Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 4 km SW of Ridgeway, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 4 km SW of Ridgeway, Alaska on Fri, Feb 20, 2026, 6:29 AM AKST (15:29 UTC), 64 km (40 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 33 km S of Funny River, 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
2026-02-20 15:29:37 UTC
Depth
63.8 km (39.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.506° N, 151.139° 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 4.0 km horizontally, 5.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
76°
Stations used
18

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 193 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.219 km WNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 226 days ago · 42 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 3.055 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 226 days ago · 109 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 2.011 km WNW of Cohoe, Alaska · 226 days ago · 68 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 2.125 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 226 days ago · 86 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 3.14 km NNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 226 days ago · 65 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.919 km WNW of Beluga, Alaska · 225 days ago · 75 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 2.06 km ENE of Kasilof, Alaska · 225 days ago · 65 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 1.949 km WSW of Salamatof, Alaska · 225 days ago · 86 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 2.513 km E of Ninilchik, Alaska · 225 days ago · 76 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 1.958 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 225 days ago · 108 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 2.142 km W of Seward, Alaska · 225 days ago · 47 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 2.227 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 225 days ago · 83 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 2.143 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 225 days ago · 93 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 2.018 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 225 days ago · 48 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 1.89 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 225 days ago · 63 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 1.828 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 225 days ago · 43 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 2.824 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 225 days ago · 78 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.813 km SW of Anchorage, Alaska · 225 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 1.923 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 225 days ago · 45 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 1.866 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 225 days ago · 111 km deep · 91 km away
  21. 1.961 km WNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 225 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 2.063 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 224 days ago · 120 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 2.260 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 224 days ago · 121 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 1.954 km WNW of Happy Valley, Alaska · 224 days ago · 91 km deep · 99 km away
  25. 2.42 km WNW of Nikolaevsk, Alaska · 224 days ago · 53 km deep · 81 km away
  26. 1.719 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 224 days ago · 23 km deep · 69 km away
  27. 1.620 km SW of Tyonek, Alaska · 224 days ago · 74 km deep · 49 km away
  28. 1.742 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 224 days ago · 96 km deep · 53 km away
  29. 2.247 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 224 days ago · 90 km deep · 85 km away
  30. 1.823 km WNW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 223 days ago · 41 km deep · 50 km away
  31. 1.919 km ENE of Beluga, Alaska · 223 days ago · 66 km deep · 83 km away
  32. 1.84 km ESE of Hope, Alaska · 223 days ago · 32 km deep · 96 km away
  33. 1.724 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 223 days ago · 80 km deep · 45 km away
  34. 1.89 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 222 days ago · 17 km deep · 46 km away
  35. 2.317 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 222 days ago · 40 km deep · 61 km away
  36. 2.559 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 222 days ago · 114 km deep · 83 km away
  37. 2.218 km SSW of Anchorage, Alaska · 222 days ago · 47 km deep · 86 km away
  38. 1.911 km ENE of Point Possession, Alaska · 222 days ago · 50 km deep · 63 km away
  39. 2.613 km NE of Nikiski, Alaska · 222 days ago · 71 km deep · 29 km away
  40. 1.98 km E of Funny River, Alaska · 222 days ago · 44 km deep · 30 km away
  41. 1.914 km ESE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 222 days ago · 56 km deep · 38 km away
  42. 1.912 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 222 days ago · 84 km deep · 62 km away
  43. 2.04 km NW of Tyonek, Alaska · 222 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  44. 1.925 km NNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 221 days ago · 82 km deep · 48 km away
  45. 2.710 km N of Sterling, Alaska · 221 days ago · 61 km deep · 24 km away
  46. 2.65 km E of Kasilof, Alaska · 221 days ago · 58 km deep · 19 km away
  47. 2.05 km ESE of Beluga, Alaska · 221 days ago · 63 km deep · 69 km away
  48. 1.730 km W of Kalifornsky, Alaska · 221 days ago · 77 km deep · 39 km away
  49. 2.227 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 221 days ago · 38 km deep · 67 km away
  50. 2.725 km WNW of Anchor Point, Alaska · 221 days ago · 94 km deep · 98 km away
  51. 1.945 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 221 days ago · 101 km deep · 81 km away
  52. 2.013 km SSE of Fox River, Alaska · 220 days ago · 63 km deep · 86 km away
  53. 1.83 km NNW of Tyonek, Alaska · 220 days ago · 63 km deep · 66 km away
  54. 1.98 km WSW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 220 days ago · 81 km deep · 64 km away
  55. 2.310 km WSW of Point Possession, Alaska · 220 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  56. 2.011 km E of Happy Valley, Alaska · 220 days ago · 56 km deep · 66 km away
  57. 3.127 km E of Point Possession, Alaska · 220 days ago · 46 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 6
  58. 1.751 km W of Tyonek, Alaska · 219 days ago · 102 km deep · 77 km away
  59. 1.841 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 219 days ago · 90 km deep · 59 km away
  60. 1.980 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 219 days ago · 147 km deep · 97 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 3.616 km SE of Point Possession, Alaska · 226 days ago · 57 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 26
  2. 1.849 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 226 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 2.65 km NE of Anchor Point, Alaska · 227 days ago · 62 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 3.025 km SE of Fox River, Alaska · 227 days ago · 40 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.031 km WSW of Point MacKenzie, Alaska · 227 days ago · 41 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.640 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 227 days ago · 86 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 1.716 km NNE of Nikiski, Alaska · 227 days ago · 64 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 1.517 km WNW of Nikiski, Alaska · 227 days ago · 79 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 1.935 km ESE of Fox River, Alaska · 227 days ago · 19 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.734 km NW of Nikiski, Alaska · 228 days ago · 79 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 1.545 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 228 days ago · 82 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 2.123 km NW of Beluga, Alaska · 228 days ago · 72 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 1.541 km WNW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 228 days ago · 101 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 1.731 km NW of Cooper Landing, Alaska · 228 days ago · 50 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 1.562 km NW of Ninilchik, Alaska · 228 days ago · 102 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 1.774 km W of Salamatof, Alaska · 228 days ago · 111 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 1.73 km NNW of Kenai, Alaska · 228 days ago · 61 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 1.81 km NE of Fox River, Alaska · 228 days ago · 55 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 1.615 km SSE of Funny River, Alaska · 228 days ago · 53 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 1.522 km SSE of Clam Gulch, Alaska · 228 days ago · 71 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event aka2026dozdby. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:42 PM UTC.