Alaska earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 48 km NNW of Paxson, Alaska

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 48 km NNW of Paxson, Alaska on Wed, Feb 26, 2020, 6:50 AM AKST (15:50 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 68 km SSW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2020-02-26 15:50:31 UTC
Depth
2.2 km (1.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
63.477° N, 146.058° 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
52

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.831 km NNW of Chistochina, Alaska · 2407 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.583 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2407 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 1.837 km NW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 2406 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.8Central Alaska · 2402 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 1.835 km S of Dry Creek, Alaska · 2401 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.339 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 2400 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 2.030 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 2396 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 3.768 km SSW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 2393 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 8
  9. 1.977 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2384 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 3.537 km SW of Dry Creek, Alaska · 2380 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 1.539 km SSW of Dry Creek, Alaska · 2380 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 1.538 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 2380 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 2.326 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 2378 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 1.625 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 2374 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 1.925 km S of Dry Creek, Alaska · 2371 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 2.138 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 2371 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 1.944 km NNW of Paxson, Alaska · 2366 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 2.414 km WSW of Deltana, Alaska · 2364 days ago · 21 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 1.560 km E of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2361 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 1.839 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 2356 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  21. 1.828 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 2353 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  22. 1.931 km NNE of Paxson, Alaska · 2353 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away

Before

  1. 1.7Central Alaska · 2412 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.584 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2416 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.763 km ENE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2421 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.741 km NW of Mentasta Lake, Alaska · 2421 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.938 km SSW of Dry Creek, Alaska · 2421 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 1.551 km N of Lake Louise, Alaska · 2426 days ago · 21 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.932 km NE of Paxson, Alaska · 2427 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 1.678 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2431 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 1.877 km E of Cantwell, Alaska · 2431 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 1.579 km ESE of McKinley Park, Alaska · 2439 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0202miv2eq. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:15 AM UTC.