Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 30 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 30 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska on Fri, Feb 5, 2021, 2:01 AM AKST (11:01 UTC), 34 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 30 km S of Nelchina, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-02-05 11:01:05 UTC
Depth
33.9 km (21.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.050° N, 148.251° 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
68

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 120 in the 60 days after this one and 79 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.550 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 38 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 2.752 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2057 days ago · 77 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.724 km NW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2056 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.541 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2055 days ago · 55 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 2.59 km WNW of Knik-Fairview, Alaska · 2054 days ago · 32 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 2.313 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 46 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.828 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2053 days ago · 37 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 2.029 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 2.565 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2052 days ago · 40 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 1.715 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 1.767 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 58 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.73 km ENE of Houston, Alaska · 2051 days ago · 39 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 2.022 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 45 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 1.931 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2050 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 1.528 km WNW of Lake Louise, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 1.857 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 2049 days ago · 28 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 1.610 km NW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 2.262 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 38 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 2.230 km NE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 19 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 1.848 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2048 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
  21. 1.632 km S of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2047 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
  22. 2.218 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2047 days ago · 41 km deep · 66 km away
  23. 1.57 km NNW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2047 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  24. 1.659 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2046 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 1.62 km S of Willow, Alaska · 2046 days ago · 40 km deep · 100 km away
  26. 1.827 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2045 days ago · 29 km deep · 18 km away
  27. 3.154 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2044 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  28. 1.711 km W of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2044 days ago · 30 km deep · 47 km away
  29. 2.140 km NNW of Glacier View, Alaska · 2044 days ago · 30 km deep · 26 km away
  30. 1.749 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 2042 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  31. 1.531 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 2041 days ago · 62 km deep · 99 km away
  32. 2.819 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 2041 days ago · 39 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  33. 1.72 km S of Willow, Alaska · 2040 days ago · 47 km deep · 100 km away
  34. 2.162 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2040 days ago · 62 km deep · 88 km away
  35. 1.530 km E of Chase, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 47 km deep · 79 km away
  36. 2.429 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2039 days ago · 48 km deep · 67 km away
  37. 1.758 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  38. 1.54 km SW of Lazy Mountain, Alaska · 2038 days ago · 31 km deep · 64 km away
  39. 1.760 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  40. 1.96 km NE of Houston, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 54 km deep · 89 km away
  41. 2.37 km NNW of Knik, Alaska · 2037 days ago · 39 km deep · 99 km away
  42. 3.830 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 2036 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 26
  43. 1.76 km WNW of Houston, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 40 km deep · 98 km away
  44. 1.842 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 18 km deep · 78 km away
  45. 1.516 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 44 km deep · 73 km away
  46. 1.932 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 2035 days ago · 59 km deep · 89 km away
  47. 1.830 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 30 km deep · 89 km away
  48. 1.87 km SSE of Houston, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 43 km deep · 95 km away
  49. 1.519 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 30 km deep · 85 km away
  50. 2.74 km NW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2034 days ago · 54 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 7
  51. 1.774 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 36 km deep · 45 km away
  52. 1.77 km N of Houston, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  53. 1.52 km ESE of Houston, Alaska · 2033 days ago · 37 km deep · 93 km away
  54. 1.612 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 40 km deep · 87 km away
  55. 1.964 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2031 days ago · 61 km deep · 91 km away
  56. 1.97 km NE of Big Lake, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 57 km deep · 100 km away
  57. 1.5Central Alaska · 2029 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  58. 1.665 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 43 km deep · 41 km away
  59. 1.518 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 34 km deep · 90 km away
  60. 1.860 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2029 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away

The first 60 of 120.

Before

  1. 1.69 km WSW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2059 days ago · 28 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 1.729 km SSE of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 27 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.825 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 25 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 3.617 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 2061 days ago · 61 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 54
  5. 1.811 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 2062 days ago · 40 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.68 km SSE of Willow, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 41 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.67 km SSE of Willow, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 42 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.222 km SW of Susitna North, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 50 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 1.518 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2063 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 2.018 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 39 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 2.623 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 2064 days ago · 26 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 2.170 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 2065 days ago · 58 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 1.671 km SSE of Cantwell, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 68 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 1.559 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 24 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 1.632 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 23 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 1.622 km WNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 2066 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 3.525 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 2067 days ago · 39 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 10
  18. 1.537 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2068 days ago · 23 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 1.642 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 2069 days ago · 35 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 1.712 km SSE of Talkeetna, Alaska · 2070 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0211npwhhe. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 2:09 PM UTC.