Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 26 km E of Point Possession, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 26 km E of Point Possession, Alaska on Sun, Feb 20, 2022, 6:15 AM AKST (15:15 UTC), 50 km (31 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 4 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2022-02-20 15:15:06 UTC
Depth
49.6 km (30.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.954° N, 150.207° 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: 198 in the 60 days after this one and 111 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.737 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1687 days ago · 80 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.75 km W of Point Possession, Alaska · 1686 days ago · 48 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 1.922 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1686 days ago · 70 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.629 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1685 days ago · 56 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.736 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1684 days ago · 86 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.93 km W of Ridgeway, Alaska · 1683 days ago · 70 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 1.88 km W of Kenai, Alaska · 1683 days ago · 66 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.52 km SW of Houston, Alaska · 1683 days ago · 43 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 1.94 km NNW of Moose Pass, Alaska · 1683 days ago · 35 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 1.611 km SSE of Sunrise, Alaska · 1683 days ago · 24 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 2.65 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1682 days ago · 54 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 2
  12. 1.616 km NE of Sterling, Alaska · 1682 days ago · 51 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 1.724 km N of Point Possession, Alaska · 1682 days ago · 50 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 2.613 km WSW of Willow, Alaska · 1682 days ago · 54 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 1.61 km N of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1682 days ago · 42 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 2.5Southern Alaska · 1682 days ago · 64 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 1.56 km ENE of Salamatof, Alaska · 1681 days ago · 72 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 2.520 km NW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1681 days ago · 40 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 1.713 km NNW of Girdwood, Alaska · 1681 days ago · 31 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 1.912 km SW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1679 days ago · 53 km deep · 36 km away
  21. 1.520 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 1679 days ago · 46 km deep · 8 km away
  22. 2.5Kenai Peninsula, Alaska · 1679 days ago · 68 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 1.88 km S of Tyonek, Alaska · 1678 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
  24. 2.18 km S of Tyonek, Alaska · 1678 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  25. 1.812 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1678 days ago · 76 km deep · 70 km away
  26. 2.023 km S of Funny River, Alaska · 1677 days ago · 52 km deep · 79 km away
  27. 1.625 km N of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1677 days ago · 31 km deep · 31 km away
  28. 1.56 km WNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1677 days ago · 40 km deep · 47 km away
  29. 1.63 km ESE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1677 days ago · 42 km deep · 64 km away
  30. 1.87 km SSE of Kenai, Alaska · 1676 days ago · 51 km deep · 75 km away
  31. 1.5Southern Alaska · 1676 days ago · 53 km deep · 55 km away
  32. 1.66 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 1676 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  33. 2.07 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1676 days ago · 67 km deep · 65 km away
  34. 1.511 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1676 days ago · 46 km deep · 24 km away
  35. 1.74 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1675 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
  36. 1.514 km NNE of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 1674 days ago · 29 km deep · 48 km away
  37. 2.02 km SSE of Sterling, Alaska · 1674 days ago · 49 km deep · 56 km away
  38. 1.545 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 1674 days ago · 77 km deep · 93 km away
  39. 1.92 km SSE of Houston, Alaska · 1673 days ago · 51 km deep · 76 km away
  40. 1.619 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1672 days ago · 32 km deep · 99 km away
  41. 1.711 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 1672 days ago · 51 km deep · 74 km away
  42. 2.118 km W of Anchorage, Alaska · 1672 days ago · 45 km deep · 28 km away
  43. 1.918 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1671 days ago · 77 km deep · 84 km away
  44. 2.111 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1671 days ago · 71 km deep · 60 km away
  45. 3.69 km SSE of Point Possession, Alaska · 1671 days ago · 47 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 26
  46. 2.031 km N of Susitna, Alaska · 1671 days ago · 45 km deep · 99 km away
  47. 1.95 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1670 days ago · 41 km deep · 44 km away
  48. 3.515 km S of Hope, Alaska · 1670 days ago · 31 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 17
  49. 1.55 km W of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1670 days ago · 44 km deep · 46 km away
  50. 1.730 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 1670 days ago · 49 km deep · 83 km away
  51. 1.516 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 1669 days ago · 30 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  52. 1.613 km NNW of Sterling, Alaska · 1668 days ago · 44 km deep · 52 km away
  53. 2.53 km WNW of Houston, Alaska · 1668 days ago · 44 km deep · 78 km away
  54. 1.95 km NNW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1668 days ago · 45 km deep · 51 km away
  55. 1.536 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1668 days ago · 88 km deep · 85 km away
  56. 1.614 km S of Tyonek, Alaska · 1667 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  57. 2.027 km NNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1667 days ago · 70 km deep · 95 km away
  58. 1.87 km E of Whittier, Alaska · 1667 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  59. 1.625 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1667 days ago · 88 km deep · 76 km away
  60. 1.724 km N of Beluga, Alaska · 1667 days ago · 67 km deep · 65 km away

The first 60 of 198.

Before

  1. 1.94 km NE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1688 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 1.815 km WNW of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1688 days ago · 82 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 3.118 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1688 days ago · 65 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 2
  4. 1.915 km WSW of Big Lake, Alaska · 1688 days ago · 38 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 2.28 km ENE of Big Lake, Alaska · 1689 days ago · 30 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 1.57 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1689 days ago · 43 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 1.58 km ESE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1689 days ago · 29 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 1.716 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1690 days ago · 71 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.823 km WNW of Susitna, Alaska · 1690 days ago · 70 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.69 km NE of Anchorage, Alaska · 1690 days ago · 27 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 2.32 km SW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1690 days ago · 37 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 1.76 km ENE of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 1691 days ago · 30 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 1.55 km NW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 1691 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 1.822 km SSW of Susitna, Alaska · 1693 days ago · 49 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 1.516 km ESE of Kasilof, Alaska · 1693 days ago · 48 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 3.39 km SSW of Soldotna, Alaska · 1694 days ago · 55 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 8
  17. 1.730 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 1694 days ago · 74 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 2.021 km NNE of Sterling, Alaska · 1694 days ago · 42 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 1.723 km WSW of Tyonek, Alaska · 1694 days ago · 69 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 1.59 km NNE of Ridgeway, Alaska · 1695 days ago · 54 km deep · 59 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0222clfffs. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:54 PM UTC.