ago · 111 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 1.757 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 245 days ago · 64 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 1.742 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 244 days ago · 98 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 1.846 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 244 days ago · 70 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 1.754 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 244 days ago · 121 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 2.134 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 244 days ago · 86 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 3.338 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 244 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 1.672 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 244 days ago · 48 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 2.243 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 244 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 1.858 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 244 days ago · 88 km deep · 28 km away
  21. 1.867 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 244 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 2.218 km E of Ferry, Alaska · 244 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  23. 2.938 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 244 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  24. 2.038 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 243 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  25. 1.842 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 243 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  26. 2.050 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 243 days ago · 86 km deep · 63 km away
  27. 1.746 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 243 days ago · 99 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 2.036 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 242 days ago · 92 km deep · 86 km away
  29. 2.611 km NNE of Cantwell, Alaska · 242 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  30. 1.620 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 242 days ago · 89 km deep · 25 km away
  31. 2.634 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 242 days ago · 74 km deep · 56 km away
  32. 2.142 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 241 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  33. 2.246 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 241 days ago · 87 km deep · 65 km away
  34. 2.358 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 241 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  35. 1.628 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 240 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  36. 2.067 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 240 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  37. 2.165 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 240 days ago · 111 km deep · 68 km away
  38. 1.949 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 239 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  39. 1.768 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 239 days ago · 98 km deep · 38 km away
  40. 1.757 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 239 days ago · 99 km deep · 61 km away
  41. 1.772 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 239 days ago · 102 km deep · 55 km away
  42. 3.666 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 239 days ago · 129 km deep · 57 km away
  43. 2.353 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 239 days ago · 62 km deep · 50 km away
  44. 1.735 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 238 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  45. 1.669 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 238 days ago · 116 km deep · 57 km away
  46. 1.863 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 238 days ago · 134 km deep · 78 km away
  47. 1.858 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 238 days ago · 93 km deep · 30 km away
  48. 2.264 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 237 days ago · 123 km deep · 73 km away
  49. 1.929 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 237 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  50. 3.231 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 237 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  51. 2.743 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 237 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  52. 1.962 km N of Chase, Alaska · 237 days ago · 87 km deep · 46 km away
  53. 2.554 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 237 days ago · 106 km deep · 70 km away
  54. 2.243 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 237 days ago · 97 km deep · 75 km away
  55. 1.965 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 237 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  56. 1.529 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 237 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  57. 1.846 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 237 days ago · 96 km deep · 20 km away
  58. 1.829 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 237 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  59. 2.170 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 237 days ago · 115 km deep · 49 km away
  60. 2.668 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 236 days ago · 129 km deep · 48 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.527 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 246 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 1.752 km N of Chase, Alaska · 247 days ago · 75 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 2.343 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 247 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 1.669 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 247 days ago · 108 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 4.348 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 247 days ago · 86 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 32
  6. 2.156 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 247 days ago · 73 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 1.952 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 247 days ago · 73 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 1.667 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 247 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 2.068 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 247 days ago · 117 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 2.139 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 247 days ago · 72 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 2.271 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 248 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 2.057 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 248 days ago · 77 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 1.864 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 248 days ago · 133 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 2.045 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 248 days ago · 62 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 2.374 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 248 days ago · 114 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 1.856 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 248 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 1.870 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 249 days ago · 51 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 1.761 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 249 days ago · 125 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 1.822 km E of Denali Park, Alaska · 249 days ago · 87 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 2.168 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 249 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak2026cevxnp. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:45 PM UTC.