Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 21 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 21 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska on Mon, Feb 17, 2020, 7:02 AM AKST (16:02 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 5 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-02-17 16:02:45 UTC
Depth
9.3 km (5.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.971° N, 148.648° 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
38

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 156 in the 60 days after this one and 92 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.117 km WSW of Willow, Alaska · 2417 days ago · 42 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 6
  2. 1.527 km WNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2417 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 2.44 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2416 days ago · 47 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.626 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2416 days ago · 36 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 2.54 km W of Big Lake, Alaska · 2416 days ago · 44 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.68 km NNW of Knik, Alaska · 2416 days ago · 53 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.518 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2415 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 2.152 km ESE of Knik River, Alaska · 2415 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 1.73 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2415 days ago · 29 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 1.643 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2415 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 2.216 km NNE of Susitna, Alaska · 2414 days ago · 45 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 2.47 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2413 days ago · 37 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.719 km WSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2412 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 1.634 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2412 days ago · 38 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 1.521 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2412 days ago · 46 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 1.620 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2412 days ago · 23 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 1.65 km W of Houston, Alaska · 2411 days ago · 41 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 2.0Southern Alaska · 2411 days ago · 42 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 1.865 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2410 days ago · 66 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 1.615 km NNE of Susitna, Alaska · 2410 days ago · 50 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 1.636 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2409 days ago · 64 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 1.7Central Alaska · 2409 days ago · 28 km deep · 39 km away
  23. 1.722 km NW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2409 days ago · 28 km deep · 38 km away
  24. 1.88 km WNW of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 2409 days ago · 39 km deep · 75 km away
  25. 1.612 km S of Talkeetna, Alaska · 2409 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  26. 1.520 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2408 days ago · 26 km deep · 51 km away
  27. 2.210 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 2408 days ago · 45 km deep · 56 km away
  28. 1.541 km ESE of Knik River, Alaska · 2407 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  29. 1.68 km SSE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 2407 days ago · 22 km deep · 100 km away
  30. 2.559 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2407 days ago · 62 km deep · 80 km away
  31. 2.6Southern Alaska · 2406 days ago · 31 km deep · 89 km away
  32. 1.668 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2406 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 2.4Central Alaska · 2406 days ago · 42 km deep · 44 km away
  34. 2.516 km WSW of Willow, Alaska · 2406 days ago · 46 km deep · 94 km away
  35. 1.52 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2404 days ago · 36 km deep · 83 km away
  36. 1.918 km S of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2404 days ago · 24 km deep · 84 km away
  37. 1.55 km N of Big Lake, Alaska · 2404 days ago · 46 km deep · 82 km away
  38. 1.55 km ENE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2404 days ago · 30 km deep · 92 km away
  39. 1.516 km SE of Eagle River, Alaska · 2404 days ago · 27 km deep · 89 km away
  40. 1.524 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2404 days ago · 21 km deep · 68 km away
  41. 1.817 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2403 days ago · 30 km deep · 50 km away
  42. 1.64 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2403 days ago · 40 km deep · 98 km away
  43. 1.714 km SW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2403 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  44. 1.630 km E of Chase, Alaska · 2402 days ago · 53 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  45. 2.069 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2402 days ago · 43 km deep · 53 km away
  46. 1.9Southern Alaska · 2402 days ago · 29 km deep · 58 km away
  47. 1.53 km WSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2401 days ago · 45 km deep · 88 km away
  48. 1.85 km WNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2400 days ago · 38 km deep · 65 km away
  49. 1.63 km NW of Eagle River, Alaska · 2399 days ago · 31 km deep · 87 km away
  50. 1.85 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2398 days ago · 37 km deep · 100 km away
  51. 2.23 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2398 days ago · 38 km deep · 88 km away
  52. 1.745 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2398 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  53. 1.513 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 2396 days ago · 46 km deep · 78 km away
  54. 3.95 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2396 days ago · 41 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 158 · tsunami flag
  55. 2.153 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2396 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  56. 1.61 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2396 days ago · 38 km deep · 86 km away
  57. 1.53 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2395 days ago · 34 km deep · 84 km away
  58. 1.84 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2395 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  59. 2.25 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2394 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  60. 2.117 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 2394 days ago · 22 km deep · 60 km away

The first 60 of 156.

Before

  1. 2.532 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2417 days ago · 71 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.829 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2417 days ago · 39 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 2.245 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2418 days ago · 37 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 1.62 km ESE of Houston, Alaska · 2418 days ago · 51 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 2.018 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2418 days ago · 25 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 1.632 km ESE of Knik River, Alaska · 2420 days ago · 28 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 1.98 km WNW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2420 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.640 km E of Chase, Alaska · 2420 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 1.8Southern Alaska · 2421 days ago · 29 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.965 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2421 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 1.516 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 2421 days ago · 38 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.969 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2422 days ago · 67 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.854 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2422 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 1.65 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2422 days ago · 36 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 2.62 km SW of Point MacKenzie, AK · 2422 days ago · 39 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.651 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2423 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 2.039 km W of Lake Louise, Alaska · 2423 days ago · 38 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 1.58 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2424 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 1.62 km W of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 2424 days ago · 23 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 2.45 km SE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2424 days ago · 32 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02027nc42k. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:59 PM UTC.