October 23, 2002 Earthquake: Cantwell, Denali Natl Park, Alaska, United States

Name: October 23, 2002 Earthquake: Cantwell, Denali Natl Park, Alaska, United States
Start: 2002-10-23
Location: Cantwell, Denali Natl Park, Alaska, United States

October 23, 2002 · M6.7

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Cantwell, Denali Natl Park, Alaska, United States on October 23, 2002 at 11:27:19 UTC, 4 km below the surface.

Map

Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.

The earthquake

Date: October 23, 2002
Time: 11:27:19 UTC
Place: Cantwell, Denali Natl Park, Alaska, United States
Magnitude: 6.7 (Mw)
Focal depth: 4 km (2 mi)
Intensity: 8 on the Modified Mercalli scale
Tsunami: None recorded
Epicenter: 63.514° N, 147.912° W
Country: United States

The toll

Damage: Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)

Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.

Other significant earthquakes nearby

Within 200 km, the deadliest first.

Significant earthquakes of 2002 The 2000s Every quake the USGS located in 2002 Recent earthquakes near here This day in weather history

Sources

Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 5657.