Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 72 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 72 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska on Sun, Feb 26, 2023, 2:22 AM AKST (11:22 UTC), 115 km (72 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 19 km SSW of Anchor Point, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2023-02-26 11:22:59 UTC
Depth
115.4 km (71.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
60.138° N, 153.006° 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
58

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 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.744 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1316 days ago · 78 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 1.751 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1316 days ago · 85 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 3.171 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1316 days ago · 125 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.624 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1316 days ago · 63 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.59 km SE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1316 days ago · 53 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 2.1Southern Alaska · 1316 days ago · 112 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 1.953 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1316 days ago · 108 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 2.159 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1316 days ago · 96 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 2.244 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1316 days ago · 138 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 1.734 km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1315 days ago · 71 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 1.643 km WNW of Salamatof, Alaska · 1315 days ago · 82 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 1.69 km NNW of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 1315 days ago · 43 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.9Southern Alaska · 1315 days ago · 100 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 1.859 km WSW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1315 days ago · 94 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 1.972 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1315 days ago · 103 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 2.024 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 1315 days ago · 78 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.78 km NW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1315 days ago · 62 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 1.79 km NW of Fritz Creek, Alaska · 1315 days ago · 44 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 2.245 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1315 days ago · 134 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 2.351 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1315 days ago · 121 km deep · 28 km away
  21. 2.539 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1315 days ago · 122 km deep · 50 km away
  22. 1.7Southern Alaska · 1315 days ago · 69 km deep · 57 km away
  23. 1.729 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1315 days ago · 78 km deep · 82 km away
  24. 1.671 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1315 days ago · 103 km deep · 44 km away
  25. 1.549 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1315 days ago · 85 km deep · 36 km away
  26. 1.554 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1315 days ago · 97 km deep · 26 km away
  27. 1.865 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1315 days ago · 114 km deep · 7 km away
  28. 1.563 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1315 days ago · 92 km deep · 70 km away
  29. 2.638 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1315 days ago · 126 km deep · 42 km away
  30. 1.760 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1315 days ago · 106 km deep · 26 km away
  31. 1.655 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1315 days ago · 117 km deep · 31 km away
  32. 2.022 km SSE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1315 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  33. 1.546 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 1314 days ago · 85 km deep · 62 km away
  34. 1.656 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1314 days ago · 86 km deep · 45 km away
  35. 1.650 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1314 days ago · 82 km deep · 38 km away
  36. 2.152 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1314 days ago · 147 km deep · 20 km away
  37. 2.165 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1314 days ago · 106 km deep · 10 km away
  38. 1.959 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1314 days ago · 116 km deep · 49 km away
  39. 1.667 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 1314 days ago · 99 km deep · 50 km away
  40. 2.542 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1314 days ago · 75 km deep · 35 km away
  41. 1.8Southern Alaska · 1314 days ago · 123 km deep · 33 km away
  42. 2.141 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1314 days ago · 82 km deep · 58 km away
  43. 1.947 km ESE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1314 days ago · 105 km deep · 52 km away
  44. 1.757 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1313 days ago · 105 km deep · 25 km away
  45. 2.258 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1313 days ago · 108 km deep · 24 km away
  46. 1.636 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1313 days ago · 78 km deep · 39 km away
  47. 2.260 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1313 days ago · 99 km deep · 75 km away
  48. 2.054 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1313 days ago · 104 km deep · 20 km away
  49. 2.073 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1313 days ago · 126 km deep · 16 km away
  50. 1.848 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1313 days ago · 91 km deep · 40 km away
  51. 2.158 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1313 days ago · 104 km deep · 40 km away
  52. 2.352 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1313 days ago · 107 km deep · 46 km away
  53. 2.162 km E of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1313 days ago · 101 km deep · 39 km away
  54. 2.066 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1313 days ago · 108 km deep · 37 km away
  55. 1.9Southern Alaska · 1313 days ago · 90 km deep · 44 km away
  56. 2.064 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 1313 days ago · 125 km deep · 8 km away
  57. 2.642 km ENE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1312 days ago · 129 km deep · 34 km away
  58. 2.073 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1312 days ago · 120 km deep · 5 km away
  59. 2.049 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1312 days ago · 107 km deep · 25 km away
  60. 1.725 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1312 days ago · 69 km deep · 49 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.858 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1317 days ago · 93 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 1.912 km SSW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 1317 days ago · 59 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.517 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1317 days ago · 83 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 1.950 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1317 days ago · 94 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 2.535 km SSE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 1317 days ago · 128 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 2.031 km W of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1317 days ago · 87 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.7Southern Alaska · 1317 days ago · 92 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 2.028 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1317 days ago · 82 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 1.84 km WSW of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 1317 days ago · 57 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 2.051 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1318 days ago · 106 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 1.866 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 1318 days ago · 129 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.561 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1318 days ago · 96 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 2.233 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 1318 days ago · 67 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 1.943 km WNW of Nanwalek, Alaska · 1318 days ago · 79 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 1.953 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1318 days ago · 97 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 1.649 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1318 days ago · 87 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 1.958 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1318 days ago · 91 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 1.960 km ESE of Pope-Vannoy Landing, Alaska · 1318 days ago · 107 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 2.246 km W of Anchor Point, Alaska · 1318 days ago · 78 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 1.952 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 1318 days ago · 103 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0232mgbe3l. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:21 PM UTC.