Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 53 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 53 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska on Fri, Feb 20, 2026, 8:28 AM AKST (17:28 UTC), 72 km (45 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
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-02-20 17:28:33 UTC
Depth
71.9 km (44.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
63.040° N, 149.683° 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 3.1 km horizontally, 4.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
54°
Stations used
22

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 at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.215 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 225 days ago · 78 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 2.255 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 225 days ago · 112 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 2.025 km N of Chase, Alaska · 225 days ago · 68 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 1.732 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 225 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.450 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 225 days ago · 115 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 1.769 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 225 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 1.963 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 224 days ago · 58 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.844 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 224 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 1.958 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 224 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 2.765 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 224 days ago · 110 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 1.862 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 224 days ago · 133 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 1.762 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 224 days ago · 83 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 3.29 km N of Cantwell, Alaska · 224 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 1.77 km NNE of Cantwell, Alaska · 223 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 1.710 km W of Susitna North, Alaska · 223 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 2.339 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 223 days ago · 101 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 1.947 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 223 days ago · 86 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 2.251 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 223 days ago · 92 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 1.869 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 223 days ago · 117 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 1.842 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 223 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 1.819 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 222 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 1.969 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 222 days ago · 101 km deep · 32 km away
  23. 1.864 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 222 days ago · 122 km deep · 61 km away
  24. 2.140 km N of Chase, Alaska · 222 days ago · 78 km deep · 29 km away
  25. 1.858 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 222 days ago · 85 km deep · 14 km away
  26. 2.349 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 222 days ago · 101 km deep · 17 km away
  27. 1.970 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 222 days ago · 116 km deep · 48 km away
  28. 2.251 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 222 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  29. 2.020 km W of Healy, Alaska · 222 days ago · 116 km deep · 89 km away
  30. 2.011 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 222 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  31. 1.862 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 222 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
  32. 1.78 km SW of Healy, Alaska · 222 days ago · 114 km deep · 89 km away
  33. 2.013 km S of Talkeetna, Alaska · 222 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  34. 1.764 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 222 days ago · 123 km deep · 56 km away
  35. 1.95 km SW of Chase, Alaska · 221 days ago · 17 km deep · 74 km away
  36. 2.317 km WSW of Denali Park, Alaska · 221 days ago · 112 km deep · 76 km away
  37. 1.918 km E of Talkeetna, Alaska · 221 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  38. 1.720 km W of Healy, Alaska · 221 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  39. 1.753 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 220 days ago · 62 km deep · 67 km away
  40. 1.729 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 220 days ago · 87 km deep · 97 km away
  41. 1.735 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 220 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  42. 1.843 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 220 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  43. 2.258 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 220 days ago · 61 km deep · 62 km away
  44. 1.960 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 220 days ago · 129 km deep · 58 km away
  45. 2.340 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 220 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  46. 2.063 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 220 days ago · 112 km deep · 55 km away
  47. 1.937 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 219 days ago · 93 km deep · 34 km away
  48. 2.555 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 219 days ago · 90 km deep · 11 km away
  49. 2.771 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 219 days ago · 120 km deep · 46 km away
  50. 1.970 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 219 days ago · 120 km deep · 46 km away
  51. 1.953 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 219 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  52. 2.161 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 219 days ago · 114 km deep · 46 km away
  53. 1.754 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 219 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  54. 1.968 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 219 days ago · 137 km deep · 55 km away
  55. 2.161 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 219 days ago · 137 km deep · 60 km away
  56. 1.755 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 219 days ago · 113 km deep · 55 km away
  57. 2.240 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 218 days ago · 94 km deep · 65 km away
  58. 1.749 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 218 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  59. 1.926 km SW of Denali Park, Alaska · 218 days ago · 95 km deep · 62 km away
  60. 2.636 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 218 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.069 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 226 days ago · 123 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 1.949 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 226 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 2.020 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 226 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.37 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 226 days ago · 53 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.860 km ENE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 226 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.872 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 226 days ago · 108 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 2.223 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 226 days ago · 87 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 2.548 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 226 days ago · 94 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 1.93 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 226 days ago · 62 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 1.720 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 226 days ago · 89 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.857 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 226 days ago · 117 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 1.945 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 226 days ago · 96 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 2.311 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 227 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.547 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 227 days ago · 94 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 2.256 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 227 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 2.056 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 227 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 1.520 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 227 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 1.819 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 227 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.649 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 227 days ago · 96 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 2.617 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 227 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026dpdbor. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:51 AM UTC.