Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 77 km W of Tyonek, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 77 km W of Tyonek, Alaska on Sun, Feb 9, 2020, 2:57 PM AKST (23:57 UTC), 132 km (82 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 47 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-02-09 23:57:39 UTC
Depth
132.4 km (82.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
61.154° N, 152.570° 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
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 139 in the 60 days after this one and 93 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.071 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2424 days ago · 115 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 1.762 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2424 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 1.857 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2424 days ago · 106 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.630 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2423 days ago · 84 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.610 km NNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2423 days ago · 51 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.665 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2422 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.531 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2421 days ago · 88 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 3.547 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2421 days ago · 101 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 2
  9. 1.619 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2421 days ago · 73 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 1.617 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2420 days ago · 71 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 2.715 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 2419 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.094 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2419 days ago · 149 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 1.541 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2418 days ago · 87 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.944 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2418 days ago · 96 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 1.621 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2417 days ago · 79 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 3.046 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2417 days ago · 124 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 1.833 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2417 days ago · 94 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 2.458 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2416 days ago · 108 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 1.630 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2416 days ago · 77 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 2.442 km W of Cohoe, Alaska · 2415 days ago · 75 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 1.86 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2415 days ago · 58 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 2.5Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 2415 days ago · 66 km deep · 86 km away
  23. 1.859 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2415 days ago · 87 km deep · 54 km away
  24. 2.038 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2414 days ago · 110 km deep · 84 km away
  25. 2.375 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2414 days ago · 109 km deep · 78 km away
  26. 1.563 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2414 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  27. 1.562 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2413 days ago · 104 km deep · 31 km away
  28. 1.8Southern Alaska · 2413 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  29. 1.521 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2412 days ago · 92 km deep · 92 km away
  30. 1.570 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2412 days ago · 113 km deep · 15 km away
  31. 1.75 km WNW of Point Possession, Alaska · 2412 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
  32. 1.941 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2412 days ago · 87 km deep · 77 km away
  33. 1.569 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2411 days ago · 113 km deep · 15 km away
  34. 3.518 km SSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2411 days ago · 69 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 21
  35. 1.733 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2411 days ago · 71 km deep · 64 km away
  36. 1.561 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2410 days ago · 112 km deep · 18 km away
  37. 1.520 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2409 days ago · 74 km deep · 67 km away
  38. 1.555 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2409 days ago · 101 km deep · 57 km away
  39. 1.567 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2409 days ago · 111 km deep · 18 km away
  40. 1.737 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 2409 days ago · 103 km deep · 100 km away
  41. 1.968 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2408 days ago · 106 km deep · 15 km away
  42. 1.752 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2407 days ago · 90 km deep · 65 km away
  43. 2.430 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 2407 days ago · 76 km deep · 59 km away
  44. 3.410 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2407 days ago · 70 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 11
  45. 1.646 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2406 days ago · 98 km deep · 65 km away
  46. 3.015 km SSE of Tyonek, Alaska · 2406 days ago · 57 km deep · 89 km away
  47. 1.860 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2405 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  48. 1.858 km SSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2405 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  49. 1.851 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2404 days ago · 86 km deep · 74 km away
  50. 1.537 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2404 days ago · 77 km deep · 61 km away
  51. 1.519 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2403 days ago · 89 km deep · 98 km away
  52. 2.046 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2403 days ago · 89 km deep · 51 km away
  53. 1.663 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2403 days ago · 106 km deep · 89 km away
  54. 1.825 km W of Skwentna, Alaska · 2403 days ago · 94 km deep · 97 km away
  55. 1.540 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2402 days ago · 99 km deep · 72 km away
  56. 1.838 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2402 days ago · 76 km deep · 95 km away
  57. 2.1Southern Alaska · 2402 days ago · 97 km deep · 93 km away
  58. 1.647 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2401 days ago · 78 km deep · 56 km away
  59. 1.528 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 2401 days ago · 62 km deep · 90 km away
  60. 2.518 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2401 days ago · 74 km deep · 61 km away

The first 60 of 139.

Before

  1. 1.556 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2425 days ago · 116 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 1.714 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 2425 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 2.023 km W of Susitna, Alaska · 2425 days ago · 63 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.613 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2426 days ago · 66 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 1.621 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2426 days ago · 70 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 1.770 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2426 days ago · 113 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 2.075 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2426 days ago · 132 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.650 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2427 days ago · 104 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 2.037 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2427 days ago · 73 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.544 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2427 days ago · 99 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 2.254 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 2429 days ago · 99 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 1.554 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 2429 days ago · 87 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.576 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 2429 days ago · 121 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 2.016 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 2431 days ago · 65 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 1.670 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 2431 days ago · 109 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 4.357 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2431 days ago · 94 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 149 · tsunami flag
  17. 1.747 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 2432 days ago · 86 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 1.642 km WSW of Skwentna, Alaska · 2432 days ago · 121 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 1.556 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 2432 days ago · 96 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 1.511 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 2433 days ago · 67 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0201ujj5ig. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:38 PM UTC.