Alaska earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 46 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 46 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska on Mon, Feb 17, 2020, 10:27 AM AKST (19:27 UTC), 124 km (77 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.0 (ml), minor
Local time: Mon, Feb 17, 2020, 10:27 AM AKST
UTC: 2020-02-17 19:27:53 UTC
Depth: 123.6 km (76.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter: 61.719° N, 152.075° W
Region: Alaska
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Stations used: 166

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 179 in the 60 days after this one and 91 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 179.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak02027p9snw (also filed as us70007rzs). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:05 AM UTC.