Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 56 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 56 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska on Tue, Feb 25, 2020, 4:29 PM AKST (01:29 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 54 km NNE of Chase, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-02-26 01:29:35 UTC
Depth
9.4 km (5.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.904° N, 149.282° 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
36

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 169 in the 60 days after this one and 87 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.835 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 2410 days ago · 106 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 1.5Central Alaska · 2410 days ago · 123 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.767 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2410 days ago · 130 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 2.660 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2410 days ago · 100 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 2.210 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 2409 days ago · 45 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 2.162 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2409 days ago · 118 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.864 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2408 days ago · 101 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 2.559 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2408 days ago · 62 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 2.4Central Alaska · 2408 days ago · 42 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.960 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2408 days ago · 114 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 1.852 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2407 days ago · 120 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.571 km NNE of Petersville, AK · 2407 days ago · 101 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 1.862 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2406 days ago · 134 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 1.550 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2406 days ago · 113 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 1.564 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2405 days ago · 124 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 2.168 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2404 days ago · 117 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 1.630 km E of Chase, Alaska · 2404 days ago · 53 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.069 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2404 days ago · 43 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 1.8Central Alaska · 2403 days ago · 91 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 1.552 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2403 days ago · 100 km deep · 71 km away
  21. 1.654 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2403 days ago · 63 km deep · 28 km away
  22. 1.845 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 2402 days ago · 107 km deep · 59 km away
  23. 1.933 km W of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2399 days ago · 119 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 2.966 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2399 days ago · 98 km deep · 53 km away
  25. 1.547 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2399 days ago · 111 km deep · 100 km away
  26. 1.626 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2399 days ago · 86 km deep · 42 km away
  27. 1.653 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2398 days ago · 68 km deep · 21 km away
  28. 2.113 km NW of Petersville, Alaska · 2398 days ago · 88 km deep · 95 km away
  29. 2.616 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2398 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  30. 1.846 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2397 days ago · 72 km deep · 28 km away
  31. 1.812 km SSE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2396 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  32. 2.456 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2396 days ago · 128 km deep · 86 km away
  33. 2.380 km NW of Lake Louise, Alaska · 2396 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  34. 1.668 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2396 days ago · 111 km deep · 76 km away
  35. 1.667 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2395 days ago · 45 km deep · 71 km away
  36. 1.89 km SW of Healy, Alaska · 2394 days ago · 110 km deep · 99 km away
  37. 1.865 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2394 days ago · 128 km deep · 76 km away
  38. 1.75 km W of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2394 days ago · 55 km deep · 84 km away
  39. 1.765 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2393 days ago · 127 km deep · 76 km away
  40. 2.470 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2392 days ago · 97 km deep · 60 km away
  41. 1.767 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2392 days ago · 90 km deep · 52 km away
  42. 1.535 km N of Chase, Alaska · 2392 days ago · 82 km deep · 50 km away
  43. 1.544 km SE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2391 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  44. 1.769 km E of Chase, Alaska · 2391 days ago · 49 km deep · 45 km away
  45. 1.555 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2390 days ago · 90 km deep · 56 km away
  46. 3.158 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2390 days ago · 79 km deep · 9 km away
  47. 1.864 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2390 days ago · 116 km deep · 74 km away
  48. 1.752 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2389 days ago · 26 km deep · 62 km away
  49. 2.065 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2389 days ago · 62 km deep · 49 km away
  50. 2.412 km S of Talkeetna, Alaska · 2389 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  51. 1.747 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2389 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
  52. 1.666 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2389 days ago · 125 km deep · 75 km away
  53. 2.048 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2388 days ago · 42 km deep · 83 km away
  54. 2.148 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2388 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away
  55. 1.655 km SW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2388 days ago · 83 km deep · 24 km away
  56. 2.260 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2388 days ago · 125 km deep · 86 km away
  57. 2.1Central Alaska · 2388 days ago · 81 km deep · 70 km away
  58. 1.929 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2387 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  59. 2.464 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2387 days ago · 123 km deep · 77 km away
  60. 2.19 km S of Talkeetna, Alaska · 2386 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away

The first 60 of 169.

Before

  1. 1.772 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2411 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 1.612 km S of Talkeetna, Alaska · 2411 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.639 km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2411 days ago · 95 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 1.565 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2411 days ago · 105 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.636 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2411 days ago · 64 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 1.565 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2411 days ago · 124 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.865 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2412 days ago · 66 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 1.521 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2414 days ago · 46 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.634 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2414 days ago · 38 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.719 km WSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2414 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 1.659 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2414 days ago · 75 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 2.570 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2415 days ago · 71 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 1.552 km NNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2415 days ago · 106 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 1.843 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2415 days ago · 104 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 1.774 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska · 2415 days ago · 115 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 1.566 km N of Chase, Alaska · 2415 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 1.561 km N of Petersville, Alaska · 2415 days ago · 121 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 1.959 km NNE of Petersville, Alaska · 2415 days ago · 91 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 1.939 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2416 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 2.251 km W of Cantwell, Alaska · 2416 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0202maei80. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:44 AM UTC.