Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 18 km S of Point Possession, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 18 km S of Point Possession, Alaska on Sat, Feb 22, 2020, 6:29 AM AKST (15:29 UTC), 41 km (25 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
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-02-22 15:29:04 UTC
Depth
40.9 km (25.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.754° N, 150.664° 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
41

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 114 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.941 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2411 days ago · 87 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 2.55 km WSW of Kasilof, Alaska · 2411 days ago · 60 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 2.112 km NW of Moose Pass, Alaska · 2410 days ago · 26 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 3.518 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2410 days ago · 69 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 21
  5. 1.733 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2410 days ago · 71 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.715 km N of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2410 days ago · 60 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.561 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2410 days ago · 112 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.511 km NE of Girdwood, Alaska · 2410 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.716 km E of Happy Valley, Alaska · 2409 days ago · 61 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.520 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2409 days ago · 74 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 1.567 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2409 days ago · 111 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.611 km NW of Sterling, Alaska · 2408 days ago · 47 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 1.916 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 2408 days ago · 45 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 1.624 km WNW of Cooper Landing, AK · 2408 days ago · 41 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 1.968 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2408 days ago · 106 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.752 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2407 days ago · 90 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 2.711 km E of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2407 days ago · 43 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.212 km E of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2407 days ago · 46 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 3.91 km SW of Funny River, Alaska · 2407 days ago · 45 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 62 · tsunami flag
  20. 1.93 km W of Funny River, Alaska · 2407 days ago · 43 km deep · 30 km away
  21. 1.68 km SSE of Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska · 2407 days ago · 22 km deep · 77 km away
  22. 2.430 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2407 days ago · 76 km deep · 64 km away
  23. 1.63 km W of Funny River, Alaska · 2406 days ago · 48 km deep · 29 km away
  24. 3.410 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2406 days ago · 70 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 11
  25. 2.6Southern Alaska · 2406 days ago · 31 km deep · 88 km away
  26. 2.338 km SW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 2405 days ago · 36 km deep · 66 km away
  27. 3.015 km SSE of Tyonek, Alaska · 2405 days ago · 57 km deep · 28 km away
  28. 1.512 km NNW of Girdwood, Alaska · 2405 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  29. 1.52 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2404 days ago · 36 km deep · 95 km away
  30. 1.851 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2404 days ago · 86 km deep · 90 km away
  31. 1.616 km SE of Girdwood, Alaska · 2404 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  32. 1.522 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 2404 days ago · 47 km deep · 28 km away
  33. 1.537 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2404 days ago · 77 km deep · 85 km away
  34. 1.55 km N of Big Lake, Alaska · 2404 days ago · 46 km deep · 99 km away
  35. 1.55 km ENE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2404 days ago · 30 km deep · 82 km away
  36. 1.516 km SE of Eagle River, Alaska · 2403 days ago · 27 km deep · 90 km away
  37. 2.821 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2403 days ago · 42 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  38. 2.046 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2403 days ago · 89 km deep · 93 km away
  39. 1.820 km SE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2402 days ago · 40 km deep · 77 km away
  40. 1.64 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2402 days ago · 40 km deep · 78 km away
  41. 1.523 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 2402 days ago · 38 km deep · 29 km away
  42. 1.718 km ENE of Fox River, Alaska · 2402 days ago · 43 km deep · 95 km away
  43. 1.838 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2401 days ago · 76 km deep · 91 km away
  44. 2.0Southern Alaska · 2401 days ago · 41 km deep · 73 km away
  45. 1.53 km WSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2401 days ago · 45 km deep · 91 km away
  46. 1.647 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2401 days ago · 78 km deep · 95 km away
  47. 1.528 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 2400 days ago · 62 km deep · 72 km away
  48. 2.518 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2400 days ago · 74 km deep · 53 km away
  49. 1.530 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2400 days ago · 80 km deep · 69 km away
  50. 1.59 km WNW of Fox River, Alaska · 2400 days ago · 58 km deep · 98 km away
  51. 1.63 km NW of Eagle River, Alaska · 2399 days ago · 31 km deep · 86 km away
  52. 1.85 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2397 days ago · 37 km deep · 77 km away
  53. 1.526 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2397 days ago · 72 km deep · 64 km away
  54. 2.23 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2397 days ago · 38 km deep · 90 km away
  55. 1.845 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2397 days ago · 100 km deep · 77 km away
  56. 1.514 km ESE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2397 days ago · 53 km deep · 18 km away
  57. 1.546 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2397 days ago · 93 km deep · 97 km away
  58. 2.111 km NNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2397 days ago · 54 km deep · 67 km away
  59. 1.610 km ENE of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2396 days ago · 46 km deep · 87 km away
  60. 1.612 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2396 days ago · 44 km deep · 69 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.57 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2412 days ago · 41 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 1.75 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2412 days ago · 20 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 2.33 km SW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2412 days ago · 72 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.47 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2412 days ago · 37 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.562 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2412 days ago · 104 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.325 km NE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2413 days ago · 49 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 1.812 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 2413 days ago · 54 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.563 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2413 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.56 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2413 days ago · 36 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 2.25 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2414 days ago · 40 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 1.73 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2414 days ago · 29 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 2.722 km W of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 2414 days ago · 69 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 2.5Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 2414 days ago · 66 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 1.86 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2415 days ago · 58 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 2.442 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 2415 days ago · 75 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.68 km NNW of Knik, Alaska · 2415 days ago · 53 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.718 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 2415 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 1.630 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2416 days ago · 77 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 2.17 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2416 days ago · 40 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 2.54 km W of Big Lake, Alaska · 2416 days ago · 44 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0202fwl4a2. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:44 PM UTC.