Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 5 km N of Cantwell, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 5 km N of Cantwell, Alaska on Sat, Jan 31, 2026, 4:46 PM AKST (01:46 UTC), 82 km (51 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
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-02-01 01:46:53 UTC
Depth
82.3 km (51.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
63.440° N, 148.960° 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 2.5 km horizontally, 2.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.30
Station coverage gap
20°
Stations used
59

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 201 in the 60 days after this one and 156 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.768 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 244 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 2.827 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 244 days ago · 103 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 1.661 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 244 days ago · 123 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.173 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 244 days ago · 109 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.024 km W of Denali Park, Alaska · 244 days ago · 111 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 1.757 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 244 days ago · 64 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 1.742 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 243 days ago · 98 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 1.846 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 243 days ago · 70 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 1.858 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 243 days ago · 88 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 1.867 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 243 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 2.218 km E of Ferry, Alaska · 243 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 2.938 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 242 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 1.842 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 242 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 2.050 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 242 days ago · 86 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 1.642 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska · 242 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 1.681 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 241 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 2.611 km NNE of Cantwell, Alaska · 241 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.620 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 241 days ago · 89 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 2.634 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 240 days ago · 74 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 2.142 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 240 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 2.246 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 240 days ago · 87 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 2.358 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 240 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  23. 2.082 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 239 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 2.067 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 239 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  25. 2.165 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 239 days ago · 111 km deep · 100 km away
  26. 1.949 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 238 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  27. 1.768 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 238 days ago · 98 km deep · 70 km away
  28. 1.757 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 238 days ago · 99 km deep · 95 km away
  29. 1.772 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 238 days ago · 102 km deep · 86 km away
  30. 3.666 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 238 days ago · 129 km deep · 87 km away
  31. 2.353 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 238 days ago · 62 km deep · 59 km away
  32. 1.669 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 237 days ago · 116 km deep · 88 km away
  33. 1.858 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 236 days ago · 93 km deep · 59 km away
  34. 1.929 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 236 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  35. 3.231 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 236 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  36. 1.962 km N of Chase, Alaska · 236 days ago · 87 km deep · 79 km away
  37. 1.965 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 236 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  38. 1.529 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 236 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  39. 1.776 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 236 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  40. 1.846 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 236 days ago · 96 km deep · 47 km away
  41. 1.829 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 236 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  42. 2.170 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 236 days ago · 115 km deep · 78 km away
  43. 2.668 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 235 days ago · 129 km deep · 73 km away
  44. 2.264 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 235 days ago · 130 km deep · 83 km away
  45. 1.767 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 235 days ago · 97 km deep · 84 km away
  46. 1.869 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 235 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  47. 2.266 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 235 days ago · 55 km deep · 71 km away
  48. 2.076 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 235 days ago · 93 km deep · 78 km away
  49. 1.862 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 235 days ago · 93 km deep · 83 km away
  50. 2.068 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 234 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  51. 2.355 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 234 days ago · 68 km deep · 70 km away
  52. 1.768 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 234 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  53. 1.944 km N of Chase, Alaska · 234 days ago · 74 km deep · 89 km away
  54. 1.553 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 233 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  55. 1.777 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 233 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  56. 1.620 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 233 days ago · 90 km deep · 18 km away
  57. 1.915 km W of Healy, Alaska · 233 days ago · 113 km deep · 51 km away
  58. 1.868 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 233 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  59. 1.976 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 233 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  60. 2.959 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 233 days ago · 104 km deep · 93 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.041 km N of Chase, Alaska · 244 days ago · 78 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.713 km NNE of Healy, Alaska · 245 days ago · 110 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 1.731 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 245 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 1.527 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 245 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 1.752 km N of Chase, Alaska · 246 days ago · 75 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.669 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 246 days ago · 108 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 4.348 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 246 days ago · 86 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 32
  8. 2.156 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 246 days ago · 73 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 1.952 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 246 days ago · 73 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 1.667 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 246 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 2.068 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 246 days ago · 117 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 2.139 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 246 days ago · 72 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 2.271 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 246 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 2.057 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 247 days ago · 77 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 1.864 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 247 days ago · 133 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 2.045 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 247 days ago · 62 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 2.374 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 247 days ago · 114 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 1.856 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 247 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.870 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 247 days ago · 51 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 1.761 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 248 days ago · 125 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak2026cfbbjv. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:56 AM UTC.