Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 55 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 55 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska on Thu, Feb 27, 2020, 11:03 PM AKST (08:03 UTC), 84 km (52 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 62 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-02-28 08:03:34 UTC
Depth
84.2 km (52.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
59.651° N, 152.788° 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.

Stations used
57

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 167 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.519 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2411 days ago · 70 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 1.741 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2411 days ago · 222 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 1.767 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2410 days ago · 118 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 1.759 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2410 days ago · 93 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 1.650 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2410 days ago · 119 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 1.632 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2409 days ago · 61 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 2.659 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2409 days ago · 87 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 2.048 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2409 days ago · 100 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 2.066 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2409 days ago · 98 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 1.864 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2409 days ago · 71 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 2.325 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2409 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 1.660 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2409 days ago · 103 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 3.751 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2409 days ago · 165 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 2
  14. 1.524 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2408 days ago · 70 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 1.635 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2408 days ago · 76 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 1.528 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2408 days ago · 77 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 1.861 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2408 days ago · 102 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 2.468 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2408 days ago · 107 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 1.663 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2408 days ago · 106 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 1.840 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2408 days ago · 111 km deep · 50 km away
  21. 1.629 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2407 days ago · 60 km deep · 30 km away
  22. 1.869 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2407 days ago · 121 km deep · 58 km away
  23. 1.849 km WNW of Nanwalek, AK · 2407 days ago · 74 km deep · 18 km away
  24. 1.654 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2407 days ago · 93 km deep · 39 km away
  25. 1.7Southern Alaska · 2407 days ago · 60 km deep · 44 km away
  26. 1.838 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2407 days ago · 76 km deep · 85 km away
  27. 1.753 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2407 days ago · 77 km deep · 4 km away
  28. 1.945 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2407 days ago · 83 km deep · 71 km away
  29. 2.1Southern Alaska · 2406 days ago · 97 km deep · 80 km away
  30. 1.848 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2406 days ago · 86 km deep · 16 km away
  31. 1.654 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2406 days ago · 99 km deep · 21 km away
  32. 1.668 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2406 days ago · 122 km deep · 47 km away
  33. 2.758 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2406 days ago · 99 km deep · 34 km away
  34. 2.371 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2405 days ago · 132 km deep · 63 km away
  35. 1.59 km WNW of Fox River, Alaska · 2405 days ago · 58 km deep · 97 km away
  36. 1.860 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2405 days ago · 93 km deep · 29 km away
  37. 2.810 km S of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2405 days ago · 58 km deep · 55 km away
  38. 2.050 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2405 days ago · 103 km deep · 34 km away
  39. 1.657 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2404 days ago · 78 km deep · 71 km away
  40. 1.539 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2404 days ago · 129 km deep · 39 km away
  41. 1.752 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2404 days ago · 111 km deep · 77 km away
  42. 2.646 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2403 days ago · 111 km deep · 30 km away
  43. 1.649 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2403 days ago · 112 km deep · 43 km away
  44. 1.840 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2403 days ago · 69 km deep · 20 km away
  45. 1.5Southern Alaska · 2403 days ago · 78 km deep · 51 km away
  46. 2.832 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2403 days ago · 74 km deep · 23 km away
  47. 2.130 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2403 days ago · 62 km deep · 38 km away
  48. 3.663 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2403 days ago · 84 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 9
  49. 1.743 km SE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2403 days ago · 126 km deep · 40 km away
  50. 1.973 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2403 days ago · 130 km deep · 84 km away
  51. 2.149 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2402 days ago · 105 km deep · 27 km away
  52. 1.763 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2402 days ago · 112 km deep · 39 km away
  53. 2.673 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2402 days ago · 120 km deep · 65 km away
  54. 1.838 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2402 days ago · 121 km deep · 37 km away
  55. 1.546 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2402 days ago · 93 km deep · 84 km away
  56. 1.554 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2402 days ago · 77 km deep · 25 km away
  57. 1.635 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2402 days ago · 124 km deep · 42 km away
  58. 1.853 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2402 days ago · 87 km deep · 3 km away
  59. 1.610 km ENE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2402 days ago · 46 km deep · 87 km away
  60. 2.155 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2402 days ago · 118 km deep · 43 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.561 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2411 days ago · 96 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 1.669 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2411 days ago · 102 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 1.860 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2411 days ago · 129 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 1.766 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2412 days ago · 115 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 1.639 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2412 days ago · 116 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 2.050 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2412 days ago · 117 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 1.682 km SW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2412 days ago · 64 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 1.754 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2412 days ago · 130 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 1.758 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2412 days ago · 133 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 2.158 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2412 days ago · 104 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 1.559 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2412 days ago · 98 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 1.5Southern Alaska · 2412 days ago · 103 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 1.668 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2413 days ago · 102 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 1.759 km WSW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2413 days ago · 74 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 1.762 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2413 days ago · 89 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 1.774 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2414 days ago · 124 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 1.716 km E of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2414 days ago · 61 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 1.940 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2414 days ago · 139 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 1.945 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2414 days ago · 77 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 1.879 km SE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 2415 days ago · 86 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0202pphnp3. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:28 AM UTC.