Alaska earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 38 km S of Chenega, Alaska

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 38 km S of Chenega, Alaska on Sun, Feb 9, 2020, 4:32 AM AKST (13:32 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-02-09 13:32:27 UTC
Depth
11.8 km (7.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.723° N, 148.055° W
Region
Alaska
Strongest shaking
IV, light shaking
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
3.5ML, local (Richter)Alaska Earthquake CenterPreferred · Preliminary
3.7ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterReviewed · ±0.028 · 170 stations

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated
IV, light shaking
Peak ground acceleration
22.0% of gravity
Peak ground velocity
0.1 cm/s
Map
Automatic
USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter
Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Stations used
165

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0201udffmn (also filed as us70007m28). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:05 PM UTC.