Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 3 km NW of Eagle River, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 3 km NW of Eagle River, Alaska on Thu, Mar 5, 2020, 8:22 PM AKST (05:22 UTC), 31 km (19 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
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-03-06 05:22:38 UTC
Depth
30.7 km (19.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.338° N, 149.615° 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
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 180 in the 60 days after this one and 95 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.85 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2398 days ago · 37 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 2.23 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2398 days ago · 38 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 1.514 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2398 days ago · 53 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.612 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2397 days ago · 44 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 2.126 km S of Whittier, Alaska · 2397 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.513 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 2397 days ago · 46 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 3.95 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2397 days ago · 41 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 158 · tsunami flag
  8. 1.510 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2396 days ago · 17 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.61 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2396 days ago · 38 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 1.53 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2395 days ago · 34 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 1.84 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2395 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 2.25 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2395 days ago · 36 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 1.71 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 2395 days ago · 55 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 2.25 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2395 days ago · 35 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 2.117 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 2395 days ago · 22 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 2.121 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 2395 days ago · 58 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 2.5Southern Alaska · 2395 days ago · 34 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.9Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 2394 days ago · 58 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 1.512 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2393 days ago · 42 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 1.6Southern Alaska · 2393 days ago · 39 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 2.04 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2393 days ago · 37 km deep · 24 km away
  22. 2.315 km N of Willow, Alaska · 2392 days ago · 26 km deep · 65 km away
  23. 1.728 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2392 days ago · 58 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 2.428 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2391 days ago · 71 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 1.931 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2391 days ago · 56 km deep · 79 km away
  26. 2.230 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 2391 days ago · 63 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 1.66 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2390 days ago · 50 km deep · 58 km away
  28. 1.525 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2389 days ago · 51 km deep · 60 km away
  29. 1.817 km WSW of Willow, Alaska · 2389 days ago · 43 km deep · 52 km away
  30. 1.519 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2389 days ago · 41 km deep · 67 km away
  31. 1.83 km ESE of Willow, Alaska · 2388 days ago · 40 km deep · 48 km away
  32. 1.813 km NNE of Sterling, Alaska · 2388 days ago · 48 km deep · 95 km away
  33. 1.812 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2388 days ago · 18 km deep · 30 km away
  34. 1.736 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2388 days ago · 67 km deep · 89 km away
  35. 2.3Southern Alaska · 2388 days ago · 48 km deep · 56 km away
  36. 1.512 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2387 days ago · 67 km deep · 92 km away
  37. 1.58 km SE of Anchorage, Alaska · 2386 days ago · 27 km deep · 21 km away
  38. 1.629 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 2385 days ago · 57 km deep · 51 km away
  39. 1.929 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2385 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  40. 1.67 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 2385 days ago · 45 km deep · 36 km away
  41. 1.68 km WSW of Knik, Alaska · 2385 days ago · 40 km deep · 17 km away
  42. 1.525 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2385 days ago · 67 km deep · 96 km away
  43. 1.55 km SSW of Houston, Alaska · 2385 days ago · 42 km deep · 31 km away
  44. 1.812 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2384 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  45. 1.66 km ENE of Sunrise, Alaska · 2384 days ago · 20 km deep · 50 km away
  46. 1.99 km NNE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2383 days ago · 30 km deep · 20 km away
  47. 1.516 km SSE of Tyonek, Alaska · 2383 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
  48. 1.918 km NNE of Nikiski, Alaska · 2383 days ago · 60 km deep · 99 km away
  49. 1.62 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2383 days ago · 40 km deep · 22 km away
  50. 1.518 km WSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2383 days ago · 75 km deep · 67 km away
  51. 1.53 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2382 days ago · 39 km deep · 26 km away
  52. 2.129 km WNW of Willow, Alaska · 2382 days ago · 55 km deep · 75 km away
  53. 1.65 km NNW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2382 days ago · 36 km deep · 32 km away
  54. 1.923 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 2382 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  55. 1.626 km NE of Beluga, Alaska · 2381 days ago · 51 km deep · 59 km away
  56. 1.913 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2381 days ago · 34 km deep · 32 km away
  57. 1.734 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 2381 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  58. 1.529 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2381 days ago · 66 km deep · 91 km away
  59. 1.527 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 2381 days ago · 34 km deep · 63 km away
  60. 3.38 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2380 days ago · 46 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 28

The first 60 of 180.

Before

  1. 1.85 km WNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2400 days ago · 38 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 1.528 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 2401 days ago · 62 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.53 km WSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2401 days ago · 45 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 1.826 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2402 days ago · 63 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 2.0Southern Alaska · 2402 days ago · 41 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 1.9Southern Alaska · 2402 days ago · 29 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 1.640 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 2402 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 1.523 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 2403 days ago · 38 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 1.714 km SW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2403 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 1.64 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2403 days ago · 40 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 2.821 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2404 days ago · 42 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.817 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2404 days ago · 30 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 1.516 km SE of Eagle River, Alaska · 2404 days ago · 27 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 1.55 km ENE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2404 days ago · 30 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 1.55 km N of Big Lake, Alaska · 2404 days ago · 46 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 1.522 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 2404 days ago · 47 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 1.616 km SE of Girdwood, Alaska · 2404 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 1.52 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2405 days ago · 36 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 1.512 km NNW of Girdwood, Alaska · 2406 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 2.516 km WSW of Willow, Alaska · 2406 days ago · 46 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak020318kvan. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:53 PM UTC.