Alaska earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 23 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 23 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska on Sun, Feb 8, 2026, 3:27 AM AKST (12:27 UTC), 28 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 8 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-02-08 12:27:09 UTC
Depth
27.8 km (17.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.997° N, 148.331° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 3.6 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.30
Station coverage gap
64°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 194 in the 60 days after this one and 177 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 194.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak2026cssjhf. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 10:34 PM UTC.