Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 34 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 34 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska on Sat, Feb 22, 2020, 12:31 AM AKST (09:31 UTC), 38 km (24 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
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-02-22 09:31:23 UTC
Depth
38.4 km (23.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.083° N, 148.843° 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
37

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 158 in the 60 days after this one and 87 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.521 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2412 days ago · 46 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 1.620 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2411 days ago · 23 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.65 km W of Houston, Alaska · 2411 days ago · 41 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 2.0Southern Alaska · 2411 days ago · 42 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.935 km E of Skwentna, Alaska · 2410 days ago · 64 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.865 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2410 days ago · 66 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 1.615 km NNE of Susitna, Alaska · 2409 days ago · 50 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.636 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2409 days ago · 64 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 1.7Central Alaska · 2409 days ago · 28 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 1.722 km NW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2409 days ago · 28 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 1.88 km WNW of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 2408 days ago · 39 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.612 km S of Talkeetna, Alaska · 2408 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 1.556 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 2408 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.520 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2407 days ago · 26 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 2.210 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 2407 days ago · 45 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 1.541 km ESE of Knik River, Alaska · 2407 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 2.559 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2406 days ago · 62 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 2.6Southern Alaska · 2406 days ago · 31 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 2.4Central Alaska · 2406 days ago · 42 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 2.516 km WSW of Willow, Alaska · 2405 days ago · 46 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 1.52 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 2404 days ago · 36 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 1.918 km S of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2404 days ago · 24 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 1.55 km N of Big Lake, Alaska · 2404 days ago · 46 km deep · 82 km away
  24. 1.55 km ENE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2404 days ago · 30 km deep · 95 km away
  25. 1.516 km SE of Eagle River, Alaska · 2403 days ago · 27 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 1.524 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2403 days ago · 21 km deep · 84 km away
  27. 1.817 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2403 days ago · 30 km deep · 48 km away
  28. 1.64 km NW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 2402 days ago · 40 km deep · 100 km away
  29. 1.714 km SW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2402 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  30. 1.630 km E of Chase, Alaska · 2402 days ago · 53 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  31. 2.069 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2401 days ago · 43 km deep · 46 km away
  32. 1.9Southern Alaska · 2401 days ago · 29 km deep · 58 km away
  33. 1.53 km WSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2401 days ago · 45 km deep · 89 km away
  34. 1.654 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2400 days ago · 63 km deep · 92 km away
  35. 1.85 km WNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2400 days ago · 38 km deep · 65 km away
  36. 1.63 km NW of Eagle River, Alaska · 2399 days ago · 31 km deep · 92 km away
  37. 2.23 km SSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2397 days ago · 38 km deep · 89 km away
  38. 1.513 km NNW of Willow, Alaska · 2396 days ago · 46 km deep · 71 km away
  39. 3.95 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2396 days ago · 41 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 158 · tsunami flag
  40. 1.653 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2396 days ago · 68 km deep · 99 km away
  41. 2.616 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2396 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  42. 1.61 km S of Big Lake, Alaska · 2395 days ago · 38 km deep · 87 km away
  43. 1.53 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2395 days ago · 34 km deep · 86 km away
  44. 1.846 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2394 days ago · 72 km deep · 99 km away
  45. 1.84 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2394 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  46. 2.117 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 2394 days ago · 22 km deep · 56 km away
  47. 2.5Southern Alaska · 2394 days ago · 34 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  48. 2.380 km NW of Lake Louise, Alaska · 2394 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  49. 1.667 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2393 days ago · 45 km deep · 41 km away
  50. 1.6Southern Alaska · 2393 days ago · 39 km deep · 18 km away
  51. 2.315 km N of Willow, Alaska · 2392 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
  52. 1.75 km W of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 2392 days ago · 55 km deep · 82 km away
  53. 1.817 km WSW of Willow, Alaska · 2389 days ago · 43 km deep · 90 km away
  54. 1.769 km E of Chase, Alaska · 2388 days ago · 49 km deep · 54 km away
  55. 1.519 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2388 days ago · 41 km deep · 29 km away
  56. 3.158 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2388 days ago · 79 km deep · 93 km away
  57. 1.83 km ESE of Willow, Alaska · 2388 days ago · 40 km deep · 71 km away
  58. 2.3Southern Alaska · 2387 days ago · 48 km deep · 96 km away
  59. 1.752 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2387 days ago · 26 km deep · 32 km away
  60. 2.065 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2387 days ago · 62 km deep · 93 km away

The first 60 of 158.

Before

  1. 1.719 km WSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2412 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 1.659 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2412 days ago · 75 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 2.570 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2412 days ago · 71 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 2.47 km SW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2413 days ago · 37 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.216 km NNE of Susitna, Alaska · 2414 days ago · 45 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 1.643 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2414 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 1.73 km SE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2414 days ago · 29 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.518 km NNW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2415 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 1.68 km NNW of Knik, Alaska · 2415 days ago · 53 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 2.54 km W of Big Lake, Alaska · 2416 days ago · 44 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 1.626 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2416 days ago · 36 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 2.44 km NW of Big Lake, Alaska · 2416 days ago · 47 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 1.527 km WNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2416 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 3.117 km WSW of Willow, Alaska · 2416 days ago · 42 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 6
  15. 1.521 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2417 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 2.532 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 2417 days ago · 71 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 1.829 km SE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2417 days ago · 39 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 2.245 km NNW of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2417 days ago · 37 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 1.62 km ESE of Houston, Alaska · 2418 days ago · 51 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 2.018 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2418 days ago · 25 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0202ft0zmq. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:17 AM UTC.