Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 5 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 5 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska on Sun, Feb 16, 2020, 11:41 PM AKST (08:41 UTC), 53 km (33 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 1 km SW of Funny River, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-02-17 08:41:26 UTC
Depth
53.1 km (33.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
59.969° N, 151.813° 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
48

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.833 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2417 days ago · 94 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 1.539 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2416 days ago · 68 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 1.627 km WSW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2416 days ago · 39 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.458 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2416 days ago · 108 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.755 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2415 days ago · 139 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 2.442 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 2415 days ago · 75 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 1.870 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2415 days ago · 127 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.86 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2415 days ago · 58 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 2.722 km W of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2415 days ago · 69 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 1.745 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2415 days ago · 70 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 2.259 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2415 days ago · 95 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 2.063 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2414 days ago · 71 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 1.957 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2414 days ago · 78 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 2.375 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2414 days ago · 109 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 1.635 km NW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2413 days ago · 73 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 2.346 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2413 days ago · 105 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 1.865 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2413 days ago · 109 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 2.353 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2413 days ago · 87 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 2.132 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2412 days ago · 141 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 2.33 km SW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2412 days ago · 72 km deep · 9 km away
  21. 1.560 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2412 days ago · 80 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 1.834 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2412 days ago · 144 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 2.160 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2412 days ago · 83 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 2.062 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2412 days ago · 115 km deep · 71 km away
  25. 1.941 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2412 days ago · 87 km deep · 61 km away
  26. 2.335 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2412 days ago · 88 km deep · 35 km away
  27. 1.961 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2412 days ago · 107 km deep · 65 km away
  28. 1.720 km NNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2411 days ago · 55 km deep · 53 km away
  29. 1.554 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2411 days ago · 83 km deep · 73 km away
  30. 2.55 km WSW of Kasilof, Alaska · 2411 days ago · 60 km deep · 47 km away
  31. 1.524 km SE of Fox River, Alaska · 2411 days ago · 54 km deep · 71 km away
  32. 1.626 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2411 days ago · 78 km deep · 31 km away
  33. 1.862 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2410 days ago · 94 km deep · 67 km away
  34. 1.715 km N of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2410 days ago · 60 km deep · 25 km away
  35. 1.640 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2410 days ago · 72 km deep · 54 km away
  36. 2.351 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2410 days ago · 77 km deep · 60 km away
  37. 1.558 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2410 days ago · 95 km deep · 80 km away
  38. 1.962 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2410 days ago · 100 km deep · 67 km away
  39. 2.1Southern Alaska · 2410 days ago · 128 km deep · 75 km away
  40. 1.664 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2410 days ago · 98 km deep · 66 km away
  41. 1.945 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2409 days ago · 77 km deep · 57 km away
  42. 1.940 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2409 days ago · 139 km deep · 90 km away
  43. 1.716 km E of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2409 days ago · 61 km deep · 21 km away
  44. 1.520 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2409 days ago · 74 km deep · 88 km away
  45. 1.774 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2409 days ago · 124 km deep · 71 km away
  46. 1.611 km NW of Sterling, Alaska · 2409 days ago · 47 km deep · 88 km away
  47. 1.762 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2408 days ago · 89 km deep · 58 km away
  48. 1.668 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2408 days ago · 102 km deep · 63 km away
  49. 1.5Southern Alaska · 2407 days ago · 103 km deep · 55 km away
  50. 1.752 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2407 days ago · 90 km deep · 74 km away
  51. 1.559 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2407 days ago · 98 km deep · 55 km away
  52. 2.158 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2407 days ago · 104 km deep · 53 km away
  53. 2.711 km E of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2407 days ago · 43 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  54. 2.212 km E of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2407 days ago · 46 km deep · 46 km away
  55. 3.91 km SW of Funny River, Alaska · 2407 days ago · 45 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 62 · tsunami flag
  56. 1.93 km W of Funny River, Alaska · 2407 days ago · 43 km deep · 80 km away
  57. 2.430 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2407 days ago · 76 km deep · 88 km away
  58. 1.758 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2407 days ago · 133 km deep · 85 km away
  59. 1.63 km W of Funny River, Alaska · 2407 days ago · 48 km deep · 81 km away
  60. 1.754 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2407 days ago · 130 km deep · 84 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.527 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2417 days ago · 65 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 1.645 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2418 days ago · 122 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.541 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2418 days ago · 87 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 1.538 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2418 days ago · 74 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.556 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2418 days ago · 93 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 2.017 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 2419 days ago · 59 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 1.555 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2419 days ago · 128 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 1.540 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2419 days ago · 123 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.366 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2419 days ago · 102 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 2.057 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2420 days ago · 130 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 2.210 km WNW of Seldovia, Alaska · 2420 days ago · 36 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 1.757 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2420 days ago · 102 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 1.545 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 2420 days ago · 76 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 1.629 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2420 days ago · 78 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 1.617 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2420 days ago · 71 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 1.624 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2420 days ago · 76 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 2.365 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 2420 days ago · 121 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 1.964 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2420 days ago · 110 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 1.88 km NE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2420 days ago · 70 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 2.035 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 2421 days ago · 74 km deep · 38 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02027isywp. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:42 AM UTC.