Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 63 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 63 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska on Sun, Feb 22, 2026, 2:55 AM AKST (11:55 UTC), 120 km (75 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 70 km WNW of Happy Valley, 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
2026-02-22 11:55:28 UTC
Depth
120.1 km (74.6 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
60.838° N, 152.418° 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 7.5 km horizontally, 5.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.30
Station coverage gap
140°
Stations used
22

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 202 in the 60 days after this one and 174 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.260 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 224 days ago · 121 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 1.954 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 224 days ago · 91 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.620 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 224 days ago · 74 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 1.742 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 224 days ago · 96 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 2.247 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 223 days ago · 90 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 2.551 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 223 days ago · 100 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.919 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 223 days ago · 66 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.724 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 223 days ago · 80 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 1.947 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 223 days ago · 71 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.89 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 222 days ago · 17 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 2.559 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 222 days ago · 114 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 2.613 km NE of Nikiski, Alaska · 222 days ago · 71 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 1.912 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 221 days ago · 84 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 2.04 km NW of Tyonek, Alaska · 221 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 2.137 km NNW of Beluga, Alaska · 221 days ago · 79 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 1.925 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 221 days ago · 82 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 2.710 km N of Sterling, Alaska · 221 days ago · 61 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 2.65 km E of Kasilof, Alaska · 221 days ago · 58 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 2.05 km ESE of Beluga, Alaska · 221 days ago · 63 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 1.730 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 221 days ago · 77 km deep · 55 km away
  21. 1.759 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 221 days ago · 99 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 1.945 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 221 days ago · 101 km deep · 74 km away
  23. 1.83 km NNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 220 days ago · 63 km deep · 74 km away
  24. 1.98 km WSW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 220 days ago · 81 km deep · 95 km away
  25. 2.310 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 220 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  26. 2.657 km ENE of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 219 days ago · 168 km deep · 70 km away
  27. 1.751 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 219 days ago · 102 km deep · 27 km away
  28. 1.841 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 219 days ago · 90 km deep · 57 km away
  29. 1.980 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 219 days ago · 147 km deep · 19 km away
  30. 1.563 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 219 days ago · 94 km deep · 40 km away
  31. 1.627 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 219 days ago · 78 km deep · 37 km away
  32. 1.610 km WSW of Kenai, Alaska · 219 days ago · 63 km deep · 66 km away
  33. 2.051 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 218 days ago · 111 km deep · 62 km away
  34. 1.657 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 218 days ago · 99 km deep · 69 km away
  35. 1.917 km S of Point Possession, Alaska · 218 days ago · 45 km deep · 94 km away
  36. 1.617 km S of Tyonek, Alaska · 218 days ago · 26 km deep · 73 km away
  37. 1.535 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 218 days ago · 86 km deep · 77 km away
  38. 1.962 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 218 days ago · 113 km deep · 93 km away
  39. 1.610 km W of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 218 days ago · 63 km deep · 80 km away
  40. 2.549 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 218 days ago · 100 km deep · 96 km away
  41. 1.526 km NNE of Beluga, Alaska · 218 days ago · 66 km deep · 98 km away
  42. 1.73 km E of Ridgeway, Alaska · 218 days ago · 19 km deep · 84 km away
  43. 1.950 km E of Port Alsworth, Alaska · 218 days ago · 159 km deep · 91 km away
  44. 1.752 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 218 days ago · 100 km deep · 97 km away
  45. 2.410 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 218 days ago · 55 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  46. 2.261 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 217 days ago · 118 km deep · 80 km away
  47. 1.926 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 217 days ago · 84 km deep · 71 km away
  48. 1.956 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 217 days ago · 114 km deep · 58 km away
  49. 1.813 km SE of Tyonek, Alaska · 217 days ago · 52 km deep · 81 km away
  50. 1.545 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 216 days ago · 84 km deep · 69 km away
  51. 2.041 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 216 days ago · 93 km deep · 46 km away
  52. 1.87 km NNW of Sterling, Alaska · 216 days ago · 53 km deep · 91 km away
  53. 1.69 km WSW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 216 days ago · 59 km deep · 85 km away
  54. 2.560 km W of Nikiski, Alaska · 216 days ago · 115 km deep · 6 km away
  55. 2.154 km NE of Pedro Bay, Alaska · 216 days ago · 158 km deep · 98 km away
  56. 1.716 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 216 days ago · 77 km deep · 97 km away
  57. 1.620 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 215 days ago · 37 km deep · 75 km away
  58. 1.521 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 215 days ago · 80 km deep · 56 km away
  59. 1.623 km WNW of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 215 days ago · 80 km deep · 71 km away
  60. 1.675 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 215 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.961 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 224 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 1.866 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 224 days ago · 111 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 1.89 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 225 days ago · 63 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 2.143 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 225 days ago · 93 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 2.227 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 225 days ago · 83 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 1.958 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 225 days ago · 108 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 1.949 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 225 days ago · 86 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 2.954 km SW of Skwentna, Alaska · 225 days ago · 118 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.06 km ENE of Kasilof, Alaska · 225 days ago · 65 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 1.919 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 225 days ago · 75 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 3.14 km NNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 225 days ago · 65 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.125 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 226 days ago · 86 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 2.011 km WNW of Cohoe, Alaska · 226 days ago · 68 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 3.055 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 226 days ago · 109 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 2.166 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 226 days ago · 113 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 2.04 km SW of Ridgeway, Alaska · 226 days ago · 64 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 1.849 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 226 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 1.959 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska · 227 days ago · 121 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 1.640 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 227 days ago · 86 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 1.716 km NNE of Nikiski, Alaska · 227 days ago · 64 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026dsjmic. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:59 PM UTC.