Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 42 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 42 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska on Mon, Feb 16, 2026, 4:05 PM AKST (01:05 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 19 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2026-02-17 01:05:08 UTC
Depth
11.3 km (7.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
62.155° N, 148.897° 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 3.1 km horizontally, 4.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.30
Station coverage gap
63°
Stations used
20

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. 1.537 km N of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 230 days ago · 40 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.830 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 230 days ago · 58 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 2.57 km E of Willow, Alaska · 230 days ago · 30 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 2.054 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 230 days ago · 67 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 2.059 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 230 days ago · 29 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 1.922 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 230 days ago · 32 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 1.614 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 229 days ago · 24 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 1.78 km E of Willow, Alaska · 229 days ago · 29 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 1.742 km SSW of Glacier View, Alaska · 229 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 2.133 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 229 days ago · 34 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 1.835 km NNW of Chase, Alaska · 229 days ago · 87 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.541 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 228 days ago · 63 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 1.62 km NE of Willow, Alaska · 228 days ago · 30 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 1.554 km NNE of Chase, Alaska · 228 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.839 km NE of Susitna North, Alaska · 228 days ago · 44 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 2.73 km SE of Willow, Alaska · 228 days ago · 22 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 1.816 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 228 days ago · 29 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 4.019 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 228 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 41
  19. 1.819 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 228 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 1.64 km E of Big Lake, Alaska · 228 days ago · 45 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 1.520 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 228 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 3.143 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 228 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 2.056 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 228 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 2.256 km S of Cantwell, Alaska · 228 days ago · 1 km deep · 82 km away
  25. 2.311 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 228 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  26. 2.218 km NNW of Fishhook, Alaska · 227 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  27. 1.93 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 227 days ago · 62 km deep · 75 km away
  28. 1.813 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 227 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 km away
  29. 2.13 km SSE of Big Lake, Alaska · 227 days ago · 37 km deep · 92 km away
  30. 2.37 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 227 days ago · 53 km deep · 43 km away
  31. 2.020 km WSW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 227 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  32. 2.520 km S of Susitna North, Alaska · 226 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
  33. 2.025 km N of Chase, Alaska · 226 days ago · 68 km deep · 87 km away
  34. 2.134 km N of Fishhook, Alaska · 226 days ago · 28 km deep · 19 km away
  35. 2.128 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 226 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  36. 1.823 km N of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 226 days ago · 17 km deep · 19 km away
  37. 2.643 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 226 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away
  38. 1.963 km SE of Cantwell, Alaska · 225 days ago · 58 km deep · 94 km away
  39. 1.844 km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska · 225 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  40. 2.511 km N of Houston, Alaska · 225 days ago · 23 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  41. 3.444 km N of Chickaloon, Alaska · 225 days ago · 21 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
  42. 1.653 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 225 days ago · 47 km deep · 38 km away
  43. 1.626 km NW of Sutton-Alpine, Alaska · 224 days ago · 48 km deep · 21 km away
  44. 1.710 km W of Susitna North, Alaska · 224 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  45. 1.817 km NNE of Willow, Alaska · 224 days ago · 28 km deep · 60 km away
  46. 3.028 km SW of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 224 days ago · 65 km deep · 93 km away
  47. 1.719 km ESE of Susitna North, Alaska · 224 days ago · 52 km deep · 33 km away
  48. 1.820 km SSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 224 days ago · 30 km deep · 57 km away
  49. 1.532 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 224 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  50. 1.721 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 224 days ago · 53 km deep · 29 km away
  51. 1.842 km ENE of Susitna North, Alaska · 224 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  52. 1.819 km E of Susitna North, Alaska · 223 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  53. 1.87 km SW of Willow, Alaska · 223 days ago · 47 km deep · 83 km away
  54. 2.140 km N of Chase, Alaska · 223 days ago · 78 km deep · 91 km away
  55. 2.020 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 223 days ago · 29 km deep · 53 km away
  56. 2.011 km S of Trapper Creek, Alaska · 223 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  57. 1.834 km WSW of Susitna North, Alaska · 223 days ago · 18 km deep · 81 km away
  58. 1.79 km NE of Susitna, Alaska · 223 days ago · 62 km deep · 99 km away
  59. 2.013 km S of Talkeetna, Alaska · 223 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  60. 1.95 km SW of Chase, Alaska · 222 days ago · 17 km deep · 71 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 1.635 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 230 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 1.634 km NNE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 231 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 1.57 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 231 days ago · 37 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.620 km E of Chase, Alaska · 231 days ago · 61 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 1.84 km S of Willow, Alaska · 232 days ago · 16 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 1.69 km NNE of Susitna North, Alaska · 232 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 1.67 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 232 days ago · 29 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 1.76 km SSE of Lazy Mountain, Alaska · 233 days ago · 22 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 1.78 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 233 days ago · 29 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 2.710 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 233 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 2
  11. 1.635 km ENE of Chase, Alaska · 233 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 2.411 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 233 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 4
  13. 3.76 km N of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 233 days ago · 36 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 295 · tsunami flag
  14. 1.97 km SW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 233 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 1.520 km NE of Chase, Alaska · 233 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 1.78 km NNW of Meadow Lakes, Alaska · 233 days ago · 32 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 2.77 km W of Houston, Alaska · 233 days ago · 27 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 2
  18. 1.84 km SSW of Chase, Alaska · 233 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 1.715 km ENE of Willow, Alaska · 234 days ago · 57 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 3.211 km NNE of Houston, Alaska · 234 days ago · 23 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 13

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak2026dijhmz. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 5:33 AM UTC.