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M2.3 earthquake – Denali National Park, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck in the Denali National Park, Alaska region at 00:38 local time (09:38 UTC) on 3 Nov 2026, at a depth of 133 km, according to USGS.

revised from M1.9

Data: USGS · updated 2026-11-05 22:20 UTC · reviewed

Magnitude
2.3micro
local magnitude (Richter) (ml)
revised from 1.9
Depth
133 km
Status
Reviewed
Origin time
2026-11-03 09:38:56 UTC
Local: 3 Nov 2026, 00:38:56 (America/Anchorage)
Epicentre
63.283° N, 150.609° W

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Nearby places

Distance and estimated shaking at nearby places
PlaceDistanceEst. shaking
AnchorageAlaska, United States · pop. 289,600232 kmINot felt

Shaking is an estimate from the intensity prediction equation of Allen, Wald & Worden (2012), not an observation. Local ground and buildings can change it by a level or more.

Every agency's solution

Agencies locate earthquakes with their own stations and methods, so their numbers differ. We match reports of the same event by time, distance and magnitude and show them side by side. The headline uses USGS · AK, which has been reviewed by an analyst.

AgencyMagnitudeDepthEpicentreTime offsetStatus
USGS · AKheadlineAlaska Earthquake Center via U.S. Geological Survey2.3 mlwas 2.2133 km63.28° N, 150.61° W–Reviewed · 2 revisions

How big was it?

Usually not felt. Recorded by nearby seismometers; thousands occur worldwide every day.

It released roughly the energy of 43 kg of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step means about 32 times more energy and 10 times larger waves on a seismogram. Depth matters too: at 133 km this was a intermediate-depth earthquake, which spreads shaking over a wider area but less intensely.

M2.3 releases about 32× the energy of M1.3, and its waves are about 10× taller on a seismogram. Energy: 43 kg of TNT vs 1 kg of TNT.

Each square is the energy of one M1.3. Energy from log₁₀E = 1.5M + 4.8.

Aftershocks and nearby activity

10 later earthquakes within 30 km; the largest was M2.6 5 days ago. 4 in the 7 days before. Aftershock rates usually fall off roughly in proportion to 1/time.

Aftershocks

Mainshock M2.3

10 later earthquakes nearby. Aftershock rates typically fall off roughly as 1/time (Omori's law).

Aftershocks
Time after mainshock (hours)MagnitudeDepth (km)
0.002.3135
7.001.9119
93.482.6134
106.242.0139
118.222.1120
118.552.1122
126.171.7107
136.811.64
190.282.3122
219.252.2124
  1. 2.6Denali National Park, Alaska11-07 07:07
  2. 2.3Denali National Park, Alaska11-03 09:38
  3. 2.3Denali National Park, Alaska11-11 07:55
  4. 2.2Cantwell, Alaska11-12 12:53
  5. 2.1Denali National Park, Alaska11-08 07:52
  6. 2.1Denali National Park, Alaska11-08 08:11
  7. 2.0Denali National Park, Alaska11-07 19:53
  8. 1.9Denali National Park, Alaska11-03 16:38
  9. 1.7Petersville, Alaska11-08 15:49
  10. 1.6Denali National Park, Alaska11-09 02:27

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Event id aka2026vtxzvj. First recorded here 3 Nov 2026, 09:41:00 UTC. Solutions: USGS · AK (usgs:aka2026vtxzvj). Cite as: SeismoAtlas, “M2.3 earthquake – Denali National Park, Alaska”, https://seismoatlas.com/earthquake/aka2026vtxzvj-m2-3-earthquake-denali-national-park-alaska, data from USGS.

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