Earthquake · reviewed by a seismologist
M 2.0ml
32 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska
Yes. A magnitude 2.0 earthquake was recorded 32 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska, at 7:20 pm AKDT on 12 August 2019 (03:20 UTC), 3.7 km deep.
- When
- Magnitude
- M 2.0 (ml)
- Depth
- 3.7 km below the surface
- Felt
- no reports yet
- Nearest
- Denali Borough, 72 km NNW
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 2620 days ago
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This was a minor earthquake. Quakes this small are rarely felt and do not cause damage.
At this magnitude and depth, people at rest would likely notice it out to about 16 km (10 mi) from the epicentre. Estimated from magnitude, depth and distance with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses; felt reports, where there are any, are the measurement.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 30 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.0 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 500,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 350,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 32× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 2.0 about 30 lb of TNT
Energy from the Gutenberg–Richter relation (log10E = 1.5M + 4.8), rounded to two figures; bar length is magnitude, which is already a logarithm of energy. Magnitudes of past earthquakes from the USGS catalogue.
For this area
The largest earthquake within 50 km since 2016 was M 4.6 on 2016-04-26 — about 7,900 times the energy of this one.
Before 2016, the USGS record lists 9 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km; the five largest:
- 5.6 44 km S of Cantwell, AK · 20 km SE of this epicentre
- 5.5 52 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 31 km W of this epicentre
- 5.4 38 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 36 km E of this epicentre
- 5.4 54 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 33 km SSW of this epicentre
- 5.3 49 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 30 km SE of this epicentre
Since 2016: the QuakeIndex catalogue (US, M1.5+), built from the USGS FDSN event service. Before 2016: USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900. Distances are between epicentres. This is the record, not a forecast.
Where
Epicentre 63.1324, -149.2654. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denali Borough, AK | 72 km (45 mi) | NNW | earthquakes near Denali Borough |
| Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK | 97 km (60 mi) | S | earthquakes near Matanuska-Susitna Borough |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
54 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 2.7 45 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska
- 2.3 58 km ENE of Chase, Alaska
- 1.9 56 km NNE of Chase, Alaska
- 1.7 50 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska
- 1.8 64 km ENE of Chase, Alaska
- 1.5 36 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska
- 1.8 70 km S of Cantwell, Alaska
- 1.6 28 km WNW of Cantwell, Alaska
- 1.7 44 km NE of Chase, Alaska
- 1.7 18 km N of Cantwell, Alaska
- 1.5 38 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska
- 2.1 43 km NE of Chase, Alaska
- 1.9 Central Alaska
- 1.5 26 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska
- 1.6 47 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska
Counted from the QuakeIndex database, which ingests the USGS feed every 30 seconds · as of . QuakeIndex does not forecast aftershocks. When USGS issues an operational aftershock forecast it appears on the USGS event page.
On USGS
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- Did you feel it? Report it to USGS — reports go to USGS, not to us
- ShakeMap for this event, when USGS has produced one
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