Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 5 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 5 km SSW of Point Possession, Alaska on Sat, Feb 20, 2021, 2:59 PM AKST (23:59 UTC), 32 km (20 mi) below the surface.

Automatic solution: the magnitude and location may still be revised.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 5 km SSE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 1.6 (ml), micro
Local time: Sat, Feb 20, 2021, 2:59 PM AKST
UTC: 2021-02-20 23:59:52 UTC
Depth: 31.7 km (19.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 60.874° N, 150.730° W
Region: Alaska
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Automatic solution, may be revised

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Stations used: 13

Nearest places

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 139 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 199.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0212cqgffm. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 1:46 PM UTC.