Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 68 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 68 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska on Sat, Jan 31, 2026, 11:20 PM AKST (08:20 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 48 km SSW 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
2026-02-01 08:20:35 UTC
Depth
9.1 km (5.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
63.172° N, 147.669° 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 3.6 km horizontally, 2.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.50
Station coverage gap
53°
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: 123 in the 60 days after this one and 79 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.827 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 244 days ago · 103 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.757 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 244 days ago · 64 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 1.748 km S of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 244 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.846 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 243 days ago · 70 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.672 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 243 days ago · 48 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.867 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 243 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.548 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 243 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.681 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 241 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 2.611 km NNE of Cantwell, Alaska · 241 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.620 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 241 days ago · 89 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 2.634 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 241 days ago · 74 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 2.082 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 239 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 2.067 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 239 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 2.353 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 238 days ago · 62 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 1.553 km WSW of Delta Junction, Alaska · 236 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 1.529 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 236 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 1.776 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 236 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 1.869 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 235 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 2.266 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 235 days ago · 55 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 1.553 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 233 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  21. 1.777 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 233 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  22. 1.620 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 233 days ago · 90 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 1.868 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 233 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 1.976 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 233 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  25. 1.810 km NNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 232 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  26. 2.422 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 232 days ago · 83 km deep · 83 km away
  27. 2.553 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 232 days ago · 81 km deep · 97 km away
  28. 1.615 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 231 days ago · 117 km deep · 100 km away
  29. 1.622 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 230 days ago · 81 km deep · 75 km away
  30. 1.621 km E of Healy, Alaska · 229 days ago · 100 km deep · 86 km away
  31. 1.570 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 229 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  32. 1.729 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 229 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  33. 2.054 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 228 days ago · 67 km deep · 93 km away
  34. 1.771 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 228 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  35. 2.059 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 228 days ago · 29 km deep · 90 km away
  36. 1.669 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 227 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  37. 1.670 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 227 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  38. 1.812 km E of Healy, Alaska · 226 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  39. 1.622 km E of Denali Park, Alaska · 226 days ago · 88 km deep · 76 km away
  40. 2.056 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 226 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  41. 2.256 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 226 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  42. 2.173 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 225 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  43. 1.732 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 224 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  44. 1.963 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 224 days ago · 58 km deep · 38 km away
  45. 1.844 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 224 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  46. 3.29 km N of Cantwell, Alaska · 223 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  47. 1.77 km NNE of Cantwell, Alaska · 223 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  48. 1.982 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 222 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  49. 1.810 km E of Healy, Alaska · 222 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  50. 1.552 km NNW of Paxson, Alaska · 222 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  51. 1.78 km SW of Healy, Alaska · 221 days ago · 114 km deep · 99 km away
  52. 2.317 km WSW of Denali Park, Alaska · 221 days ago · 112 km deep · 99 km away
  53. 1.753 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 220 days ago · 62 km deep · 41 km away
  54. 2.258 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 220 days ago · 61 km deep · 51 km away
  55. 1.870 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 219 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  56. 1.967 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 218 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  57. 1.953 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 218 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  58. 1.926 km SW of Denali Park, Alaska · 218 days ago · 95 km deep · 94 km away
  59. 1.867 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 218 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  60. 1.882 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 217 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away

The first 60 of 123.

Before

  1. 2.248 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 244 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 2.35 km N of Cantwell, Alaska · 245 days ago · 82 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.731 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 245 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.527 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 245 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 4.348 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 246 days ago · 86 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 32
  6. 2.156 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 246 days ago · 73 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.952 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 246 days ago · 73 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.667 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 246 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.157 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 246 days ago · 34 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 2.139 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 246 days ago · 72 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 2.271 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 247 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 1.944 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 247 days ago · 53 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.246 km SW of Fort Greely, Alaska · 247 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 1.951 km SW of Fort Greely, Alaska · 247 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 2.045 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 247 days ago · 62 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 2.649 km SW of Fort Greely, Alaska · 247 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 1.870 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 248 days ago · 51 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 1.822 km E of Denali Park, Alaska · 248 days ago · 87 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 2.168 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 248 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.914 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 248 days ago · 111 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak2026cfocrc. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:42 PM UTC.