Alaska earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 18 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 18 km WSW of Salcha, Alaska on Fri, Feb 6, 2026, 9:07 AM AKST (18:07 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 30 km NE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-02-06 18:07:10 UTC
Depth
7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
64.470° N, 147.261° 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 2.7 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
53°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 66 in the 60 days after this one and 48 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.522 km NE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 237 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.521 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 237 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 1.553 km WSW of Delta Junction, Alaska · 236 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 2.610 km WNW of Ester, Alaska · 235 days ago · 26 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.67 km SSE of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 235 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 3.730 km NE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 234 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 36
  7. 1.527 km NE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 234 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.816 km E of Ferry, Alaska · 231 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 1.615 km NE of Healy, Alaska · 231 days ago · 117 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.55 km NNW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 231 days ago · 19 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.57 km ENE of Fox, Alaska · 231 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 1.621 km E of Healy, Alaska · 230 days ago · 100 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.54 km N of Badger, Alaska · 229 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 1.528 km NNE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 227 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 1.812 km E of Healy, Alaska · 226 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.622 km E of Denali Park, Alaska · 226 days ago · 88 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.911 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 225 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 2.173 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 225 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.54 km ESE of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska · 224 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 1.79 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 223 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 1.810 km E of Healy, Alaska · 222 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 1.734 km NW of Ester, Alaska · 222 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 1.522 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska · 220 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 1.78 km ENE of Anderson, Alaska · 219 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  25. 1.64 km S of Salcha, Alaska · 219 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  26. 1.612 km ENE of Fox, Alaska · 219 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  27. 1.830 km SSE of Minto, Alaska · 217 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 1.648 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 216 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  29. 1.65 km SSW of Salcha, Alaska · 215 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  30. 1.574 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 214 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 2.127 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 213 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  32. 1.627 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 212 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  33. 1.68 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 211 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  34. 1.628 km NE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 210 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  35. 1.654 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 209 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  36. 1.620 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 208 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  37. 2.419 km E of Ferry, Alaska · 208 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  38. 1.63 km SSE of South Van Horn, Alaska · 207 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  39. 2.016 km W of Salcha, Alaska · 207 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  40. 1.835 km E of Clear, Alaska · 206 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  41. 2.523 km SW of South Van Horn, Alaska · 205 days ago · 22 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  42. 1.934 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 204 days ago · 103 km deep · 74 km away
  43. 2.24 km W of Farmers Loop, Alaska · 203 days ago · 17 km deep · 54 km away
  44. 1.535 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska · 203 days ago · 113 km deep · 69 km away
  45. 2.015 km NNE of Healy, Alaska · 202 days ago · 114 km deep · 93 km away
  46. 1.511 km NW of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 201 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
  47. 1.512 km E of Fox, Alaska · 201 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  48. 2.025 km ENE of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 200 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  49. 1.511 km W of Two Rivers, Alaska · 198 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  50. 1.59 km E of Fox, Alaska · 198 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  51. 1.634 km E of Clear, Alaska · 197 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  52. 1.922 km ESE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 195 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  53. 2.112 km ENE of Fox, Alaska · 195 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  54. 2.061 km E of Healy, Alaska · 194 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  55. 2.317 km E of Ferry, Alaska · 194 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  56. 1.726 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 192 days ago · 17 km deep · 30 km away
  57. 1.718 km N of Four Mile Road, Alaska · 192 days ago · 18 km deep · 95 km away
  58. 3.08 km NW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 191 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 4
  59. 1.54 km SSW of Salcha, Alaska · 191 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  60. 1.569 km E of Denali Park, Alaska · 190 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away

The first 60 of 66.

Before

  1. 2.714 km SW of Salcha, Alaska · 239 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 1.531 km ESE of Minto, Alaska · 239 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 2.082 km ESE of Denali Park, Alaska · 239 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.525 km NE of Pleasant Valley, Alaska · 240 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.61 km SSE of Whitestone, Alaska · 241 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 2.451 km S of South Van Horn, Alaska · 241 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 1.642 km ENE of Ferry, Alaska · 242 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.68 km NNW of Salcha, Alaska · 242 days ago · 16 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 1.80 km WNW of Moose Creek, Alaska · 242 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.548 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 243 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 2.218 km E of Ferry, Alaska · 243 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 2.27 km S of Badger, Alaska · 243 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.748 km S of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 244 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 2.827 km ENE of Healy, Alaska · 244 days ago · 103 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 2.248 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 244 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 1.713 km NNE of Healy, Alaska · 245 days ago · 110 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 3.345 km SW of Harding-Birch Lakes, Alaska · 245 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 2
  18. 1.76 km WNW of Two Rivers, Alaska · 245 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 2.10 km ENE of Moose Creek, Alaska · 246 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 2.835 km SSE of Livengood, Alaska · 247 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak2026cpmenu. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:09 PM UTC.