Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 21 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 21 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska on Mon, Feb 17, 2020, 4:21 AM AKST (13:21 UTC), 79 km (49 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 Central Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-02-17 13:21:41 UTC
Depth
78.5 km (48.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
61.837° N, 151.636° 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
45

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 126 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.046 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2416 days ago · 124 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 3.117 km WSW of Willow, Alaska · 2416 days ago · 42 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 6
  3. 2.44 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2416 days ago · 47 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.54 km W of Big Lake, Alaska · 2416 days ago · 44 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.330 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2416 days ago · 88 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.636 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2415 days ago · 99 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 1.527 km NNE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2415 days ago · 73 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 1.859 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2414 days ago · 87 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 1.73 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2414 days ago · 29 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.038 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2414 days ago · 110 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 2.216 km NNE of Susitna, Alaska · 2414 days ago · 45 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 2.25 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2414 days ago · 40 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.530 km SSE of Skwentna, Alaska · 2414 days ago · 74 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 1.56 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2414 days ago · 36 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.533 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 2413 days ago · 90 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 1.563 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2413 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 1.512 km S of Skwentna, Alaska · 2413 days ago · 77 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 1.812 km SW of Susitna, Alaska · 2413 days ago · 54 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 2.47 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2412 days ago · 37 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 1.933 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 2412 days ago · 67 km deep · 41 km away
  21. 1.832 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 2412 days ago · 61 km deep · 48 km away
  22. 1.8Southern Alaska · 2412 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  23. 1.521 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2412 days ago · 92 km deep · 7 km away
  24. 1.570 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2412 days ago · 113 km deep · 99 km away
  25. 1.719 km WSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2412 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  26. 1.569 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2411 days ago · 113 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 1.65 km W of Houston, Alaska · 2411 days ago · 41 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 2.0Southern Alaska · 2410 days ago · 42 km deep · 93 km away
  29. 1.733 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2410 days ago · 71 km deep · 52 km away
  30. 1.935 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 2410 days ago · 64 km deep · 52 km away
  31. 1.561 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2410 days ago · 112 km deep · 91 km away
  32. 1.615 km NNE of Susitna, Alaska · 2409 days ago · 50 km deep · 68 km away
  33. 2.687 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 2409 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  34. 1.555 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2409 days ago · 101 km deep · 34 km away
  35. 1.567 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2409 days ago · 111 km deep · 99 km away
  36. 1.737 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 2409 days ago · 103 km deep · 32 km away
  37. 1.612 km S of Talkeetna, Alaska · 2408 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  38. 1.968 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2408 days ago · 106 km deep · 98 km away
  39. 3.410 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2406 days ago · 70 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 11
  40. 2.6Southern Alaska · 2406 days ago · 31 km deep · 96 km away
  41. 1.646 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2405 days ago · 98 km deep · 25 km away
  42. 2.516 km WSW of Willow, Alaska · 2405 days ago · 46 km deep · 71 km away
  43. 1.860 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2405 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  44. 1.858 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2405 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  45. 2.164 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2404 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  46. 1.52 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2404 days ago · 36 km deep · 98 km away
  47. 1.537 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2404 days ago · 77 km deep · 50 km away
  48. 1.55 km N of Big Lake, Alaska · 2404 days ago · 46 km deep · 93 km away
  49. 1.64 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2403 days ago · 81 km deep · 17 km away
  50. 1.526 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 2403 days ago · 81 km deep · 78 km away
  51. 2.821 km NNE of Point Possession, Alaska · 2403 days ago · 42 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  52. 1.519 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2403 days ago · 89 km deep · 14 km away
  53. 2.046 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2403 days ago · 89 km deep · 50 km away
  54. 1.64 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2402 days ago · 40 km deep · 98 km away
  55. 1.714 km SW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2402 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  56. 1.59 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 2402 days ago · 80 km deep · 28 km away
  57. 1.825 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 2402 days ago · 94 km deep · 19 km away
  58. 1.540 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2402 days ago · 99 km deep · 19 km away
  59. 1.518 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 2401 days ago · 73 km deep · 69 km away
  60. 2.0Southern Alaska · 2401 days ago · 41 km deep · 97 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.74 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2417 days ago · 39 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.944 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2417 days ago · 96 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 1.718 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 2418 days ago · 87 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.927 km SW of Petersville, Alaska · 2418 days ago · 79 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 1.630 km SSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2419 days ago · 76 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 1.98 km WNW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2419 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.820 km WNW of Petersville, Alaska · 2419 days ago · 87 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 1.535 km WSW of Petersville, Alaska · 2420 days ago · 87 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 1.935 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2420 days ago · 114 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 1.525 km W of Petersville, Alaska · 2420 days ago · 94 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 1.8Southern Alaska · 2420 days ago · 29 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.842 km WNW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2420 days ago · 105 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 1.619 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2420 days ago · 73 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 3.547 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2421 days ago · 101 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 2
  15. 1.531 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2421 days ago · 88 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 1.65 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2421 days ago · 36 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 1.535 km NW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2422 days ago · 99 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 1.533 km N of Skwentna, Alaska · 2422 days ago · 87 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 2.48 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2422 days ago · 37 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 1.630 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2422 days ago · 84 km deep · 12 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02027lnvrp. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:11 AM UTC.