Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 70 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 70 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska on Wed, Feb 18, 2026, 6:20 AM AKST (15:20 UTC), 1 km (0 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-02-18 15:20:02 UTC
Depth
0.6 km (0.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
63.131° N, 147.682° 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 2.7 km horizontally, 2.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.30
Station coverage gap
55°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 127 in the 60 days after this one and 67 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.812 km E of Healy, Alaska · 227 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.622 km E of Denali Park, Alaska · 227 days ago · 88 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 2.056 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 227 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 2.256 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 227 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 2.173 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 225 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 1.732 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 225 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 1.963 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 225 days ago · 58 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 1.844 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 225 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 3.29 km N of Cantwell, Alaska · 224 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 1.77 km NNE of Cantwell, Alaska · 224 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 1.982 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 223 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 1.810 km E of Healy, Alaska · 223 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 1.552 km NNW of Paxson, Alaska · 222 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 1.753 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 221 days ago · 62 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 2.258 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 220 days ago · 61 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 1.870 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 220 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 1.967 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 219 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 1.953 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 219 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 1.926 km SW of Denali Park, Alaska · 218 days ago · 95 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 1.867 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 218 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 1.864 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 218 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 1.882 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 218 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  23. 2.255 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 218 days ago · 71 km deep · 26 km away
  24. 1.851 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 217 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  25. 1.654 km E of Chase, Alaska · 216 days ago · 50 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 1.852 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 216 days ago · 68 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 2.158 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 216 days ago · 77 km deep · 95 km away
  28. 1.727 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 215 days ago · 89 km deep · 56 km away
  29. 1.762 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 215 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away
  30. 1.574 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 214 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  31. 1.878 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 214 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  32. 1.854 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 212 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  33. 1.77 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 212 days ago · 84 km deep · 76 km away
  34. 2.054 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 211 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  35. 1.713 km NNE of Cantwell, Alaska · 210 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  36. 1.758 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 210 days ago · 68 km deep · 94 km away
  37. 1.678 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 210 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  38. 1.872 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 210 days ago · 61 km deep · 67 km away
  39. 1.654 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 209 days ago · 57 km deep · 90 km away
  40. 1.869 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 209 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  41. 1.887 km WNW of Paxson, Alaska · 208 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  42. 2.367 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 207 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  43. 1.856 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 207 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  44. 1.732 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 206 days ago · 88 km deep · 65 km away
  45. 1.632 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 205 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  46. 1.755 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 205 days ago · 74 km deep · 91 km away
  47. 1.966 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 204 days ago · 66 km deep · 79 km away
  48. 1.857 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 204 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  49. 1.912 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 203 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  50. 2.062 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 203 days ago · 63 km deep · 83 km away
  51. 1.859 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 203 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  52. 2.565 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 202 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  53. 1.844 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 202 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  54. 1.967 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 201 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  55. 1.652 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 200 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  56. 2.122 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 200 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  57. 1.944 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 200 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  58. 2.421 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 199 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  59. 2.121 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 199 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  60. 1.921 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 199 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away

The first 60 of 127.

Before

  1. 1.669 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 228 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.059 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 229 days ago · 29 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.771 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 229 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 2.054 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 229 days ago · 67 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.537 km N of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 229 days ago · 40 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.729 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 229 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 1.570 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 230 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 1.621 km E of Healy, Alaska · 230 days ago · 100 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.622 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 231 days ago · 81 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 2.553 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 233 days ago · 81 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.422 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 233 days ago · 83 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 1.810 km NNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 233 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 1.976 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 234 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 1.868 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 234 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 1.620 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska · 234 days ago · 90 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 1.777 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 234 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 1.553 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 234 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 2.266 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 236 days ago · 55 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 1.869 km ESE of Cantwell, Alaska · 236 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 1.776 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 237 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026dlhjca. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:13 AM UTC.