Alaska earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 15 km SSE of Tyonek, Alaska

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 15 km SSE of Tyonek, Alaska on Fri, Feb 28, 2020, 11:15 AM AKST (20:15 UTC), 57 km (35 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: 3.0 (ml), minor
Local time: Fri, Feb 28, 2020, 11:15 AM AKST
UTC: 2020-02-28 20:15:04 UTC
Depth: 57.0 km (35.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 60.951° N, 150.978° W
Region: Alaska
Strongest shaking: II, weak shaking
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated: II, weak shaking
Peak ground acceleration: 0.2% of gravity
Peak ground velocity: -2.9 cm/s
Map: Automatic

USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter — Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

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: 138

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 200 in the 60 days after this one and 137 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0202pwpdb4 (also filed as us600086dt). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:06 AM UTC.