Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 20 km S of Glacier View, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 20 km S of Glacier View, Alaska on Sat, Feb 22, 2020, 9:15 AM AKST (18:15 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 34 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-02-22 18:15:02 UTC
Depth
23.1 km (14.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.620° N, 147.673° 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
54

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 108 in the 60 days after this one and 61 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.737 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2412 days ago · 25 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 2.029 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2411 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.644 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2411 days ago · 34 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 1.511 km NE of Girdwood, Alaska · 2410 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.547 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2410 days ago · 36 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.7Central Alaska · 2410 days ago · 28 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 1.722 km NW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2409 days ago · 28 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 3.139 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2409 days ago · 28 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.545 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2409 days ago · 31 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 1.544 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 2409 days ago · 35 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 1.641 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2409 days ago · 29 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 1.743 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2409 days ago · 28 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 1.937 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2408 days ago · 21 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 1.541 km ESE of Knik River, Alaska · 2408 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 1.640 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2408 days ago · 20 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 1.668 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2407 days ago · 17 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 1.541 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2406 days ago · 34 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 1.834 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2405 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 1.918 km S of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2405 days ago · 24 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 1.548 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2405 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  21. 1.750 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2404 days ago · 20 km deep · 69 km away
  22. 1.516 km SE of Eagle River, Alaska · 2404 days ago · 27 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 1.524 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2404 days ago · 21 km deep · 4 km away
  24. 1.747 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2403 days ago · 24 km deep · 63 km away
  25. 1.744 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2403 days ago · 38 km deep · 70 km away
  26. 1.640 km NE of Whittier, Alaska · 2402 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  27. 2.045 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2402 days ago · 28 km deep · 62 km away
  28. 2.538 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2402 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  29. 2.069 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2402 days ago · 43 km deep · 95 km away
  30. 2.346 km N of Valdez, AK · 2401 days ago · 27 km deep · 70 km away
  31. 1.610 km SW of Valdez, Alaska · 2401 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  32. 2.241 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2398 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
  33. 1.5Southern Alaska · 2398 days ago · 19 km deep · 69 km away
  34. 1.745 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2398 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  35. 2.048 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2398 days ago · 27 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  36. 1.641 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2398 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  37. 1.8Southern Alaska · 2397 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  38. 2.153 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2396 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
  39. 1.517 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2396 days ago · 21 km deep · 86 km away
  40. 1.637 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2396 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  41. 1.646 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2395 days ago · 30 km deep · 58 km away
  42. 2.256 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2395 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  43. 1.667 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2394 days ago · 45 km deep · 95 km away
  44. 1.6Southern Alaska · 2393 days ago · 39 km deep · 84 km away
  45. 2.19 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2390 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  46. 1.519 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2389 days ago · 41 km deep · 90 km away
  47. 1.747 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2387 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  48. 2.436 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2387 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
  49. 2.048 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2387 days ago · 42 km deep · 83 km away
  50. 2.148 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2387 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away
  51. 2.219 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2386 days ago · 19 km deep · 83 km away
  52. 1.929 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2385 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  53. 2.113 km WSW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2385 days ago · 39 km deep · 35 km away
  54. 1.544 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2385 days ago · 20 km deep · 58 km away
  55. 1.847 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2385 days ago · 20 km deep · 55 km away
  56. 1.812 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2385 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  57. 1.943 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2384 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  58. 2.344 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 2384 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away
  59. 2.431 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2382 days ago · 36 km deep · 52 km away
  60. 1.711 km N of Glacier View, Alaska · 2381 days ago · 28 km deep · 33 km away

The first 60 of 108.

Before

  1. 1.634 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2412 days ago · 38 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 1.64 km W of Valdez, Alaska · 2413 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.844 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2414 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 1.550 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2414 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 2.239 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2414 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 1.543 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2415 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 1.643 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2415 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 2.152 km ESE of Knik River, Alaska · 2415 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 1.518 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2415 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 1.828 km WSW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 2415 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.626 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2417 days ago · 36 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 1.527 km WNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2417 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 2.042 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2417 days ago · 20 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 1.521 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2417 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 2.245 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2418 days ago · 37 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 1.840 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 2418 days ago · 23 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 2.018 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2419 days ago · 25 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 1.632 km ESE of Knik River, Alaska · 2420 days ago · 28 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 2.237 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 2420 days ago · 21 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 2.027 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2421 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0202fyaevl. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:25 PM UTC.