Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 37 km W of Cantwell, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 37 km W of Cantwell, Alaska on Thu, Feb 26, 2026, 10:31 AM AKST (19:31 UTC), 93 km (58 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
2026-02-26 19:31:56 UTC
Depth
92.8 km (57.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
63.346° N, 149.701° 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 3.8 km horizontally, 3.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
52°
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: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.555 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 219 days ago · 90 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 2.771 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 218 days ago · 120 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 1.970 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 218 days ago · 120 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 1.953 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 218 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 2.161 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 218 days ago · 114 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 1.968 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 218 days ago · 137 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 2.161 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 218 days ago · 137 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 1.755 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 218 days ago · 113 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 2.240 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 218 days ago · 94 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 1.749 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 218 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 1.926 km SW of Denali Park, Alaska · 218 days ago · 95 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 2.636 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 218 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.646 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 217 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 2.255 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 217 days ago · 71 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 2.055 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 217 days ago · 84 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 1.562 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 216 days ago · 127 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 1.539 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 216 days ago · 99 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 1.636 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 216 days ago · 86 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 1.527 km E of Denali National Park, Alaska · 216 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 2.121 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 216 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 1.857 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 216 days ago · 86 km deep · 32 km away
  22. 1.851 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 216 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  23. 1.654 km E of Chase, Alaska · 216 days ago · 50 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 1.622 km W of Denali Park, Alaska · 216 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  25. 2.349 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 216 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  26. 1.816 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 215 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  27. 1.751 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 215 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  28. 1.852 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 215 days ago · 68 km deep · 59 km away
  29. 2.158 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 215 days ago · 77 km deep · 47 km away
  30. 1.727 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 215 days ago · 89 km deep · 64 km away
  31. 1.762 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 215 days ago · 17 km deep · 67 km away
  32. 1.734 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 215 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  33. 1.651 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 214 days ago · 104 km deep · 17 km away
  34. 1.862 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 214 days ago · 132 km deep · 65 km away
  35. 1.766 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 214 days ago · 124 km deep · 48 km away
  36. 1.720 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 214 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  37. 1.729 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 214 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  38. 1.836 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 213 days ago · 56 km deep · 93 km away
  39. 2.373 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 213 days ago · 124 km deep · 36 km away
  40. 1.863 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 213 days ago · 106 km deep · 26 km away
  41. 1.836 km W of Denali Park, Alaska · 213 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  42. 2.170 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 213 days ago · 127 km deep · 39 km away
  43. 3.536 km WSW of Denali Park, Alaska · 213 days ago · 122 km deep · 33 km away
  44. 1.762 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 213 days ago · 99 km deep · 55 km away
  45. 1.767 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 213 days ago · 110 km deep · 59 km away
  46. 1.924 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 212 days ago · 69 km deep · 78 km away
  47. 1.941 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 212 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  48. 2.136 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 212 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  49. 3.730 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 212 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  50. 1.662 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 212 days ago · 122 km deep · 71 km away
  51. 2.230 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 212 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  52. 2.132 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 212 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  53. 1.854 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 212 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  54. 2.039 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 212 days ago · 92 km deep · 6 km away
  55. 1.77 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 212 days ago · 84 km deep · 30 km away
  56. 2.342 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 211 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  57. 1.724 km W of Ferry, Alaska · 211 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  58. 2.054 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 211 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  59. 1.929 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 211 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  60. 2.435 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 210 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.063 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 219 days ago · 112 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 2.340 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 219 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 1.960 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 219 days ago · 129 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 2.258 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 220 days ago · 61 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.735 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 220 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.753 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 220 days ago · 62 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.720 km W of Healy, Alaska · 220 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 1.522 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska · 220 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.317 km WSW of Denali Park, Alaska · 221 days ago · 112 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 1.764 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 221 days ago · 123 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 1.78 km SW of Healy, Alaska · 221 days ago · 114 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 1.862 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 221 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 2.020 km W of Healy, Alaska · 222 days ago · 116 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 2.251 km SSE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 222 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.970 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 222 days ago · 116 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 2.349 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 222 days ago · 101 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 1.858 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 222 days ago · 85 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 2.140 km N of Chase, Alaska · 222 days ago · 78 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 1.864 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 222 days ago · 122 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 1.969 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 222 days ago · 101 km deep · 34 km away

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