M1.5 earthquake 57 km SW of Nabesna, Alaska
A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 57 km SW of Nabesna, Alaska on Sun, Feb 16, 2020, 8:31 PM AKST (05:31 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.9 9 km E of Silver Springs, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Alaska Earthquake Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-02-17 05:31:46 UTC
- Depth
- 17.1 km (10.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 61.969° N, 143.697° 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
- 44
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.913 km SSE of Tonsina, Alaska · 2418 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.730 km SSE of Tonsina, Alaska · 2414 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.628 km ENE of Silver Springs, Alaska · 2397 days ago · 70 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.520 km E of Nabesna, Alaska · 2388 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.99 km E of Silver Springs, Alaska · 2377 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.54 km N of Glennallen, Alaska · 2375 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.512 km SE of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 2367 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.520 km N of Nabesna, Alaska · 2364 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02027gykmg. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:22 PM UTC.