Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 69 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 69 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska on Fri, Feb 21, 2020, 6:07 PM AKST (03:07 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 21 km E of False Pass, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-02-22 03:07:02 UTC
Depth
21.2 km (13.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
54.318° N, 162.872° 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
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 77 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.652 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2411 days ago · 52 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 2.699 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2410 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 1.957 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2410 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 2.189 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2410 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 2.285 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2409 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.958 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 2407 days ago · 45 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 2.293 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2407 days ago · 32 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 1.685 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2407 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.479 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2405 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 4.521 km E of False Pass, Alaska · 2404 days ago · 98 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 2.279 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2403 days ago · 55 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 3.195 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2403 days ago · 30 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 2.891 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2403 days ago · 35 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 2.623 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 2402 days ago · 131 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 2.293 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2400 days ago · 88 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 2.290 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2400 days ago · 50 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 2.681 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2398 days ago · 18 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 1.884 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2398 days ago · 19 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 2.8109 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2397 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 1.889 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2396 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 2.174 km S of King Cove, Alaska · 2396 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
  22. 1.518 km SSW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2396 days ago · 109 km deep · 80 km away
  23. 4.1111 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2396 days ago · 32 km deep · 52 km away
  24. 1.966 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 2394 days ago · 23 km deep · 27 km away
  25. 1.736 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2393 days ago · 22 km deep · 90 km away
  26. 2.060 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2393 days ago · 53 km deep · 30 km away
  27. 1.670 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2393 days ago · 23 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 2.3114 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2392 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away
  29. 2.8117 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2392 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  30. 2.697 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2391 days ago · 21 km deep · 57 km away
  31. 1.911 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2390 days ago · 91 km deep · 84 km away
  32. 2.9131 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2388 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  33. 1.878 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2387 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  34. 2.052 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2387 days ago · 86 km deep · 52 km away
  35. 1.759 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2387 days ago · 64 km deep · 90 km away
  36. 1.723 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2386 days ago · 81 km deep · 79 km away
  37. 2.187 km SW of False Pass, Alaska · 2386 days ago · 22 km deep · 87 km away
  38. 1.654 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2385 days ago · 53 km deep · 30 km away
  39. 2.6103 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2384 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  40. 2.276 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2384 days ago · 50 km deep · 38 km away
  41. 2.292 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2384 days ago · 45 km deep · 46 km away
  42. 1.999 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2383 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  43. 1.566 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2382 days ago · 24 km deep · 97 km away
  44. 2.796 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2382 days ago · 17 km deep · 28 km away
  45. 3.1111 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2380 days ago · 22 km deep · 71 km away
  46. 1.975 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2380 days ago · 25 km deep · 97 km away
  47. 1.763 km SSE of King Cove, AK · 2379 days ago · 26 km deep · 77 km away
  48. 2.9102 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2379 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
  49. 2.1104 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2379 days ago · 26 km deep · 60 km away
  50. 1.879 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2377 days ago · 21 km deep · 89 km away
  51. 2.7108 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2374 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  52. 2.3118 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2370 days ago · 26 km deep · 62 km away
  53. 1.743 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2369 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  54. 1.978 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2368 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away
  55. 1.662 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2368 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away
  56. 3.285 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2367 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
  57. 1.879 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2367 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  58. 2.1Unimak Island region, Alaska · 2367 days ago · 21 km deep · 86 km away
  59. 2.01 km ESE of False Pass, Alaska · 2366 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  60. 2.175 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2366 days ago · 62 km deep · 14 km away

The first 60 of 77.

Before

  1. 2.023 km ENE of False Pass, Alaska · 2412 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 2.564 km SSW of King Cove, Alaska · 2413 days ago · 64 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 2.238 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2414 days ago · 56 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 1.669 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2415 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.959 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2415 days ago · 58 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 2.990 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2418 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 1.51 km NE of False Pass, Alaska · 2418 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 2.5115 km SSW of False Pass, Alaska · 2420 days ago · 34 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 2.015 km SSW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2420 days ago · 110 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.488 km S of False Pass, Alaska · 2423 days ago · 61 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 3.359 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2425 days ago · 73 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 1.989 km SE of False Pass, Alaska · 2426 days ago · 25 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 4.291 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2428 days ago · 34 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 2.062 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2430 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 3.099 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2431 days ago · 17 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 2.791 km SSE of King Cove, Alaska · 2434 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 2.9107 km SSE of False Pass, Alaska · 2434 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 2.1Alaska Peninsula · 2434 days ago · 25 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 2.611 km SW of Cold Bay, Alaska · 2434 days ago · 112 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 2.783 km SE of King Cove, Alaska · 2435 days ago · 22 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0202fpb762. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:08 AM UTC.