Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 5 km ENE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 5 km ENE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska on Sun, Mar 1, 2020, 2:14 AM AKST (11:14 UTC), 30 km (19 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 5 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-03-01 11:14:28 UTC
Depth
30.0 km (18.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.382° N, 149.879° 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
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 197 in the 60 days after this one and 102 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.516 km SE of Eagle River, Alaska · 2403 days ago · 27 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 1.817 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2403 days ago · 30 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 2.821 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2403 days ago · 42 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.64 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2402 days ago · 40 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 1.714 km SW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2402 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.523 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 2402 days ago · 38 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 1.9Southern Alaska · 2401 days ago · 29 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 2.0Southern Alaska · 2401 days ago · 41 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 1.826 km NW of Susitna, Alaska · 2401 days ago · 63 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 1.53 km WSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2401 days ago · 45 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 1.647 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2401 days ago · 78 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.528 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 2401 days ago · 62 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 1.628 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2401 days ago · 64 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 2.518 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2400 days ago · 74 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 1.85 km WNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2400 days ago · 38 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 1.63 km NW of Eagle River, Alaska · 2399 days ago · 31 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 1.85 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2398 days ago · 37 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 1.526 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2398 days ago · 72 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 2.23 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2397 days ago · 38 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 1.514 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2397 days ago · 53 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 1.612 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2396 days ago · 44 km deep · 18 km away
  22. 1.513 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 2396 days ago · 46 km deep · 55 km away
  23. 3.95 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2396 days ago · 41 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 158 · tsunami flag
  24. 1.510 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2395 days ago · 17 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
  25. 1.61 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2395 days ago · 38 km deep · 14 km away
  26. 1.530 km ENE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2395 days ago · 69 km deep · 100 km away
  27. 1.53 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2395 days ago · 34 km deep · 13 km away
  28. 1.84 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2394 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  29. 2.25 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2394 days ago · 36 km deep · 11 km away
  30. 1.71 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 2394 days ago · 55 km deep · 75 km away
  31. 2.25 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2394 days ago · 35 km deep · 10 km away
  32. 2.117 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 2394 days ago · 22 km deep · 47 km away
  33. 2.121 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 2394 days ago · 58 km deep · 32 km away
  34. 2.5Southern Alaska · 2394 days ago · 34 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 1
  35. 1.616 km NNW of Sterling, Alaska · 2394 days ago · 50 km deep · 98 km away
  36. 1.9Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 2393 days ago · 58 km deep · 90 km away
  37. 1.512 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2393 days ago · 42 km deep · 18 km away
  38. 1.6Southern Alaska · 2393 days ago · 39 km deep · 77 km away
  39. 2.04 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2392 days ago · 37 km deep · 10 km away
  40. 2.315 km N of Willow, Alaska · 2392 days ago · 26 km deep · 57 km away
  41. 1.728 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2392 days ago · 58 km deep · 66 km away
  42. 2.428 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2390 days ago · 71 km deep · 67 km away
  43. 2.039 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2390 days ago · 78 km deep · 95 km away
  44. 1.931 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2390 days ago · 56 km deep · 65 km away
  45. 2.230 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 2390 days ago · 63 km deep · 63 km away
  46. 1.66 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2390 days ago · 50 km deep · 43 km away
  47. 1.525 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 2389 days ago · 51 km deep · 46 km away
  48. 1.817 km WSW of Willow, Alaska · 2389 days ago · 43 km deep · 39 km away
  49. 1.519 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2388 days ago · 41 km deep · 68 km away
  50. 1.83 km ESE of Willow, Alaska · 2388 days ago · 40 km deep · 39 km away
  51. 1.813 km NNE of Sterling, Alaska · 2388 days ago · 48 km deep · 92 km away
  52. 1.812 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2388 days ago · 18 km deep · 15 km away
  53. 1.736 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2387 days ago · 67 km deep · 74 km away
  54. 2.3Southern Alaska · 2387 days ago · 48 km deep · 43 km away
  55. 2.412 km S of Talkeetna, Alaska · 2387 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  56. 1.512 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2386 days ago · 67 km deep · 79 km away
  57. 1.58 km SE of Anchorage, Alaska · 2386 days ago · 27 km deep · 25 km away
  58. 1.629 km S of Susitna, Alaska · 2385 days ago · 57 km deep · 38 km away
  59. 1.929 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2385 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  60. 1.67 km WSW of Houston, Alaska · 2385 days ago · 45 km deep · 26 km away

The first 60 of 197.

Before

  1. 1.55 km N of Big Lake, Alaska · 2404 days ago · 46 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 1.537 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2404 days ago · 77 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.522 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 2404 days ago · 47 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 1.616 km SE of Girdwood, Alaska · 2404 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.52 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2404 days ago · 36 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 1.512 km NNW of Girdwood, Alaska · 2405 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 2.516 km WSW of Willow, Alaska · 2405 days ago · 46 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 3.015 km SSE of Tyonek, Alaska · 2405 days ago · 57 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 2.6Southern Alaska · 2406 days ago · 31 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 3.410 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2406 days ago · 70 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 11
  11. 1.68 km SSE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 2407 days ago · 22 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 1.541 km ESE of Knik River, Alaska · 2407 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 2.210 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 2407 days ago · 45 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 1.520 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2407 days ago · 26 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 1.624 km WNW of Cooper Landing, AK · 2408 days ago · 41 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.916 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 2408 days ago · 45 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 1.612 km S of Talkeetna, Alaska · 2408 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 1.88 km WNW of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 2408 days ago · 39 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 1.615 km NNE of Susitna, Alaska · 2409 days ago · 50 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 1.511 km NE of Girdwood, Alaska · 2410 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0202t2f005. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:07 AM UTC.